GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 69

熊

熊 is read as xióng.

Pinyin

xióng

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 熊

Basic meaning

bear

Five element

Water

Origin

Time: Western Zhou Chu royal-house tradition; Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE

Place: Chu state, centered first in the middle Yangtze region

Origin note

A major Xiong surname tradition is tied to the royal house of Chu, whose rulers used Xiong as a lineage name. This gives Xiong a strong Chu-state historical layer rather than just the animal meaning 'bear'.

Historical figures

熊十力 (Xiong Shili)

1885-1968 CE · philosopher

A major modern Chinese philosopher.

熊廷弼 (Xiong Tingbi)

1569-1625 CE · Ming military official

A late Ming official involved in Liaodong defense.

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