Chinese surnames

辛

xīn · Xin

Order in the Hundred Family Surnames
No. 377
Ancestral seat (junwang)
陇西
Wikidata
Q866970

In other languages

  • German Xin
  • English Xin
  • Spanish Xin
  • Russian Синь

Notable historical bearers

Deceased people recorded in Wikidata with this family name, ordered by how many Wikipedias cover them.

  • Xin Qiji1140 – 1207

    Chinese poet

  • Xin Zhui217 BCE – 163 BCE

    well-preserved ancient body found in China

  • Xin Pi101 – 235

    Chinese Cao Wei state official (died c. 235)

  • Xin Ping101 – 204

    Chinese official who served warlord Yuan Shao

  • Xin Fengxia1927 – 1998

    Chinese pingju opera performer (1927-1998)

  • Xin Xianying191 – 269

    Chinese noblewoman and advisor (191–269)

  • Xin Huguang1933 – 2011

    Chinese composer (1933-2011)

  • Shin Wen-Bing1912 – 1999

    Taiwanese politician (1912-1999)

  • Xin Qingji? – 12 BCE

    Western Han official, died 12 BC

  • Xin Maojiang? – 660

    Tang Chancellor

  • Empress Xin700 – 761

    Yan empress

  • Xin Tipi663 – 742

    Tang dynasty person CBDB = 31697

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Sources: the Hundred Family Surnames (public domain) with ancestral seats from the chinese-poetry dataset (MIT); spellings and people from Wikidata (CC0).