姓 = 女 + 生

姓 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “one's family name”. It is built from 女 (woman) and 生 (life).

Keyword: one's family name
Pinyin (Mandarin): xìng
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: фамилия одного
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 姓 surname

Decomposition

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女 woman
生 life

How to find 姓 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “woman” + “life”. 姓 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 姓 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.