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Wei (surname 危)

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Wei
Stroke order for 危
Chinese
Literal meaningdanger
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWēi
Wade–GilesWei1
IPA[wéɪ]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNgai4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJGûi
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/ngjwe/
Old Chinese
Zhengzhang/*ŋrol/

Wei (危) is a Chinese surname.[1] According to a 2013 study, it was the 362nd most common name in China; it was shared by 112,000 people, or 0.0084% of the population, being most popular in Jiangxi.[2] It is the 140th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]

Origins

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The character 危 means "dangerous," "rooftop" or "towering." The surname is traced to:

  • from the placename San Wei (三危) in Gansu, to which the San Miao migrated during the reign of the legendary Emperor Shun
  • descendants of Wei Su (危素) a Ming-era scholar whose original surname was Huang[4]

Notable people

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Fictional

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References

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  1. ^ 羊姓史话. 江西人民出版社. February 23, 2001. ISBN 9787210024453 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  3. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  4. ^ "Last name WEI: origin and meaning". Geneanet.