Xie (; ) is a Chinese-language surname. lt is usually romanized as "Hsieh" in Taiwan. It is estimated that there are more than ten million people with this surname, most of whom live in Taiwan, Southern China, South East Asia, America, Europe and Africa. It is particularly common in Taiwan where it is the 13th most common surname in 2016. It is also very common in the east Asian diaspora which historically tended to have disproportionately emigrated out of southern China. A 2013 study found that Xie was the 23rd most common surname in China, with 0.79% of the population having this surname.Tanghe County and Taikang County of Henan Province: the origin of surname Xie
, en.hnta.cn. In 2019 it was again the 23rd most common surname in mainland China. Most Xie are from southern China. It is the 34th name on the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese language , Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book ...

'' poem. The surname originated in two major branches: during the

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period, and near the end of the

Western Zhou dynasty The Western Zhou ( zh, c=西周, p=Xīzhōu; 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended in 7 ...

. It was a prominent aristocratic clan in the

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dynasty of China. The hometown of the Xie is

Kaifeng Kaifeng ( zh, s=开封, p=Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-Zhongyuan, central Henan province, China. It is one of the Historical capitals of China, Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, and ...

Henan Province Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Luo ...

Variations

The spelling of the same

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using

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romanization is Hsieh. The spelling "Hsieh" is most commonly used in

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and in older romanizations, particularly by older generations of the Chinese and Taiwanese

diaspora A diaspora ( ) is a population that is scattered across regions which are separate from its geographic place of birth, place of origin. The word is used in reference to people who identify with a specific geographic location, but currently resi ...

, for instance in the United States. "Hsieh" has been often phonologically adapted to "Shay" in English-speaking society, for instance in the

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, as a result of

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. Other variations are pronounced "Sh'eh" and the spelling is sometimes modified to Shieh. The

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

spelling of the same Chinese character is Tse or Tze and the

Taishanese Taishanese (), alternatively romanized in Cantonese as Toishanese or Toisanese, in local dialect as Hoisanese or Hoisanwa, is a Yue Chinese language native to Taishan, Guangdong. Even though they are related, Taishanese has little mutual i ...

spelling of the same Chinese character is Dea, Der, Dare, or Dear. The Teochew and

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spelling of the same Chinese character are Chia, Shia, Cheah, or Sia. In

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

and

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

, the name is most commonly Chia, although Cheah, Seah, Sia, Shia, Cha, Tse, Chay, etc. can also be found. During the

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, the region was administered by

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clerks, who knew little about Chinese dialects, often had to find their own romanizations. As a result, the variations are non-exhaustive. In the

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, the name is also spelled as Sese (which also means thank you in

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, the language in

Pampanga Pampanga, officially the Province of Pampanga (; ; ), is a province in Central Luzon in the Philippines. Lying on the northern shore of Manila Bay, Pampanga is bordered by Tarlac to the north, Nueva Ecija to the northeast, Bulacan to the east, ...

, where the first Xie settled), which is also a variation in the rest of the

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region, Taiwan, and South

Korea Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...

. In

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, the name is also spelt as Tjhia or Tjia. In

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, as a legacy of Portuguese colonialism and

lingua franca A lingua franca (; ; for plurals see ), also known as a bridge language, common language, trade language, auxiliary language, link language or language of wider communication (LWC), is a Natural language, language systematically used to make co ...

, Xie is also produced as Tchia, Tchea, Tsia, Tcha, and Tjea. The

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

version is Tạ. In the United States, the name is sometimes spelled as Jair and Zia. Other variations of the surname include Shea and Shei.

Variation table

Origins and history

During the legendary

period, the Xie were believed to be the descendants of Yuyang, son of the

Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor, also known as the Yellow Thearch, or Huangdi ( zh, t=黃帝, s=黄帝, first=t) in Chinese, is a mythical Chinese sovereign and culture hero included among the legendary Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He is revered as ...

. Yuyang's descendants founded ten states successively, the State of Xie (谢) first, and its occupants becoming the first Xie.Chinese surname history: Xie
peopledaily.com Retrieved 2011-07-11. For the purpose of reciprocating his mother's upbringing,

King Xuan of Zhou __NOTOC__ King Xuan of Zhou, personal name Ji Jing, was king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty; his reign has been reconstructed to be 827/25782 BC. He worked to restore royal authority after the Gonghe Regency. He fought the "Western Barbarians" ...

(r. 827 – 782 BCE) of the

Western Zhou The Western Zhou ( zh, c=西周, p=Xīzhōu; 771 BC) was a period of Chinese history corresponding roughly to the first half of the Zhou dynasty. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended in 77 ...

dynasty granted the former State of Xie, in modern

Nanyang Nanyang is the romanization of two common Chinese place names. It may refer to: Written as * Nanyang (region), a Chinese term denoting the Southeast Asian lands surrounding the South China Sea ;China * Nanyang Fleet, Qing dynasty naval fleet bas ...

