Hsiao
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Xiao (Hsiao) is a Chinese surname. In pinyin it is rendered as Xiao. The Wade-Giles spelling of the Chinese character 蕭 is Hsiao.
Famous people named Hsiao include:
- Xiao He — one of the most highly regarded statesmen in Chinese history, and the first Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
- Elva Hsiao, Taiwanese singer
- Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwanese legislator
- 萧红 Xiao Hong, Chinese writer (1911-1942)
Hsiao is also the Wade-Giles spelling of the Chinese character, 孝, for filial piety.
Hsiao is also the Wade-Giles spelling of a Chinese end-blown vertical bamboo flute, the xiao.