Xi (surname)

Xi (/ʃiː/ shee;[1][2] Mandarin: [ɕi]) is the romanization in Pinyin of several different Chinese family names, including:

• 奚 (Xī) zh:奚姓
• 西 (Xī) zh:西姓
• 席 (Xí) zh:席姓
• 習,习 (Xí) zh:習,习姓
• 隰 (Xí) zh:隰姓
• 郤 (Xì) zh:郤姓
• 郗 (Xī) zh:郗姓

Xi is spelled "Hsi" in Wade-Giles. The name may refer to:

People

奚

It is the 45th name on the Hundred Family Surnames poem.

• Ming Xi (奚梦瑶, born 1990), Chinese fashion model
• Xi Aihua (奚爱华, born 1982), Chinese rower
• Xi Xiaoming (奚晓明 born 1954), Chinese judge

席

During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji 籍 changed their surname to Xi 席 because of naming taboo of Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, whose given name was Ji 籍.[3]

• Xi Murong (席慕容, born 1943), Chinese writer
• Xi Shengmo (席勝魔, 1836–1896), Chinese religious leader
• Xi Zezong (席泽宗, 1927–2008), Chinese astronomer

習/习

It on the Hundred Family Surnames poem. However it is not among the 400 most common surnames.

• Xi Zuochi (习凿齿, 316–384), Chinese historian
• Xi Zhongxun (习仲勋, 1913–2002), Chinese politician, father of Xi Jinping
• Xi Jinping (习近平, born 1953), Chinese politician, paramount leader of China.
• Xi Mingze, (习明泽, born 1992), only child and daughter of Xi Jinping

郗

• Xiaoxing Xi (郗小星; born 1958), American physicist

Penname

• Xi Xi (born 1938), 西西; pinyin: Xī Xī, born October 7 1938 in Shanghai) is the pseudonym of the Chinese author and poet Zhang Yan (Chinese: 張彥

See also

• Xi (disambiguation)
• Ximen, a surname

References

1. "Xi". Collins English Dictionary.
2. "Pronunciation of Xi". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
3. 籍姓起源,名人及家谱 [Origin and famous people of the Ji surname] (in Chinese). Shangdu. 2008-07-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2014-03-14.