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

province, to his maternal uncle Shen Boxi, the

Marquess of Shen The Marquis of Shen (Chinese: ; pinyin: ''Shēnhóu''; d. 771 BCE) was a Qiang ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Shen (also known as "West Shen", not to be confused with another Shen state near modern-day Nanyang, Henan Province also known ...

, whose line claimed descent from the semi-mythological character Bo Yi. The people of Xie later adopted the name of the state as their surname. In the

dynasty, the Xie were among the cluster of noble clans who fled to the south in the wake of the fall of Chang'an, dominating the court thereafter.Clans in the Eastern Jin
chinaknowledge.de The legend has it that it derived from Yellow Emperor Tribe: almost vanished in “Xia, Shang, Zhou” dynasty. The legend has it that it derived from Ren Clan in Xie State, descendant of Yellow Emperor, It takes the State name as Clan. Its land was manor of Shen Bo until the Zhou dynasty got perished, the descendant of Shen Bo took the State name as Clan. Derived from Yan Emperor Tribe: the Ancestor Shen Bo is generally acknowledged by contemporary Xie Clan. Derived from Jiang Clan, came from the inherited manor Xie for the descendant of Yan Emperor and Shen Bo, it takes the State name as Clan. The royal descendant of State Shen who takes the place name as Clan, called Xie Clan, its so-called Henan Xie Clan, known as Xie Clan Orthodox in history. Most of the contemporary Xie Clan people respects Shen Bo as the first ancestor. Changed into Zhile Clan. The litterateur Xie Yan in the late Sui dynasty and early Tang dynasty (?–643), changed Xie into Zhi Le, his grandfather Xiao Zheng was emperor's regular attendant of horse riding, restored to Xie after the Sui dynasty. The compound surname of Xieqiu, derived from Ji Clan, came from the manor Xie Shui which was granted by King Xuan for his concubine, it takes the densely populated place as the Clan. In the Western Zhou dynasty, the King Xuan of Ji Jing once granted his concubine with Xie Shui waterfront in the South-West of Luoyang. After the King Ping of Ji Yijiu transferred to Luoyang, these clan people also moved to Gongqiu (old Yunzhou, present-day Ningyang, Shandong). In memory of the old house, the concubine's son for King Xuan also call the newly granted Gongqiu as Xie Qiu, after that, some Clan people take the densely populated place Xie Qiu as Clan, called Xie Qiu Clan, there was Xie Qiu Zhang at Lu State in the Spring and Autumn period.

Famous people with the surname Xie

Xie clan of Chen commandery

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(謝安) (320–385), statesman and

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* Xie He (謝赫), Liu Song and

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of the

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(謝東閔) (1908–2001),

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politician and first native of Taiwan to become

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and third wife of

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(谢富治) (1909–1972),

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military commander and political commissar *

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(謝晉元), Commander of the Defense of Sihang Warehouse in the

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of China during the

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, Taiwanese

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soldier *

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Criminals

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, Singaporean murderer

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(謝霆鋒),

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–based singer and actor * Patrick Tse (謝賢), actor, producer, screenwriter and director in

cinema. *

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) *

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(谢国民), CEO of CP Group *

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(謝建隆), co-founder of

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, Taiwanese singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and model * Janet Hsieh, Taiwanese American television host * Jade Seah (谢美玉) (born 1983), Singaporean model and actress * Nelson Chia (谢燊杰), Singaporean theater director * Yvonne Chia (谢姚依雯) (born 1953), Malaysian CEO * Eric Chia (谢英福), Malaysian businessman *

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(谢静仪), Singaporean actress *

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(谢韵仪) (born 1975), Singaporean actress * Xie Tian (谢添), Chinese actor and director

Literature and art

(謝縉) (1369–1415), Ming dynasty landscape painter and calligrapher * Dr. Cheah Thien Soong,

n contemporary ink-painting artist *

Xie Jun Xie Jun (born October 30, 1970) is a Chinese chess grandmaster and is the first Asian woman to become a chess grandmaster. She had two separate reigns as Women's World Chess Champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999 to 2001. Xie is one ...

(谢军) (born 1970), two-time

Women's World Chess Champion The Women's World Chess Championship is a chess match played to determine the Women's World Chess Champion. It has been administered by FIDE since its inception in 1927, unlike the absolute World Chess Championship, which only came under FIDE's ...

