Xun (surname) explained
| Xun (荀) |
| Pronunciation: | Xún (Mandarin) |
| Language: | Chinese |
| Language origin: | Old Chinese |
| Variant: | Hsün, Hsun |
Xun is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 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 (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 (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
Notes and References
- Web site: 百家姓 . Hundred Family Surnames . Guoxue . zh . 2014-09-16.
- Web site: http://www.taiwan.cn/zppd/XSDG/200901/t20090106_811068.htm . zh:中国最新300大姓排名（2008）. 300 most common surnames in China (2008) . Taiwan.cn . zh . 2009-01-06 . 2014-09-18.
