姓

姓
xìng = xi + (e)ng4
family name / surname / CL:個|个[ge4] / to be surnamed
姓 = 女 + 生 : Marie Curie (xi) finds baby Bessie (女) lying in a cradle (生) in the engine's bathroom ((e)ng4). Marie decides to give Bessie the surname (姓) "Coleman" because she thinks it will fit very well.

姓 character breakdown

女
nǚ = nü + Ø3
female / woman / daughter
I'll represent 女 by Bessie Coleman, the first female pilot of African American descent.
女
rǔ = ru + Ø3
archaic variant of 汝[ru3]
生
she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).

Characters with 姓 as component

姓 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 姓

老
百
姓
ordinary people / the "person in the street" / CL:個|个[ge4]
贵
貴
姓
姓
what is your surname? / (May I ask) your surname?
复
複
姓
姓
two-character surname such as 司馬|司马[Si1 ma3] or 諸葛|诸葛[Zhu1 ge3]
百
家
姓
The Book of Family Names, anonymous Song dynasty reading primer listing 438 surnames
种
種
姓
姓
制
製
度
度
caste system
汉
漢
姓
姓
Han surname / Chinese surname
种
種
姓
姓
caste (traditional Indian social division)
行
不
改
姓
，
,
坐
不
改
名
see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4]
行
不
更
名
，
,
坐
不
改
姓
I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed) / fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
种
種
姓
姓
制
制
caste system (traditional Indian social division)

Sentences with 姓

姓 currently does not appear in any sentence.