Xiàng () is a Chinese surname. It is listed 125th in the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
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Hundred Family Surnames
The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...
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[Lionshare Media, Hundred Family Surnames: Chinese with Pinyin 百家姓, Dragon Reader ]
Notable people
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Xiang Bo (項伯), noble of the Chu state
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Xiang Chong (項充), a fictional character in the novel ''Water Margin''
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Xiang Huaicheng (项怀诚), Chinese economist and former minister of finance of China
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Jing Xiang (项晶), Chinese German actress
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Xiang Liang
Xiang Liang (; died 208 BC) was a Chinese military leader who led a rebellion against the Qin dynasty between 209 and 208 BC. He is best known as an uncle of Xiang Yu, the rival of the Han dynasty's founding emperor Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Ban ...
(項梁), rebel leader in the Qin dynasty
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Xiang Shengmo (項聖謨), Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty
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Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu (), born Xiang Ji, was a Chinese warlord who founded and led the short-lived ancient Chinese states, kingdom-state of Western Chu during the interregnum period between the Qin dynasty, Qin and Han dynasty, Han dynasties of China, d ...
(項羽), prominent warlord in the late Qin dynasty
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Xiang Zhuang (項莊), a younger cousin of Xiang Yu
References
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Chinese-language surnames
Individual Chinese surnames