Hsiung

English

Alternative forms

• (from Hanyu Pinyin) Xiong

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 熊 (Xióng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiung².

Proper noun

Hsiung (plural Hsiungs)

1. A surname.
   • 1929 [400 BCE], Mo Ti, translated by Yi-Pao Mei, The Ethical and Political Works of Motse‎^[1], published 1973, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 114, 266:

     But, in ancient times, Hsiung Li was assigned to the state of Ch’u (about 1100 B.C.) in the Mt. of Sui.

     Hsiung Li 熊 麗, 114

   • 2022, Chang Wei-Hwa, “The Curtain Falls, But Not Yet Goodbye”, in The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades: Qin and Han Dynasties‎^[2], →OCLC, page 7, column 2:

     The current chapter Qin and Han Dynasties takes into account historical records, excavation reports, museum collections, my own observations over the years as well as the expertise of Mr. Hsiung Yi-Ching, who also authored and edited much of the content.

   • 2023 January 4, Chueh Jing-lun, Jake Chung, “Octogenarian lights incense, ignites oxygen in hospital”, in Taipei Times‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on January 04, 2023, Taiwan News, page 3‎^[4]:

     New Taipei City prosecutors have launched an investigation into an 80-year-old woman after she lit an incense stick in a hospital room and sparked a flashover, which allegedly resulted in the death of a patient.
     The woman, surnamed Hsiung (熊), could face charges of negligent homicide and endangering public safety, prosecutors said.
     Hsiung and her daughter were visiting Hsiung’s 89-year-old husband, surnamed Tsai (蔡), at Cardinal Tien Hospital in Xindian District (新店), police said.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hsiung is the 30442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 767 individuals. Hsiung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.92%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Ingush, Shugni, ushing