Xian (Chinese: ) is a Chinese surname. Its romanizations in Cantonese and Old Chinese are Haam and Ham or Hahm respectively.

Xian (咸)
PronunciationXián
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Derivation
Gaoxin (高辛)
MeaningSalty
Other names
Variant form(s)Xhan, Shan, Shen
Cognate(s)Zi (surname)
Wu (surname)
Si (surname)
Mi (surname)
Ji (surname)
Derivative(s)Haam, Ham, Hahm the Cantonese
See alsoWu Xian (astronomer)

It could refer to the surname 冼 which was chosen to replace the rare character surname Shan which cannot be displayed on a computer with normal coding. Two hundred people from Gaozhuang Village in Mudan District, Heze, Shandong were affected although people who already registered with their original name were allowed to keep it.[citation needed]

Origin

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Notable people

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  • Lady Xian (512–602), noblewoman of the Li people born to the chieftain of the Xian tribe in Southern China
  • Ah Xian (born 1960), Chinese-Australian artist
  • He Zi Xian (born 1976), Chinese Grand Prix motorcycle racer
  • Jia Xian, Chinese mathematician from Kaifeng of the Song dynasty
  • Old Xian, artist based in Hangzhou, China
  • Wang Xian (sport shooter) (born 1978), Chinese Olympic sport shooter
  • Sim Woh Kum (冼松锦 xiǎn sōngjǐn; c. 1933 – 27 July 1973), Singaporean convicted murderer

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