GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 33

肖

肖 is read as xiāo.

Pinyin

xiāo

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 肖

Basic meaning

resemble; be like; modern surname writing often associated with 萧

Five element

Wood

Origin

Time: Modern simplified-character period; older rare records in surname books; Xia-dynasty tradition, c. 2070-1600 BCE

Place: Mainland China for the modern written-form layer; rare older records include Chenliu-linked names in surname literature

Origin note

is a special-case surname page rather than a single ancient-lineage claim. Modern mainland is often explained as a written-form layer connected with , especially after twentieth-century simplified-character practice made a common way to write the Xiao surname. At the same time, surname references record a much rarer older line, including names preserved in works such as Wanxing Tongpu, so the page presents modern and older rare records as separate layers.

Historical figures

肖劲光 (Xiao Jinguang)

1903-1989 CE · military leader

A twentieth-century military figure associated with the People's Liberation Army navy.

肖华 (Xiao Hua)

1916-1985 CE · military and political figure

A modern military and political figure known for work connected with the Long March narrative.

Sources checked

  • 23mofang surname library: - modern as mainly connected with written-form history, plus rare older records
  • Wikipedia: - summary of rare older records and modern relation with
  • Ezhou government: - local account of families seeking restoration to and the modern written-form issue
  • Han Dian: - basic character meaning and surname listing