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Change Of Xianbei Names To Han Names
The change of Xianbei family names to Han names was part of a larger sinicization campaign.Book of Wei volume 113Branner, David Prager. 006(2006). John Benjamins Publishing. The Chinese Rime Tables: Linguistic Philosophy And Historical-comparative. It was at its peak intensity under Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei dynasty in 496. Background To formalize sinification, a number of actions were taken prior to the name changes. * In 493, the capital was moved to Luoyang, closer to the agricultural Han and away from the nomadic roots. * In 494, nomadic style clothing were abandoned. * In 495, nomadic languages at court were abandoned. Changes Northern Wei ordered Xianbei family names that were two-to-three syllables to be shortened to one-to-two syllables, converting them to Han names. Later historians, including Wei Shou, the author of the official history of Northern Wei, ''Book of Wei'', found shortened Han-style names to be easier to write about, and therefore used post-496 fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xianbei
The Xianbei (; ) were an ancient nomadic people that once resided in the eastern Eurasian steppes in what is today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, and Northeastern China. The Xianbei were likely not of a single ethnicity, but rather a multilingual, multi-ethnic confederation consisting of mainly Proto-Mongols (who spoke either pre-Proto-Mongolic,, quote: "The Xianbei confederation appears to have contained speakers of Pre-Proto-Mongolic, perhaps the largest constituent linguistic group, as well as former Xiongnu subjects, who spoke other languages, Turkic almost certainly being one of them."Pulleyblank, Edwin G. (1983). "The Chinese and Their Neighbors in Prehistoric and Early Historic China," in The Origins of Chinese Civilization, University of California Pressp. 452of pp. 411–466. or Para-Mongolic languages), and, to a minor degree, Tungusic and Turkic peoples. They originated from the Donghu people who splintered into the Wuhuan and Xianbei when they were defeated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhou (surname)
Zhōu () is a Chinese surname, Chinese-language surname. In places which use the Wade–Giles romanization such as Taiwan, Zhou is usually spelled as Chou, and it may also be spelled as Chiau, Chau, Chao (surname), Chao, Chew (surname), Chew, Chow (surname), Chow, Chiu, Cho, Chu, Jhou, Jou, Djou, Jue, Jow, Joe, or Tseu, depending on regional pronunciation. In classical genealogy, the main origin of the surname 周 (Zhou) derives from the royal members of the house of Zhou, originally surnamed Ji (surname 姬), 姬 (Ji). They were the descendants of King Ping of Zhou, adopted the surname 周 (Zhou) after the fall of the Zhou dynasty. Zhou ranks as the 10th most common surname in mainland China . In 2013 it was found to be the 10th most common name, shared by 25,200,000 people or 1.900% of the population, with the province with the most being Hunan. Derived from the Zhou dynasty, it has been one of the ten list of common Chinese surnames, most common surnames in China since the Yu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo (羅)
Luo or Lo refers to the Mandarin romanizations of the Chinese surnames 羅 (Simplified Chinese: 罗, pinyin: Luó, Jyutping: Lo4) and 駱 (Simplified Chinese: 骆, pinyin: Luò, Jyutping: Lok3). Of the two surnames, wikt:罗 is much more common among Chinese people. According to the Cantonese pronunciation, it can also refer to 盧. In Cantonese, 罗/羅 is usually romanized as Lo and Law. In Teochew, 罗/羅 is most commonly transliterated as Low while in the Hokkien dialect it is romanized as Loke. In North Korea, 羅 is transcribed as 라 (Ra) and South Korea is transcribed as 나 (Na). In Vietnam, the name 羅 is pronounced La. It is the 75th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . Origins The origin of the Luo surname dates back to descendants of Luo, a feudal state which existed during the Shang dynasty to the Warring States period (modern day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su (surname)
Su is the pinyin romanization of Chinese, romanization of the list of common Chinese surnames, common Chinese surname written in simplified characters and traditional characters, traditionally. It was listed 42nd among the Song dynasty, Song-era list of the ''Hundred Family Surnames''. In 2019 it was the 46th most common surname in mainland China. Romanizations The Wade-Giles, Wade form of the name is identical to the pinyin, but it is also sometimes irregularly romanized as Soo (surname), Soo. and are also romanized SO (other)#People, So and Sou (surname), Sou in Cantonese; Soh (surname), Soh and Souw (surname), Souw in Southern Min dialects; and Thu (surname), Thu in Gan Chinese, Gan. This Chinese name is also the source of the Vietnamese surname Tô (surname), Tô (Chữ Nôm: ); the Korean surname , which is romanization of Korean, romanized So (Korean name), So; the Japanese surname , which is also romanization of Japanese, romanized SO (other)#People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liang (surname)
Liang () is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Lio / Niu (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan), or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang () or Ryang (). In Vietnam, it is pronounced as Lương. It is listed 128th in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 it was the 22nd most common surname in Mainland China. In comparison, it is the 7th most common surname in Hong Kong, where it is usually written Leung or Leong. History During the reign of the Zhou dynasty King Xuan of Zhou (827–782 BC), Qin Zhong set out on an expedition to subdue the peoples to the west in Central Asia. After Qin Zhong died, the King divided the area of Shang among them, the second son of Qin Zhong received the area around Liangshan Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gou (苟)
