1. Evolution of characters
2. Pronunciation of surname
Pinyin:
Wubi 86: EXDU
Wubi 98: EXDU
UniCode ：U+595A
Four-corner number: 20804
Cangjie: BVIK
GBK encoding: DEC9
Standard Chinese character number: 4588
Xi’s radical strokes: 3
Total strokes: 10
Stroke order: 捺捺溺溺溺溺溺
ancient fingering The servants: "Three hundred people". Xi Nu.
Interrogative pronouns in classical Chinese, equivalent to "Hu" and "He": Xi (why) didn't you go? The general will be sarcastic (what) first? Shui Xi (where) comes from?
last name.
3. The origin of the surname
The origin of the surname
is derived from the surname Ren. It comes from Xidi under the jurisdiction of the Xia Dynasty. It is a descendant of Yuyang, the son of the Yellow Emperor, and belongs to the family name of the city. According to the legend, when Dayu was controlling floods, a man named Xi Zhong invented the car. He helped transport earth, stone and wood, which effectively assisted Dayu in controlling floods. Therefore, there is a saying "Dayu controlled floods, and Xi Zhong built cars." said. It is recorded in the historical book "The Book of Ancient and Modern Surnames Dialectical ": "Xi, originated from the surname Ren. After Xi Zhong, 'Chezheng' of the Xia Dynasty, he took the name of Wangfu as his surname." The ancestor of this branch of the Xi family is Yuyang , and Yuyang was one of the twenty-five sons of the Yellow Emperor. He was granted the title of Yudi (today's Jining, Shandong), so he took the surname of Yu, and later changed it to Ren. There was a grandson of Yuyang named Zhong. During the Xia Dynasty, he ate food in Xi Di (now Chengde, Hebei). He took his surname from the place, so he was called Xi Zhong in history. He invented the car, so he was named Che Zheng by Xia King Dayu. (Car Service Doctor), responsible for the management and production of vehicle services. Xizhong later lived in Xueyi (now Tengzhou City, Shandong), then moved to Piyi (now Weishan, Shandong), and then moved to Qiu (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). After Xi Zhong passed away, he was revered as the God of Cars by the world. Later generations built Xi Gong ancestral temples in the places where he lived in Ren, Xue, Pi and Qiu. They worshiped him all the year round for safe travels. The saying "worship Xi Zhong, safe travels" has been passed down through the ages.
Among the descendants of Xi Zhong, most of them take their ancestor's name as their surname, and are called the Xi family. It has been passed down from generation to generation and is one of the very ancient surnames. Most people of the Xi clan respect Xi Zhong as the ancestor of their surname.
Origin 2:
originates from the name of the country. It comes from the fiefdom after Ji during the Xia Dynasty. It is a surname named after the country. Historical records record: "Xi, after Xia Yu the hero Ji, was named Xi Guo as his surname." The Xi family of this branch "originally is Xixian, a senior disciple of the original sect in Qufu County, Shandong Province. Later generations were posthumously named "Marquis of Jiyang". Xixian gave birth to a son, Xirongdian. Xichi, whose courtesy name is Zihua. Xirongdian is Gongxi Yuru, also known as Gongxi Dian and Gong Xiyu, with the courtesy name Zishang. Both father and son were disciples of Confucius during the Han Dynasty. The descendants were officially named "Marquis of Lu". Xirongdian had a son named Gongxijuan. He changed his surname from Gongxi to the single surname Xi. King. After the Western Jin Dynasty, until the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the world was in chaos. The descendants of Xi Juan lived in seclusion in Weifang, Shandong Province and no longer went out to serve as officials. The Xi family has a unique name from generation to generation. The name of the hall is "Chu Shantang", which is based on Beihai. The origin is from the occupation. It comes from the servants Xi people in the Western Zhou Dynasty. In the late Warring States period, a kind of official service was called Xiren, and female servants were called Biren. It should be noted that Xiren is a profession, not a slave, except in the inner palace. In addition to serving, you can also drink and have fun with the king. The Xi people who often accompany the king to drink and entertain are called "Drinker Xi" in the classic book "Zhou Li Tianguan", and this kind of professional Xi people will be called from now on. People may be called "Xi Renshi".There are differences between officials and civilians. Among the private gentry and gentry, most of the private servants are slaves. They are not allowed to be called ridiculed, but can only be called humble. The difference between a humble person and a Xi person is: a male servant among a humble person is called a boy, and a female servant is called a maidservant. Sometimes they are called a slave boy or a slave girl.
Among the descendants of the Xi people, there are those who take their ancestors' professional titles as their surnames, and they are called the Xiren family and the Biren family. The descendants of the Xi people were later changed to the Xi Ren family. Finally, all the provincial slips were changed to the single surname Xi family, and there was also a branch. The Zhijiu family is one of the very ancient surnames.
