Xiong
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Xiong may refer to:
- Xong, or Limbu people
- Xiong (surname)Xiong (surname)Xiong or Hsiung is a Chinese surname, literally meaning "bear". It is one of the earliest Chinese family names, with roots in legendary history....
, a Chinese surname - Xiong CountyXiong CountyXiong County is a county under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city, Hebei, China.-Administrative Divisions:Towns:*Xiongzhou , Zangang , Daying Townships:...
, in Hebei, China - The pinyin romanization of several Chinese characters, including 兄 (elder brother), 胸 (chest), 雄 (heroic) and 熊 (bear)
- One of the clans of the Hmong peopleHmong peopleThe Hmong , are an Asian ethnic group from the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Hmong are also one of the sub-groups of the Miao ethnicity in southern China...
- A subdivision of the Mongol armies: see HunsHunsThe Huns were a group of nomadic people who, appearing from east of the Volga River, migrated into Europe c. AD 370 and established the vast Hunnic Empire there. Since de Guignes linked them with the Xiongnu, who had been northern neighbours of China 300 years prior to the emergence of the Huns,...