Gou or GOU may refer to: People * Empress Gou (), wife of Fú Jiān of Former Qin * Empress Dowager Gou (), mother of Fú Jiān of Former Qin * Oeyo (1573–1626), wife of Shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada Surname * Khadafi Gou (born 1977), Cuban footballer * Terry Gou (born 1950), Taiwanese businessman * Xiao Gou (died 887), Chinese chancellor Other uses * Gō (TV series), ''Gō'' (TV series), a Japanese drama * Gō (given name), a masculine Japanese given name * Gō (unit), a traditional Japanese unit of volume * Garoua International Airport, in Cameroon * Gawar language * General Offensive Unit, a class of fictional artificially intelligent starship in The Culture universe of late Scottish author Iain Banks * Godfrey Okoye University, in Enugu, Nigeria * United Officers' Group (Spanish: '), a defunct Argentine nationalist secret society * Main Operations Directorate (''Glavnoe upravlenie operatsii'') of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation {{disamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lian (連)
Lian/Lien ( 連/ 连), ( 廉) is a Chinese surname. Origin 連 The Chinese Lian ( 連) family originated from the Gaoxin (高辛) family, Lianao (連敖) of Chu (state), and the Jiang (姜) family of Qi (state). Also, it was founded from various public offices of the Zhou dynasty period and the public offices of the Han dynasty period. Later, another Lian (連) family was founded from the Xiongnu people, the Xianbei people, and the Manchu people. 廉 The Chinese Lian ( 廉) family originated from the Xiong family of the Chu (state) and the Buddhist Turpan Uyghurs like Lian Xixian. It is also said that the Lian family descended from the Yellow Emperor. It is the 66th name on the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem.K. S. Tom. 989(1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. . Notable people 練 * Denis Lian (練建勝; born 1972), Singaporean race car driver * Lian Junjie (练俊杰; born 2000), Chinese diver 連 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou (surname 楼)
Lóu is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in simplified character and in traditional character. It is the 269th most common surname in China, shared by approximately 220,000 people. Lou 楼 is not listed in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. Demographics As of 2008, there are approximately 220,000 people surnamed Lou 楼, or 0.018% of the total Chinese population, making it the 269th most common surname in China. Distribution of the surname is highly uneven; the coastal province of Zhejiang in eastern China has the highest concentration of the surname, followed by Shanghai, Guangxi, and Jiangxi. As early as the Song dynasty (960–1279), when there were approximately 70,000 people surnamed Lou 楼, Zhejiang already had a high concentration of the surname. After the Mongol invasion of China and the short-lived Yuan dynasty, by the Ming dynasty the Lou-surnamed population declined to 32,000, still highly concentrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He (賀)
He or HE may refer to: Language * He (letter), the fifth letter of the Semitic abjads * He (pronoun), a pronoun in Modern English * He (kana), one of the Japanese kana (へ in hiragana and ヘ in katakana) * Ge (Cyrillic), a Cyrillic letter called ''He'' in Ukrainian * Hebrew language (ISO 639-1 language code: he) Places * He County, Anhui, China * He River, or Hejiang (贺江), a tributary of the Xi River in Guangxi and Guangdong * Hebei, abbreviated as ''HE'', a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation HE) * Hessen, abbreviated as ''HE'', a state of Germany People * He (surname), Chinese surname, sometimes transcribed Hé or Ho; includes a list of notable individuals so named * Zheng He (1371–1433), Chinese admiral * He (和) and He (合), collectively known as 和合二仙 ('' He-He er xian'', "Two immortals He"), two Taoist immortals known as the "Immortals of Harmony and Unity" * Immortal Woman He, or He Xiangu, one of the Eight Immortals of Taoism Arts, entertai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu (surname 陆)
Lu, Lü, or LU may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Lu (duo), a Mexican band ** ''Lu'' (album) * Character from Mike, Lu & Og * Lupe Fiasco or Lu (born 1982), American musician * Lu Watters (1911-1989), American musician * Lu Gambino (1923-2003), American football player * Lu Blue (1897-1958), American baseball player * Lu Corfield (born 1979 or 1980), Welsh actress * Lu Leonard (1926-2004), American actress * Lu Parker (1968), American journalist * Lu Ann Simms (1932-2003), American singer * Lebor na hUidre, a manuscript containing many Irish fictional stories commonly abbreviated LU * Lu (novel), 2018 novel by Jason Reynolds * Chinese surnames * Lu (surname), including: ** Lu (surname 卢), the 52nd commonest ** Lu (surname 陆), the 61st commonest ** Lu (surname 鲁), the 115th commonest **Lu (surname 路), the 116th commonest ** Lu (surname 芦), the 140th commonest ** Lu (surname 禄) ** Lu (surname 逯) ** Lu (surname 鹿) * Lü (surname), 吕, the 47th common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Che (surname)
Che is the Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in traditional Chinese and in simplified Chinese. It is listed 229th in the Song dynasty Chinese classics, classic text ''Hundred Family Surnames''. As of 2008, it is the 191st most common surname in China, shared by 540,000 people. It is romanized Cha (Korean surname), Cha in Korean. Notable people * Catherine Che (1952–2021), Hong Kong ten-pin bowling player * Che Chew Chan (born 1982), Malaysian taekwondo practitioner * Che Chi Man (born 1975), Macanese footballer * Che Chi-ming (born 1957), Hong Kong chemist * Che Dingjin (:zh:車鼎晉, 車鼎晉; 1668–1733), Qing dynasty scholar and poet, son of Che Wanyu * Che Feng (born 1970), Chinese business mogul * Che Hongcai (born 1936), Chinese linguist * Che Jun (born 1955), Chinese politician and Governor of Zhejiang province * Che Mah (1838–1926), Chinese dwarf * Che Mian (born 1983), Chinese Paralympic athlete * Che Qingyun (:zh:車 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
