GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 101

萧

萧 is read as xiāo.

Pinyin

xiāo

Script forms

Simplified 萧 · Traditional 蕭

Basic meaning

mugwort; desolate

Five element

Wood

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn Xiao state/place tradition; Xia-dynasty tradition, c. 2070-1600 BCE

Place: Xiao place/state traditions, often associated with today's Anhui or Henan border region

Origin note

A major Xiao surname tradition connects 萧 with an ancient Xiao place or small state. This is the older written form behind many modern Xiao surname lines.

Historical figures

萧何 (Xiao He)

died 193 BCE · Western Han statesman

A founding minister of the Han dynasty.

萧统 (Xiao Tong)

501-531 CE · Liang crown prince and editor

Associated with the Wenxuan anthology tradition.

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