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Xiang (surname 項)

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Xiàng (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ) is a Chinese surname. It is listed 125th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1]

Notable people

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  • Xiang Bo (項伯), noble of the Chu state
  • Xiang Chong (項充), a fictional character in the novel Water Margin
  • Xiang Huaicheng (项怀诚), Chinese economist and former minister of finance of China
  • Jing Xiang (项晶), Chinese German actress
  • Xiang Liang (項梁), rebel leader in the Qin dynasty
  • Xiang Shengmo (項聖謨), Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty
  • Xiang Yu (項羽), prominent warlord in the late Qin dynasty
  • Xiang Zhuang (項莊), a younger cousin of Xiang Yu

References

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  1. ^ Lionshare Media, Hundred Family Surnames: Chinese with Pinyin 百家姓, Dragon Reader