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姓

“woman; female”

姓 is a surname. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.

Cantonese and Chinese and Japanese and Mandarin and ryuWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Sei.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

姓 goes back to a word meaning “woman; female.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

姓’s family of names

In Japanese usage, 姓 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as SEI. In Japanese usage, 姓 as a surname has a transliteration in SEI. In Japanese usage, 姓 as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as せい.

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姓SeiSyauSōshōせいXingShengSong晟

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