Origin Four
originated from changing the surname. It came from the Cao Wei period of the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty. It was a refuge to change the surname to a surname. There is a Xi clan in Pudong District, Shanghai today, which has been a prominent family in Pudong for thousands of years. According to the genealogy document "The Genealogy of the Xi Family": "The original surname was Fang, from Anhui. Because he was persecuted by Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period, he took refuge in the Nanhui area of Shanghai and Shenzhou, and changed his surname to Xi, which has been passed down from generation to generation." In fact, the name has been passed down from generation to generation. The record of the Zhixi family in the "Xi Family Genealogy" is wrong. The surname of his ancestor is not Fang, but an alchemist. His ancestor was a Taoist alchemist under the Sun Wu regime during the Three Kingdoms period. Together with the famous alchemist Ge Xuan, He worshiped under the disciple of Mr. Wujiao Zuo Yuanfang ( Zuo Ci, 156-289 AD), a famous Taoist, and belonged to Lujiang Taoism. The original surname of the originator of the Xi family still needs further research, but it should be among the nine surnames of Xie, Wang, Li, Xu, Liu, Cao, Lu, Zhang and Cai. Since the Prime Minister Cao Cao at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was a politician who respected the Legalist method of punishment, he did not believe in the theory of alchemists and immortals at all. Therefore, when he was the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, he always had a deep understanding of Taoism and the famous Taoist and alchemists at that time. They adopted a policy of combined use, suppression, transformation and restriction. Especially in the process of using and suppressing the "Five Pecks of Rice Sect", they once carried out brutal and indiscriminate killings. Therefore, the originator of the Xi family, the Alchemist, took refuge at that time. And moved to the area around Anqing City in present-day Anhui Province. Until the first year of Taikang of Sima Yan, Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty (the fourth year of Sun Haotian's reign, 280 AD), the Dongwu regime fell and after the Western Jin Dynasty unified the world, his clan changed their surname to Xi, which was based on Taoist piety. "Xi people submit to the Tao" comes from, which means respecting the Taoism of the country.
After that, their descendants gradually migrated to the northeast in history, and finally formed the Pudong Xi clan after the middle of the Qing Dynasty.
Origin Five
originated from the Xi ethnic group, from the Kumo Xi tribe of the Xianbei ethnic group during the Han and Tang Dynasties. It was a Chinese surname changed to a surname. The Xi people, the abbreviation of Kumo Xi people, are an ancient ethnic group in the north. They were originally a branch of the Xianbei Yuwen tribe in the late Han Dynasty. Some historians believe that they were originally a branch of the Xiongnu. Some scholars even believe that they were originally a branch of the Xiongnu. , the Khitan ethnic group was originally a member of the Kumoxi ethnic group. According to the historical record "Book of Wei·Biography of Kumo Xi": "The Kumo Xi Kingdom preceded the Kumo Xi Kingdom and was a different species of Yuwen in the east. It was first destroyed by Murong Yuanzhen and left behind to hide in the pine desert. Its people were unclean. , and those who are good at shooting and hunting are good at hunting.” Former Soviet Orientalist William Bartold (1869-1930 AD) believed that in the 20th year of Kaiyuan of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (732 AD), The Later Eastern Turkic Bija Khan Ashina Mojilian erected the "Moss" in Hushu (now on the Qaidam Lake in Hushu, Mongolia) in memory of his deceased brother Ashna Queteqinque, a good general. Queteqin Monument ", the "Tataby" recorded in Turkic language refers to the Kumoxi tribe at that time. The Kumoxi people rose up during the Wei and Jin dynasties. When the Northern Wei Dynasty unified northern China during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, they were called "Kumoxi". Their tribes settled in ancient Luoshui (now Xilamu, Inner Mongolia). The basin between the south of Lun River) and Tuhuzhenshui (now the ancient Ha River in Inner Mongolia).
