Xiang
See also: xiang, xiang1, xiang2, xiang3, xiang4, xiāng, xiáng, xiǎng, xiàng, Xiāng, and Xiàng
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɒŋ/, /ʃæŋ/, /ʃɑŋ/, /ʃʌŋ/, sometimes /t͡ʃɒŋ/, /t͡ʃæŋ/
Etymology 1
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng).
Alternative forms
- Hsiang
- Siang (obsolete)
Proper noun
Xiang
- A Chinese language spoken mainly in Hunan province, China[1]
Synonyms
- Hunanese
Translations
one of the divisions of the Chinese language
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References
- Xiang language, in Encyclopædia Britannica: "Chinese language that is spoken in Hunan province"
Further reading
- ISO 639-2 code hsn
- Ethnologue entry for Xiang, hsn
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Xiang terms
Etymology 2
From several Mandarin surnames, including 項/项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng).
Proper noun
Xiang (plural Xiangs)
- A surname from Chinese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Xiang is the 19041st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1430 individuals. Xiang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.34%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Xiang”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- axing