Pronunciation | Xún (Mandarin) |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | Hsün, Hsun |
Xun ([ɕy̌n]) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 荀 as a Chinese character. It is romanized Hsün in Wade–Giles. Xun is the 201st surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the top 300 most common Chinese surnames.[2]