Xiong (surname)
Xiong surname in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Xióng (Pinyin) Hîm, Hiông (Pe̍h-ōe-jī) |
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| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation | Jilian |
| Meaning | 'bear' |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Xiong, Hsiung (Mandarin) Xyooj (Hmong) Hung, Hong (Cantonese) Him (Hokkien) Hong, Yoong (Hakka) Hiōng (Gan) Hùng (Vietnamese) |
| Cognate(s) | Mi (surname) (芈) |
| See also | Zhurong (祝融) |
Xiong is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 熊 (Xióng). It is 41st in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu).