薛 (xuē) — surname Xue

Definition

noun
surname Xue
Easily confused

Examples

  • 薛。
    Tā xìng xuē.
    His surname is Xue.
  • 薛，。
    xuē Xiǎo jiě, nǐ hǎo.
    Hello, Miss Xue.
  • 薛。
    Wǒ zài děng xuē xiān sheng.
    I am waiting for Mr. Xue.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The earliest form showed 䇂 (sickle) and 月 (moon), and likely meant working with a sickle under moonlight; the later 薛 shape came from that form changing over time.

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