In the 22nd year of Zhenguan (648 AD) of Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Ke Duzhe, the great chief of the Kumoxi tribe, led five major tribes (the Huishu tribe, the Mohefu tribe, the Qixi tribe, the Mukun tribe, and the Shi tribe). Debu) belonged to the Tang Dynasty. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty gave the chief nobleman the Han surname Li family, and set up the Raole Dudu Palace there. Five states were divided into the nomadic land of Xi Wubu, and the Raole Dudu Palace was composed of Ying. The prefecture is under the jurisdiction of Dongyi Duhufu. In the fifth year of Kaiyuan (717 AD) of Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong married his niece Princess Gu'an to Li Dayu, the chief of the Kumoxi tribe.In the 14th year of Tang Kaiyuan (AD 726), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty married Princess Dongguang, the daughter of Princess Cheng'an, the daughter of Emperor Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, to Li Lusu, the chief of the Kumoxi tribe. In the fourth year of Tianbao in the Tang Dynasty (AD 745), Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty married Princess Yifang, the daughter of Princess Changning, the daughter of Tang Zhongzong, to Li Yanchong, the chief of the Kumoxi tribe. Therefore, until the outbreak of the "Anshi Rebellion", the relationship between the Kumoxi people and the prosperous Tang Dynasty had generally been relatively harmonious. Among the Kumoxi tribe, a considerable number of tribesmen joined the army of Pinglu Army Jiedu Anlu Mountain (Kang Zhaluoshan) during the Kaiyuan period. In the 14th year of Tang Tianbao (755 AD) After An Lushan and Shi Siming launched the "Anshi Rebellion" in the 11th month of the lunar calendar, most of the tribesmen of the Kumoxi tribe actively participated in the rebellion. Until the "Anshi Rebellion" was put down in the first year of the Tang Dynasty by Li Yu Baoying (AD 762), the Uighur tribe who assisted the Tang government in suppressing the rebellion once ruled the Kumoxi tribe. In the second year of Zhenming, the last emperor of the Later Liang Dynasty, Zhu Yougui, the great sage of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of the Khitan Yelv, the first year of Abaoji Shence, Taizu of the Liao officially established the Liao Kingdom with the Khitan nation as the core. After that, the tribes of the Kumoxi tribe were quickly conquered by the Khitan nation and began the process of being assimilated by the Khitan nation. During the Liao Kingdom, the political status of the Kumoxi people was often dual: on the one hand, they were a ruled nation conquered by the Khitan people and suffered exploitation and oppression by the Khitan nobles; on the other hand, their social status was second only to the Khitan people. Therefore, it was used by the Khitan nobles as a tool to suppress the resistance of other ruled ethnic groups internally and to compete with the Northern Song Dynasty externally.
At the end of the Liao Kingdom, in the fourth year of Zhao Ji's Xuanhe reign of Emperor Huizong of the Northern Song Dynasty ( Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Yelu Yanxi Baoda's second year, Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda Tianfu's sixth year, 1122 AD), the Liao Kingdom was The Jin Kingdom was defeated and the country fell apart. Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Dynasty fled to Jiashan (today's northwest area of Tumote Left Banner in Inner Mongolia). Yelu Dashi, who was the military governor of the Liao Kingdom at the time, and the chief of the Kumoxi tribe returned. Bao jointly supported Yelv Chun, the fourth son of Xingzong of Liao, as the emperor of Northern Liao, namely Xuanzong of Liao, and fought against the fleeing Emperor Tianzuo of Liao in a separate court, and demoted Emperor Tianzuo of Liao as king of Huaiyin. By the beginning of the fifth year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty ( Jin Taizong the first year of Wanyan and Wu Qimai Tianhui, the third year of Baoda in Liao Dynasty, 1123 AD), Yelu Dashi gathered back to Libao to fight with the Jin army in Fengsheng Prefecture (today's Hebei Zhuolu ), the result was a great defeat, and the Northern Liao regime perished under the attack of the Jin Kingdom. Hui Libao took the opportunity to break away from the rule of the Liao Kingdom, proclaimed himself the emperor of the Xi Kingdom, and changed the Yuan Dynasty to "Tianfu". However, Huilibao's proclaimed emperor did not receive support from the tribes of the Kumoxi tribe. He was killed by his tribe in the fifth month of the lunar calendar and became the only emperor in the history of the Kumoxi tribe.
Not long ago, in the seventh year of Xuanhe in the Northern Song Dynasty (the fifth year of Baoda in Liao Dynasty, the third year of Tianhui in Jin Dynasty, 1125 AD), the Liao regime was completely destroyed under the joint attack of Jin Dynasty and Northern Song Dynasty. The tribes of Kumoxi tribe were scattered. Most of the tribesmen were controlled as slaves by the Jin Kingdom. A small number of tribesmen retreated to the Liaodong area, and some tribesmen moved south into the territory of the Song Dynasty. According to Han custom, they took the name of their ethnic group and gave it a Sinicized surname, that is, the Xi family. They gradually integrated into the Han nationality. Passed down from generation to generation.
origin six
originated from the Mongolian people, who were born in Han Dynasty and changed their surname to surname. According to the historical records "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty, Clan Briefs, Eight Mongolian Banner Surnames" and "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty, Clan Briefs, Attached Surnames of the Eight Mongolian Banners":
⑴. Mongolian Xila clan, also known as Xila clan and Xila clan. He lived in Horqin (today's Tongliao area of Inner Mongolia and the western area of Jilin) and the Sakha Company of the East China Sea (today's Heilongjiang and northern Russia). Later, some Manchu people named it as Sira Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Xi, Zhao, etc.
