Xun (surname)

Xun (荀)
Pronunciation	Xún (Mandarin)
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]

Notable people

Xun Xi (荀息; died 651 BC), minister of Duke Wu of Jin, enfeoffed at Xun
Xun Kuang or Master Xun (ca. 312–230 BC), ancient Confucian philosopher
Xun Shuang (128–190), Eastern Han dynasty politician and historian
Xun Chen (fl. 2nd century), Eastern Han dynasty advisor to warlord Han Fu
Xun You (157–214), Eastern Han dynasty statesman and adviser to warlord Cao Cao
Xun Yu (163–212), Eastern Han dynasty statesman and adviser to warlord Cao Cao
Xun Yi (died 274), Jin dynasty politician
Xun Can (c. 209–237), Three Kingdoms-era scholar and philosopher
Xun Xu (died 289), Western Jin dynasty politician, artist and musician
Xun Song (荀崧; 263–329), Jin dynasty official and governor, descendant of Xun Yu
Xun Guan (303–?), Jin dynasty military commander, daughter of Xun Song
Lady Xun (died 335), mother of Emperor Ming of Jin
Xun Huisheng (1900–1968), Peking opera singer

References

^ "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.
^ 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.

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[1] "百家姓" [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-09-16.

[top300-2] 中国最新300大姓排名（2008） [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-09-18.

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