西门 (Xīmén): Ximen (two-character surname)

Meanings

1 Ximen (two-character surname)
2 west gate

Characters

西

Examples

西门庆是《金瓶梅》里的人物。

Xīmén Qìng shì 《Jīnpíngméi》 lǐ de rénwù.

Ximen Qing is a character from the novel Jin Ping Mei.

西门町是台北最热闹的商圈之一。

Xīméndīng shì Táiběi zuì rènao de shāngquān zhī yī.

Ximending is one of the liveliest shopping districts in Taipei.

Tips

culture

西门 is one of China's compound surnames (复姓). The most famous bearer is the fictional Ximen Qing (西门庆) from the novels Water Margin and Jin Ping Mei. In modern pop culture, 西门町 (Ximending) in Taipei is a famous youth shopping and entertainment district.