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No. Xi is NOT a common surname in China. It's actually a very uncommon one. Stop spreading the misinformation.

woutr_be 5y ago
There's quite a few variants that either sound like Xi, or look very similar. Even if the exact word "Xi" wasn't a common surname, it's a well known one, and will only fuel the ongoing hatred and racism.
- temp8964 5y ago
  There’s no “even if”. Xi is not a common name, including all the variants. It’s a simple fact, which has nothing to do with your other reasoning.
  - woutr_be 5y ago
    A simple lookup on Wikipedia proves your "simple fact" wrong, so I don't understand what you're arguing against here. As posted by someone else to prove me wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames#Mainland_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surname... Xiè is the 23rd most common name, Xià is the 65th most common one. There's plenty of others who are very similar, but the pronunciation will be much different, so I'm skipping those. But when you just need to argue semantics to make your point, perhaps your point isn't that strong at all. And honestly, the spelling of "Xi" has indeed nothing to do with my argument, it was the deeper point that is at issue. I.e. the ongoing abuse towards Asians, naming the virus Xi simply would fuel it.
    - temp8964 5y ago
      Xiè and Xià are not variants of Xi. Do you even have basic understanding how Chinese language works?
      - woutr_be 5y ago
        You’ve completely missed the point, and continue to argue semantics. Wether they’re different variants or not does not matter to your average non-Chinese speaker. You know my stance, I’ve explained it, I have no interest in continuing this argument with you.
        temp8964 5y ago
        I don't care about your other reasoning. I am just stating the fact. Xi is not a common name. I don't care about your other thoughts either. No point in arguing.

There's quite a few variants that either sound like Xi, or look very similar. Even if the exact word "Xi" wasn't a common surname, it's a well known one, and will only fuel the ongoing hatred and racism.

temp8964 5y ago
There’s no “even if”. Xi is not a common name, including all the variants. It’s a simple fact, which has nothing to do with your other reasoning.
- woutr_be 5y ago
  A simple lookup on Wikipedia proves your "simple fact" wrong, so I don't understand what you're arguing against here. As posted by someone else to prove me wrong: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surnames#Mainland_China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_Chinese_surname... Xiè is the 23rd most common name, Xià is the 65th most common one. There's plenty of others who are very similar, but the pronunciation will be much different, so I'm skipping those. But when you just need to argue semantics to make your point, perhaps your point isn't that strong at all. And honestly, the spelling of "Xi" has indeed nothing to do with my argument, it was the deeper point that is at issue. I.e. the ongoing abuse towards Asians, naming the virus Xi simply would fuel it.
  - temp8964 5y ago
    Xiè and Xià are not variants of Xi. Do you even have basic understanding how Chinese language works?
    - woutr_be 5y ago
      You’ve completely missed the point, and continue to argue semantics. Wether they’re different variants or not does not matter to your average non-Chinese speaker. You know my stance, I’ve explained it, I have no interest in continuing this argument with you.
      - temp8964 5y ago
        I don't care about your other reasoning. I am just stating the fact. Xi is not a common name. I don't care about your other thoughts either. No point in arguing.