⑵. The Mongolian Xiha family, also known as the Sirha family, lived in Arakchot (now Tacheng, Xinjiang) and Ulut (now Xing'an League, Inner Mongolia). Later, some Manchus adopted it as a surname, and the Manchu name was Sirha Hala. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surname used was Xi.
Origin seven
originated from the Manchu people, from the Jurchen tribes in the Jin, Yuan and Ming dynasties, and was a Chinese surname changed to a surname.According to the historical records "History of the Jin Dynasty" and "General Chronicles of the Qing Dynasty·Clan Profile·Surnames of the Eight Banners of Manchuria":
⑴. The Jurchen girl Xilie surname originated from the Xilie tribe of the Jurchen girls in the East China Sea during the Jin Kingdom. It has always been a noble surname. Among the white names The surname ranks third. As early as the late Jin Dynasty, many Chinese surnames were named Xi.
⑵. The Manchu Sirbi clan, whose Manchu name is Sirbi Hala, lived in Yangshimu (now Zhangwu, Liaoning). After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, many Han surnames were named Xi.
⑶. The Manchu Sikde clan, also known as the Sikte clan and the Sikde clan, is Sikde Hala in Manchu and has lived in Guarcha (today's Ussuriysk, Russia). After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Xi, Xi, Xian, etc.
⑷. The Manchu Sikteri clan, also known as the Sikteri clan, the Shikteri clan, and the Xidehuli clan, is Sikteri Hala in Manchu. It belongs to the Guaercha Jurchen and lived in Nayin (now Fusong, Jilin). The upper reaches of the Songhua River), Wula (now Yongji, Jilin), the Songhua River, and the Heilongjiang coast. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the Han surnames with multiple crowns were Xi, Xi, Hu, Shi, Xi, Shao, etc.
⑸. The Manchu Sitara clan is also known as the Chitara clan and the Sitara clan. In Manchu, it is Sitara Hala, which means "nail" or "tube for inserting peacock feathers" in Chinese. Russian scholar Shi Luguo believes that the Xitala family and the Gualjia family belong to the "Kuoyali Manchuria". They were prominent Jurchen families during the Ming Dynasty and were once given the Han surname Liu. Some scholars believe that the Xitala family is its evolution. Come. The Xitala family lived in Niyamanshan (today's Xinbin, Liaoning), Fyoucheng (today's Gaolicheng Village, Sanjiazi Township, Hunchun, Jilin), Changbai Mountain, Fokeshun (today's Xinbin, Liaoning) and other places. After the middle of the Qing Dynasty, there were many Han surnames: Xi, Zhao, Tu, Zhu, Wen, Qi, Sun, Xi, Xi, Xian, Qi, etc.
⑹. The Manchu Xierjia surname, Sirgiya Hala in Manchu, is one of the Manchu surnames that are not genealogical. This surname exists among the Manchu compatriots in Beijing today. Most of the Chinese surnames are Xi, Xian, etc.
Origin Eight
originated from the Xianbei ethnic group. It came from the Xianbei Tuoba tribe during the Northern Wei period. It was a sinicized surname. According to the historical book "Wei Shu·Guan Shi Zhi": "Bo Xi's family and Da Xi's family are both Gai Xi's family." During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was a Daxi tribe in the Tuoba tribe of the Xianbei people, and the tribesmen took their tribal names as surnames. During the Sinicization reform carried out by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, most of them changed their single surname in Chinese characters to Xi, and a few changed their single surname in Chinese characters to Da. They settled in the Central Plains and became one of the mainstream Xi families in Henan, which has been passed down from generation to generation to this day. . According to the "History of the Road" written by the famous historian Luo Mi of the Song Dynasty: "After the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei tribe, there is the Xi clan." Sima Guang also recorded in "Zi Zhi Tongjian": "The current Xi clan was renamed from the Da Xi clan. "In fact, the originator of the Daxi family is actually Tuoba Daxi, the younger brother of Emperor Xianwen Tuoba Hong of the Northern Wei Dynasty. He named the tribe collectively after his own name, Daxi, so there is the Daxi family. . When Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty vigorously promoted the Sinicization reform policy in the 17th to 20th years of Taihe in the Northern Wei Dynasty (493-496 AD), he first sinified the above ten Xianbei surnames: He Gu's family was changed to the Han surname Hu, and Pu's family The surname of the Tuoba family was changed to the Changsun family, the Daxi family was changed to the Han surname Xi, the Yilou family was changed to the Han surname Yi, Qiu Dun was changed to the Han surname Qiu, and the Hou family was changed to the Han surname Hai. The Yizhan surname was changed to the Han surname Shusun, and the Che Kun surname was changed to the Han surname Che. Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty himself changed all the direct royal families to the Han surname Yuan, and his first name was Yuanhong. This is the famous "Ten Surnames of the Xianbei Imperial Family" in the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Those with these ten surnames are "not allowed to intermarry for a hundred generations"!
