Xiang (surname 項) explained

Xiàng is a Chinese surname. It is listed 125th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.^[1]

Notable people

• Xiang Bo (項伯), noble of the Chu state
• Xiang Chong (項充), a fictional character in the novel Water Margin
• Xiang Huaicheng (项怀诚), Chinese economist and former minister of finance of China
• Jing Xiang (项晶), Chinese German actress
• Xiang Liang (項梁), rebel leader in the Qin dynasty
• Xiang Shengmo (項聖謨), Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty
• Xiang Yu (項羽), prominent warlord in the late Qin dynasty
• Xiang Zhuang (項莊), a younger cousin of Xiang Yu

Notes and References

1. Lionshare Media, Hundred Family Surnames: Chinese with Pinyin 百家姓, Dragon Reader