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Hsieh

Hsieh proper noun: a surname from Mandarin.

Proper noun

Hsieh (plural Hsiehs)

  1. A surname from Mandarin.
    • “Of course, I know there might be limits to freedom of speech, but overall I don’t think being absorbed by China would be that bad,” said Mr. Hsieh, a poet who works at a cafe in New Taipei City.2022 March 1, Amy Qin, Amy Chang Chien, “Watching the War in Ukraine, Taiwanese Draw Lessons in Self-Reliance”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2022...
    • The man, surnamed Hsieh (謝), was arrested in the city’s Jhonghe District (中和) on Friday afternoon, after investigators combed through surveillance video footage a day earlier, police said.2025 March 2, “Taxi driver arrested after seven dead cats are found”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2025, Taiwan News, page 3

Forms of Hsieh

pluralHsiehs
alternative Hanyu-PinyinXie

Origin of Hsieh

From the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (Xiè) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsieh⁴.

Questions about Hsieh

What does Hsieh mean?
Hsieh means a surname from Mandarin.
What part of speech is Hsieh?
Hsieh is a proper noun.

Words near Hsieh in the dictionary

  1. Hsiapu
  2. Hsias
  3. HSIB
  4. Hsichih
  5. Hsichu
  6. Hsieh
  7. Hsiehs
  8. hsien
  9. Hsien-feng
  10. Hsien-ning
  11. Hsien-t'ao

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