Xun (surname)

Not to be confused with Xuan (surname) or Gou (surname).
Xun (荀)
PronunciationXún (Mandarin)
LanguageChinese
Origin
LanguageOld Chinese
Other names
Variant formsHsün, Hsun

Xun ([ɕy̌n]) is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 荀 as a 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.

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