* Xie Zhe-Qing (謝哲青) (born 1973), Taiwanese literature and history scholar, travel writer * Timothy Tau Hsieh (謝韜) - novelist, short story writer, screenwriter & filmmaker (his penname is

) *

- author, activist, journalist & writer * Chris Tse (New Zealand writer) (born 1982), New Zealand poet, short story writer and editor * Chris Tse (Canadian poet) (born 1989), Canadian spoken-word poet, motivational speaker, and hip hop artist

Sports

Xie Limei Xie Limei (; born June 27, 1986) is a Chinese triple jumper. She won the silver medal at the 2004 World Junior Championships and gold medals at the 2005 Asian Championships and the 2006 Asian Games The 2006 Asian Games (), officially known ...

(谢荔梅), Chinese triple jumper *

Xie Siyi Xie Siyi (; born 28 March 1996) is a Chinese Diving (sport), diver. He has won four gold medals at the FINA World Aquatics Championships, World Championships and three Olympic Games, Olympic gold medals. Career Xie's previous main event was 10 ...

(谢思埸), diver from the People's Republic of China *

Xie Xingfang Xie Xingfang (born September 8, 1981) is a retired Chinese badminton player from Guangzhou, Guangdong. She is a former two-time world champion for women's singles, and former women's singles World No. 1. Her first big title was in girls' dou ...

(谢杏芳), badminton player from the People's Republic of China *

Xie Zhongbo Xie Zhongbo (; born 22 May 1983) is a former Chinese badminton player from Hunan and raised in Sichuan. After retiring from the international tournament, he works as badminton coach in Sichuan. Career A doubles specialist on the world circui ...

(谢中博), badminton player from the People's Republic of China *

Cheah Soon Kit Datuk Cheah Soon Kit (Current name: / Birth name: ) (born 9 January 1968) is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. Career Soon Kit was won the Olympic silver with Yap Kim Hock in Atlanta 1996. Before combining with Kim Hock, Soo ...

(谢順吉) (born 1968), badminton player from Malaysia. 1986 Badminton Olympic Silver medalist *

Cheah Liek Hou Cheah Liek Hou (; born 8 March 1988) is a Malaysian para-badminton player. He is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist and a 14-time World champion at both SU5 singles and doubles events. He won the gold medal in the men's singles SU5 event at th ...

, para-badminton player from Malaysia. 2020 Para-Badminton Paralympic Gold medalist. *

Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. A world champion, an Asian champion and a double bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, he and his partner Soh Wooi Yik became the first ever world badminton champion ...

(谢定峰) (born 1997), badminton player from Malaysia. * Hsieh Chia-hsien (謝佳賢), professional baseball player from Taiwan. *

Hsieh Su-wei Hsieh Su-wei (; ; born 4 January 1986) is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. A former List of WTA number 1 ranked doubles tennis players, world No. 1 in Doubles tennis, doubles with nine Grand Slam (tennis), Grand Slam titles, she is rega ...

, professional tennis player from Taiwan. *

Hsieh Chia-Han Hsieh Chia-han (; born 14 January 1988) is a Taiwanese pole vaulter. He is the national record holder with his personal best of . He was the gold medallist at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in 2014. He made his international debut at th ...

(born 1988), pole vaulter from Taiwan. *

Chia Boon Leong Chia Boon Leong ( zh, s=谢文龙, t=謝文龍, 1 January 1925 – 20 December 2022) was a Singaporean Association football, footballer who competed for Republic of China at the 1948 Summer Olympics, China in the 1948 Summer Olympics and for Sin ...

(谢文龙) (1925–2022), Singaporean-Chinese footballer

Religion

* Xie Shiguang (1917–2005), Chinese

Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

* Nicholas Chia (谢益裕), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Singapore *

Mantak Chia Mantak Chia (Chinese: 謝明德, Pinyin: Xiè Míngdé, born April 24, 1944, in Bangkok, Thailand) is a Taoist Master. Mantak Chia is the creator of the Healing Tao, Tao Yoga, Universal Healing Tao System, and Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort, lo ...

(謝明德), Thai taoist master

Education

* Shiuhpyng Shieh,

National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU) was a public research university in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After the Chinese ...

and Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Reliability *

Daniel Tse Daniel Tse Chi-wai, GBS, CBE, JP (born 1934 in Macau) is the chair of the University Council of the University of Macau. He was also the member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Biography Tse was born and brough ...

University of Macau The University of Macau (UM or UMAC) is a public comprehensive research university in Macau. The university campus is located in Hengqin, Hengqin Island, Zhuhai, Guangdong, on a piece of land leased to and under the jurisdiction of the Governmen ...

* T.H. Tse,

The University of Hong Kong The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public university, public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1887 as the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese by the London Missionary Society and formally established as t ...

* Shieh You-hwa * David Tse,

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

* Shang-Ping Xie, climatologist

References

{{surname, Xie Chinese-language surnames Individual Chinese surnames

Variations

Variation table

Origins and history

Famous people with the surname Xie

Xie clan of Chen commandery

Politics and military

Criminals

Entertainment and business

Literature and art

Sports

Religion

Education

See also

References