Xue
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| Pronunciation | Xuē(Pinyin) Sih(Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Hsüeh(Wade-Giles,Taiwan) Sit(Cantonese) Sih, Siek(Hokkien,Teochew) Setsu(Japanese) Seol(Korean) Tiết(Vietnamese) |
Xue([ɕɥé]) is thepinyinromanization of theChinese surnameTiết (Xuē). It is romanized asHsüehinWade-Giles.InHong KongandMacauit is usually romanized through itsCantonesepronunciationSit.InKorean,it corresponds toSeol(설), inJapanesetoSetsuand inVietnamesetoTiết.in Indonesia and Netherlands, it is commonly spelled asSiek.According to the2010 Chinese Census,it is the76th most common surname in China,a sharp decline from 48th in 1982. In a study bygeneticistYuan Yidaon thedistribution of Chinese surnames,people who carry the name Xue are dispersed throughout the country and is most heavily concentrated inShanxi.It is the 68th name on theHundred Family Surnamespoem.[1]
Origin
[edit]The surname traces back to theState of Xuein what is modern dayShandong.Yu the Great( đại vũ ), founding emperor of theXia dynasty,bestowed upon his ministerXi Zhongthe title Marquis of Xue in gratitude for his invention of theChinese chariot;Xi Zhong's descendants subsequently bore Xue as their clan name.
Sinicizeddescendants of variousnon-Han Chinesepeoples also adopted Xue as their surname, including the TurkicTieleXueyantuotribe, theXianbeiChiganclan and severalManchuclans such asSakda Hala, Sue Hala, Sunit Halaetc.
In literature
[edit]In theclassical novelDream of the Red ChamberbyCao Xueqin,the Xue family is one of the four noble families ofJinling.The socially graceful debutanteXue Baochai,a literary embodiment of ideal traditional Chinese femininity, is one of the principal characters in the novel.
Notable people with this surname
[edit]Academics and science
[edit]- Xue Juzheng,Song Dynastyhistorianandscholar
- Xue Muqiao,Chinese economist
Arts, media and entertainment
[edit]- Xue Fei,formerChina Central Televisionnews anchor
- Xue Ji,Tang dynasty calligrapher
- Nancy Sit Ka Yin,Hong Kong actress
- Xue Jiye,Chinese painter and sculptor
- Xue Jinghua,theprima ballerinaof the balletRed Detachment of Women
- Fiona Sit Hoi Kei,Hong Kong actress/singer
- Xue Tao,Tang dynastypoet
- Xue Xiaolu,Chinese director and screenwriter
- Xue Xinran,British-Chinese broadcaster, journalist and author
- Xue Yongjun,Chinese artist
- Xue Zhi Qian (Joker Xue), Chinese Singer and actor
- Francis Hsueh and Steven Hahn,film-making duo
- Amy Sit Ying Yi,Hong Kong actress
Athletics
[edit]- Xue Bing,Chinesecanoe sprinter
- Xue Changrui,Chinese pole vaulter, Asian Champion 2013
- Xue Chen,Chinese professional beach volleyball player
- Xue Haifeng,archer who competed in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics
- Xue Juan,Chinesejavelin thrower
- Xue Ming,Chinese volleyball player
- Xue Ya'nan,Chinese footballer
- Xue Yuyang,Chinese basketball player
Business
[edit]- Xue Manzi (Charles Xue),Chinese American entrepreneur, son ofXue Zizheng
- ShaoLan Hsueh,entrepreneur born inTaiwanwho developed a new method to teachChinese characters.
- Albino SyCip(Xue Minlao), co-founder of Filipino bank, Chinabank
- Alfonso SyCip(Xue Fenshi) Chairman, Philippine Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, 1934–41.
Criminals
[edit]- Sek Kim Wah(1964–1988), Singaporean convictedserial killerwho wassentenced to deathfor five murders inSingapore
- Seet Cher Hng,Singaporean convicted murderer who killed his wife in 2018
Government, politics, law and military
[edit]- Hsueh Hsiang-chuan(1944-), politician inTaiwan
- Hsueh Jui-yuan,ViceMinister of Health and Welfare
- Hsueh Ling(1954-), member of theDemocratic Progressive Party,inTaiwan
- Xue Daoheng,official inNorthern Qi,Northern ZhouandSui dynasty
- Xue E,Tang dynastygeneral, grandson ofXue Rengui
- Xue Feng,American geologist held in China on espionage charges
- Xue Fucheng,Qing dynastydiplomat
- Xue Hanqin,judge atInternational Court of Justice
- Xue Ji,Tang dynasty chancellor,great-grandson ofXue Daoheng
- Xue Ju,founding emperor of a short-lived state of Qin at the end of theSui dynasty
- Xue Ping,Tang dynastygeneral, son ofXue Song
- Hsueh Chi,Taiwanese economist and politician
- Xue Ne,earlyTang dynastygeneral, son ofXue Rengui,
- Xue Rengao,emperor of the short-lived state of Qin before surrendering to the founder of theTang dynasty,Emperor Taizong of Tang
- Xue Rengui,earlyTang dynastygeneral, most known for his campaigns againstGoguryeo,theWestern Turkic Khaganate,and theTibetan Empire
- Xue Song,Tang dynastygeneral, grandson ofXue Rengui
- Xue Wanche,earlyTang dynastygeneral
- Xue Wenjie,Minofficial
- Xue Xu,Eastern Wuofficial, son ofXue Zong
- Xue Yiju,Tang dynasty and Later Liang dynasty chancellor
- Xue Ying,Eastern Wuofficial, son ofXue Zong
- Xue Yuanchao,Tang dynasty chancellor
- Xue Yue,Kuomintangarmy general during theSecond Sino-Japanese Warand theChinese Civil War
- Xue Zizheng,former Deputy Head of theUnited Front Work Department
- Xue Zong,Minister of State ofEastern Wuduring theThree Kingdoms
- Alfred Sit Wing Hang,formerSecretary for Innovation and TechnologyinHong Kong
- Kingsley Sit Ho Yin,Member of theLegislative Council of Hong Kong.
Fiction
[edit]- Xue Baochai,one of the protagonists of the classic Chinese novelDream of the Red Chamber
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.University of Hawaii Press.ISBN0-8248-1285-9.
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