In addition, during the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was also the Kexi tribe of the Murong tribe of Xianbei, which was temporarily annexed by the Tuoba tribe and subsequently changed to the Han surname Xi.
Origin Nine
originated from the Xianbei ethnic group. It came from the Xianbei ethnic group in Mobei during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. It was a sinicized surname. According to the historical record "Wei Shu·Guan Shi Zhi": During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the Xianbei people in the Northern Wei Dynasty had the compound surnames Bo Xi, He Tu Lin, He Xi, and Ke Xi. After they migrated and settled in the Central Plains, they changed their surname to the Han surname Xi, and then Cheng Xi's family. "The Yuwen tribe was originally a powerful tribe among the ancient Xianbei tribe, including the He Tu Lin tribe and the He Xi tribe.According to historical records: "Hetu was adjacent to Dawudi Gedi, while Hexi lived in Dakuhan and other places." These two tribes were originally nomadic in the area near Yixin Mountain (today's Beisei of Datong, Shanxi). Yixin Mountain, The Shanyang side was called "Hetu Lin" in ancient Xianbei language, while the Shanyin side was called "Hexi". This is where the name of the Hexi tribe came from, and later became the surname of the tribesmen, called the Hexi clan. Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperor Xiaowu Sima Yao In the fifteenth year of Taiyuan ( Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty The fifth year of Tuoba Guideng's reign, the fifth year of Emperor Yan's reign as emperor Murong Chui of Jianxing, 390 AD), in the fourth month of the lunar calendar, Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Murong Hezuo, the son of Murong Chui, joined forces to defeat the "Helan, Hetulin, and Hexi tribes." After that, the Hetulin and Hexi tribes of the original Xianbei Yuwen tribe came together on the 21st day of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. In the year (the first year of the Northern Wei Dynasty, 396 AD), it automatically surrendered to Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and was annexed by the Xianbei Tuoba tribe. Later history books attributed it to the Xianbei Tuoba tribe, and it was after this. The Bo Xi clan was originally a branch tribe of the Tuoba tribe in Daibei Xianbei. The Kexi tribe was originally a branch of the Murong tribe of Xianbei. Later, after Emperor Daowu of the Northern Wei Dynasty launched an attack on the Later Yan Kingdom in the 21st year of Taiyuan of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (the first year of the Northern Wei Dynasty, 396 AD), the tribe was conquered by the Northern Wei Dynasty. Annexed by Emperor Daowu. After Tuoba Hong (Yuan Hong), Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty, moved the capital to Luoyang in the Central Plains in the 17th to 20th years of Taihe (AD 493-496), he vigorously promoted the sinicization reform policy. In this process, the Hexi clan They were all changed to the Han surname Ji, and the Hetu Lin family, Bo Xi family, and Ke Xi family of the same clan were all changed to the Han surname Xi family. Later, during the Eastern and Western Wei Dynasties, the last emperor of the Western Wei Dynasty, Emperor Gong Yuan Kuo , restored the old system, and this family regained its old surnames of Hexi, Hetu Lin, Boxi, Kexi, etc.
After entering the Sui and Tang dynasties, most of the Bo Xi, He Tu Lin, He Xi and Ke Xi clans have been integrated into the Han people, and they still changed their surnames to the Han surnames Ji and Xi, and some also changed their surnames. People with the Han surnames He, He, and He have all been passed down from generation to generation.
Fourth, the surname was given to the ancestor
Xi Zhong. The surname Xi originated from the Xia Dynasty. According to "Dialectics of Ancient and Modern Surname Books", "Coming from the surname Ren, after Xi Zhong, Xia Sizheng, he took the name of Wang Fu as his surname." It is said that he is also the inventor of the vehicle. The official position of chariot chief is very important. In ancient times, only nobles could ride in the car. Therefore, this official position can only be held by the royal family. Xi Zhong was granted the title "Xi" due to his meritorious service. Therefore, the descendants of Xi Zhong took the "Xi" in the name of the feudal city as their surname and were called the Xi family. Therefore, the descendants of the Xi family regard Xi Zhong as the ancestor of the surname Xi.
