Xun (surname)

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Pronunciation Xún (Mandarin) Language(s) Old Chinese		Language(s) Chinese Variant(s) Hsün, Hsun

Xun ([ɕy̌n]) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 荀 in Chinese character. It is romanized Hsün in Wade–Giles. Xun is the 201st surname in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the top 300 most common Chinese surnames.

Notable people

Xun Xi (荀息; died 651 BC), minister of Duke Wu of Jin, enfeoffed at Xun

Xunzi 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), Jin dynasty politician, artist and musician

Lady Xun (died 335), mother of Emperor Ming of Jin

Xun Huisheng (1900–1968), Peking opera singer

References

Xun (surname) Wikipedia

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