Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity
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| Eight Great Surnames of Chinese Antiquity | |||||||
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The eight great surnames of Chinese antiquity were among the most important Chinese surnames in Chinese antiquity.[1][2] They are all Chinese ancestral surnames[citation needed], and as such, have Chinese clan surnames branching off from them.[3] Earlier Chinese societies were commonly matriarchal, so family names from the time typically passed from women to their children. Because of this phenomenon, these eight surnames have a component of their hanzi representing the character woman (女).[1][4]
As of 2019, very few people had one of these surnames as a family name.[2] An exception is the surnames Yao[5][2] and Jiang.[6][2] Of these, there are some well-known Chinese of modern times with these names today. One example is Yao Ming (姚明).[7]
The eight surnames
[edit]姞 is also sometimes considered one of the eight great surnames of Chinese antiquity. 姞 then replaces the surname 妊.
| Traditional Chinese | Pinyin | Jyutping |
|---|---|---|
| 姜 Jiang | jiāng | goeng1 |
| 姬 Ji | jī | gei1 |
| 姚 Yao | yáo | jiu4 |
| 嬴 Ying | yíng | jing4 |
| 姒 Si | sì | ci5 |
| 妘 Yun | yún | wan4 |
| 妊 Ren (replaced with 姞 Ji in some sources) | rèn | jam4 |
| 媯 Gui | guī | gwai1 |
| 姞 Ji (in some sources, replaces 妊 Ren) | jí | gat1 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "上古八大姓，皆从"女子"出". 2013-04-17. Archived from the original on 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ a b c d "中国上古八大姓，两个至今常见，三个人口不足百万，三个即将消失_姓氏". www.sohu.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "博客來-秦始皇︰一場歷史的思辨之旅". 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
- ^ "博客來-秦始皇︰一場歷史的思辨之旅". 2020-02-12. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "公安部统计分析显示：王姓成为我国第一大姓". 2007-04-29. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "习近平向第二届中非和平安全论坛致贺信". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29.
- ^ 网易 (2011-11-07). "姚明正式就读上海交通大学经济类本科(组图)". www.163.com. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
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