5. Population distribution
The Xi family name is a multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname. It is not listed in the top 200 in mainland China and Taiwan Province. It is ranked 45th in the Song Dynasty version of "Hundred Family Surnames" Family clan, ranked 281st on the current surname list, has a population of about 233,800, accounting for about 0.0014% of the country's total population. The surname Xi is not among the top 100 surnames in both mainland China and Taiwan.
The surname Xi is the first surname recorded in Chinese history. As early as the days of Emperor Shun and Yao, emperors did not have surnames, but when Dayu was controlling floods, a man named Xi Zhong invented the car, which effectively assisted Dayu in controlling floods. Therefore there is: "Yu the Great controlled the floods, and Xi Zhong built the chariots." This is the earliest record of a surname in Chinese history. According to "Dialectics of Ancient and Modern Surname Books", "It comes from the surname Ren. After Xia Sizheng and Xi Zhong, he took the surname Wangfu as his surname." "Car" has been an important means of transportation for human beings since ancient times, and it has been recorded in ancient my country The allusion of "Xi Zhong built a car" has entered the annals of history. There are not many people with the surname Xi in our country, but they have a very glorious family background. The ancestor of the surname Xi is Xi Zhong, a great inventor who worked for the benefit of mankind. Xi Zhong was a native of the Xia Dynasty more than 4,000 years ago and served as an official of "Che Zheng". "Shuowen" says: "The general name of Che Yu's theory was created by Xi Zhong during the Xia Dynasty." According to the above records, our country The ancestor of the Xi surname, Xi Zhong, was originally a descendant of the Yellow Emperor's Ren surname. When it was passed down to the Xia Dynasty, because Xi Zhong made four contributions to the country, his descendants took his surname as their surname, and it was passed down from generation to generation.Not all people with the Xi surname are descendants of the Yellow Emperor. Historically, some of the descendants of the Tuoba clan of the Xianbei people changed their surname to Xi. In the Daibei region, there were ethnic minorities named Da Xi and Bo Xi who also changed their surname to "Xi". They all followed Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. After moving south to the Central Plains, they changed their surnames to Han and gradually integrated into the Chinese nation. The Xi surname later developed into a prominent family in Qiaoguo County, and was known as Qiaoguowang in the world.
6. Genealogy documents
Twenty-six volumes of the Xi family genealogy in Jinling, Wujin, Jiangsu, the first volume, (Qing Dynasty) Xi Qingxi, Ying De and others re-edited it, the 20th year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty (AD 1894), the 80-volume woodcut movable type print .
Anhui Nanling Six volumes of the Xi family genealogy were compiled by Xi Chengxin and Xi Fangshan in the Qing Dynasty. They were printed with woodcut movable type in the 21st year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty (AD 1895). Only the first volume remains today.
Twelve volumes of the Xi family genealogy in Jinling, Wujin, Jiangsu, revised by Xi Youkang and others (Republic of China), and twelve volumes of Yanqingtang woodcut movable type prints in the tenth year of the Republic of China (1921 AD).
Sixteen volumes of the Xi family genealogy in Jiaoxi, Changzhou, Jiangsu. The first volume and the last volume were compiled by Xi Tingying (Republic of China) and printed with woodcut movable type by Chongbentang in the 37th year of the Republic of China (1948 AD).
Anhui Wuhu The genealogy of the Xi family, the author is yet to be verified, and the woodcut movable type prints were made during the Republic of China. Today, only the sixth, twenty-third, twenty-ninth and thirty-ninth volumes remain.
7. Junwangtang No.
Junwang
Qiaoguojun: also known as Qiaoguo and Qiaojun. During the Jian'an period of the Eastern Han Dynasty (196-220 AD), a part of Pei County was separated and established as Qiao County. The administrative seat was Qiao County (today's Bozhou, Anhui). It was still under the jurisdiction of Pei County under the jurisdiction of the Yuzhou Prefectural Department . The area under its jurisdiction at that time In the area between today's Anhui and Henan provinces. During the Three Kingdoms period, it governed the area between Lingbi County, Mengcheng County, Taihe County, Luyi County and Yongcheng County in present-day Anhui and Henan provinces.
Beihai County : During the Han Dynasty, in the second year of the Zhongyuan Period (Guisi, 148 BC), Qi County was divided into Qi County and established as a county, and its governance was located in Beihai (some say Yingling, today's Changle, Shandong). At that time, the jurisdiction was in today's Shandong Province. Weifang , Yantai area. In the Sui and Tang dynasties, Beihai County, also known as Qingzhou, governed Yidu. At that time, it governed areas such as today's Weifang.
Hall number
Qiao Guotang: To establish the hall.
Beihai Hall: The hall is built with hope.
eight, generation ranking
Anhui Wuhu, Shanghai Pudong Xi family generation: "The first and middle-ranking Zhengbang family has achieved great success and determination."
