Xiang

See also: xiang, xiang1, xiang2, xiang3, xiang4, xiāng, xiáng, xiǎng, xiàng, Xiāng, and Xiàng

English

IPA^(key): /ʃiɑŋ/, /ʃɑŋ/, /ʃæŋ/, or less frequently, anglicized /t͡ʃɒŋ/, /t͡ʃæŋ/, /ʒæŋ/, /ʃʌŋ/

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 湘 (Xiāng).

Xiang

one of the divisions of the Chinese language

Chinese:
Mandarin: 湘語／湘语 (zh) (Xiāngyǔ), 湖南話／湖南话 (Húnánhuà) (Hunanese)

Xiang: 湘語／湘语 (sian¹ y³)
French: xiang (fr) m, hunanais (fr) m
Japanese: 湘語 (ja) (しょうご, Shō-go)
Russian: сян m (sjan), хуна́ньский (ru) m (xunánʹskij) (диале́кт, язы́к)

Xiang language, in Encyclopædia Britannica: "Chinese language that is spoken in Hunan province"

From several Mandarin surnames, including 項／项 (Xiàng), 向 (Xiàng) and 相 (Xiāng).

Xiang (plural Xiangs)

According to the 2010 United States Census, Xiang is the 19041^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1430 individuals. Xiang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.34%) individuals.

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