A descendant of the Xi family in Wuhu, Anhui Province: "Founder's words bring honor to his family and country."
Anhui Lingbi's Xi family name: "Jing Huaide has a beautiful family... An Guoliang".
Anhui Wuwei Xi family name: "Separately establish the foundation of virtue, inherit the industry and protect the family".
The Xi family name in Chaohu, Anhui: "Zhongzheng establishes the legacy of virtue and industry".
The descendants of the Xi family in Dafeng, Jiangsu Province: "There are ten thousand righteous ministers in the whole country, such as Wen Chunyan, prosperous, Guang Huairen, Taoist friends, virtues, etiquette, justice, great wealth and broadness, Wen Chang learns and loves righteousness, and the hall is loyal and Gui Tongchang."
Jiangsu Feng County Xi's generation: "The first virtues to cultivate jade and Taoism are passed down to the world, Huaqing and Yongxiang."
Xi's family name in Haian, Nantong, Jiangsu: "Changtian Baoyizhong".
The Xi family name of Xinmin, Liaoning: "Yonglian Xiaozhiwen".
Liaoning Benxi Xi's generation: "De En Guang (Yan) Jiu Chang Kun".
Xi's family name in Shenyang, Liaoning: "Xiaolian Yongzhiwen".
The descendant of the Xi family in Weishan, Shandong Province: "Zengdao Xiujuan..."
The descendant of the Xi family in Heze, Shandong Province: "Xiuxian was famous for his virtues, liberal arts, Taoism, and his disciples."
Xi’s descendants in Xiangshan, Zhejiang: “Xi Jishengzun…”
Zhejiang Tiantai, Ningbo Xi’s descendants: “Wei (Ji) Yong (Yong) Xi (Xi) Jisheng Zun Xianhong”.
The Xi family name in Liangshan, Sichuan: "Qizheng Renxing".
The Xi family name in Wenshan, Yunnan: "Zhi Shaoguo Shunyong rises".
Guangdong Huilai Xi's generation: "Kaihui enlightens the world, billions of civilizations, prosperity, Mingdake, Zhenzong, prosperity."
Henan Sheqi Xi's generation: "Germany Xingtai Chinese Fang Chun Lin Ting Wealth and Glory Gonghua Yongxiang forever".
Guangxi Yongning Xi's generation: "Zhong Hongmo, the glory of the dynasty".
The descendants of the Xi family in Shaanxi: "After hearing that Lu Guang was a virtuous person, he inherited the clan and started the family. Xiangqi's family followed etiquette, righteousness, and the country's origins. Wealth, honor, and prosperity obviously welcomed the spring and brought prosperity together."
Jiangxi Xinfeng Xi family name: "Zhen Chong Zhong Shu Chang Family".
The Xi family in Nankang, Jiangxi Province: "Yun Si Zhong Yizhong Yizhong Ying, Ke Fang Yu Zhong Ying. Yuan Xian was appointed to the imperial court, and he respected Jun as a good official. Like the sun, moon and stars,
the light always shines far away, and the prosperity of all nations is achieved. The virtue of ancestors Everlasting sound. Shizhao's poems and books, family heirlooms and inscriptions. Prosperity comes from Jiyu, Junyangui is a master of scriptures. "
The Xi family in Shuangcheng, Heilongjiang: "Zhongliang Jade Country Zhaowen".
The Manchu Xi family name in Zhenglan Banner, Jilin Province: "Guangshan is good, virtuous, benevolent, Runjin, the world is long, wenhongyunzhibingzhongzhenguoliangshao, Wei Yingyao, Yongyu Qingzhaoxiang".
The Xi family in Chongqing has a line of characters: "Only benefit, justice and benevolence will prosper".
The Xi family has a line of characters: "The country will be conquered forever".
A lineage of the Xi family: "Doing something is a family proverb."
Chongqing Tongliang A descendant of the Xi family (the distant ancestor Xi Wushi moved from Tongzi, Guizhou): "The literary and official country of the Wu Dynasty first became the emperor's family, followed the new virtues of the clan, and showed prosperity from generation to generation."
A descendant of the Xi family in Mayang, Hunan A descendant of the clan: "We can uprightly inherit the virtues of our ancestors and create great prosperity"
9. Famous people with the surname
Xi Zhong, a minister of Xia Yu. At the beginning, Huangdi built a chariot, Shao Wu added oxen, and Xi Zhong added horses, so he ordered Xi Zhong to be the driver of the chariot. Build different styles of cars and install different logos to distinguish between superior and inferior.
Xi Tan, a county native in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Shidian Ma Mu, was favored by Emperor Zhaocheng. At that time, the country had a good horse called "Guanliu", but it suddenly disappeared overnight and it was impossible to find it. Later, I learned that the southern master Liu Kuren had stolen it and kept it in a cave. When Xi Tan heard about it, he galloped to fetch his horse. Ku Ren thought that he was favored by his nephew, so he was ashamed and attacked Xi Tan. Xi Tan knocked off his hair and injured one of his breasts. When Fu Jian sent Ku Ren and Wei Chen to take charge of the respective kingdoms, Tan was frightened and ran to Wei Chen. When Daowu destroyed Wei Chen, Xi Tan returned late, so he was named after his old minister.
Xi Jin (369-448), a general of Wanqi during the Northern Wei Dynasty, was the son of Xi Tan, a man of dexterity and discernment. When he first came to the country, he and Changsun Fei and others all controlled the forbidden troops. Later, he became a minister and became close to everyone around him. Conquer Murong Bao from Shenhe. At the beginning of the emperor's reign, he paid homage to the captain of the Yue Cavalry School, and stayed in the forbidden brigade of the Diansu Guard. When the chariot returned to the capital, thieves from Boling, Bohai, and Zhangwu counties joined forces, and Jin and Lueyang Gongzun waited for peace. Join the expedition and defeat the high chariot tribes. He also defeated the tribes of Kudi and Youlian, and moved their other tribes to Sainan. They also attacked Hou Mochen's tribe and reached Da'e Valley, where they set up garrison and returned. The envoy who moved the capital to Shui became the general of the Jin army, the governor of Youzhou , and was given the title of Marquis of Shanyang.
Xi Nai, a native of Yishui in the Tang Dynasty. Famous ink making expert. The ink is not only black and shiny, but also fragrant. The two characters "Xi Nai" or "Geng Shen" are printed on the ink. His younger brother and son were famous for making ink, and the Southern Tang Dynasty gave him the surname Li. His grandson Li Tinggui made better ink, and it was known as "Li Tinggui ink" and sold well all over the world.
Xizhi, named Yinqing, first moved west from Qiaobo, so he was a native of Jingzhao. If you are young and dedicated, you will know all the books. At the end of Dali, Emperor Daizong of the Tang Dynasty, he was promoted to Jinshi, with a clear and elegant literary style, and was awarded the title of Collector of Hongwen Hall. When Dezong was established, he admonished the official Cui Hetu to uphold the integrity of the envoy to Tubo. Yang Yan assisted in the administration and was summoned to teach Zuo Shiyi. When relatives are in mourning, rituals are ruined. Zhu Sifan traveled to Xingyuan by road and chariot, where he paid homage to Julang and Hanlin bachelor, but did not take up his post. After the thief was defeated, he was changed to Prince Si Yilang and became a member of the Ministry of Li Jin and the Ministry of Personnel. After meeting the left and right ministers, he was transferred to the left and right ministers.
Xi Chao, the founder of Huimo, Huimo was founded in the late Tang Dynasty. Xi Chao, a descendant of the Xi family of ink-making in Yishui (now Yizhou, Hebei Province), fled south to Shezhou with his family to avoid war. Seeing the dense pine forests and clear streams here, he settled down and resumed his old business of ink-making. The ink he created was "rich in texture, smooth in texture, and as shiny as paint." During the Southern Tang Dynasty, Li Yu, the later master, obtained Xi's ink and regarded it as a treasure. Then he ordered his son Xi Tinggui to be a "mo official" and gave him the national surname Li as a reward. From then on, the Xi family changed their surname to Li. Li Mo in Shezhou became famous all over the world and was known as "gold is easy to get, but Li Mo is hard to get". The national ink making center also moved south to Shezhou. Since then, ink-making masters have emerged one after another, such as Geng, Zhang Yu, Pan Gu, Wu Zi, Dai Yanheng, etc., and the Huizhou ink industry has entered its first heyday.
Xi Rongjun, courtesy name Zixi, was a native of Weiguo in the late Spring and Autumn Period and one of Confucius' students. "Historical Records of Justice" says he was a Weiguo person. In Kaiyuan of the Tang Dynasty, he was granted the title of "Xiapi Bo", and in the Song Dynasty, he was granted the title of "Marquis of Jiyang".
There are also Xi Juan, the Marquis of Lu in the Western Han Dynasty, Xi Yi, the Marquis of Chengtang, Xi Shixun in the Song Dynasty, Xi Ming, the censor of agriculture in the Ming Dynasty, Xi Tao, the poet and painter in the Qing Dynasty, Xi Que, the painter... and so on.
The above information was collected and compiled by Xun Qingxiang on the Internet. In order to promote the literacy of Chinese traditional Chinese elementary school textbooks, and supplemented by understanding family history, more information and more surnames are being collected. Suggestions and messages are welcome...
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