Huo () is a
Chinese surname
Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...
. It is pronounced as Fok in
Cantonese
Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...
.
During the
Zhou dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ) was a royal dynasty of China that existed for 789 years from until 256 BC, the longest span of any dynasty in Chinese history. During the Western Zhou period (771 BC), the royal house, surnamed Ji, had military ...
,
King Wu awarded land to his brother Shuchu (叔處) in "Huo" (modern
Huozhou,
Shanxi
Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...
), and Shuchu's descendants adopted "Huo" as their family name.
Notable people
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Huo Qubing
Huo Qubing (140 BC – October 117 BC, formerly ''Ho Ch'ii-ping'') was a Chinese military general and politician of the Western Han dynasty during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han. He was a nephew of the general Wei Qing and Empress Wei Zifu (Emp ...
(霍去病; 140–117 BC), Western Han dynasty general
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Huo Guang
Huo Guang (; died 21 April 68 BC), courtesy name Zimeng (子孟), posthumous name Marquess Xuancheng of Bolu (博陸宣成侯), was a Chinese politician and imperial regent who served as the dominant state official of the Han dynasty#Western Ha ...
(霍光; d. 68 BC), Huo Qubing's half-brother, Western Han dynasty statesman
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Huo Chengjun
Huo Chengjun () (died 54 BC) was an empress of the Chinese Western Han dynasty. She was the second wife of Emperor Xuan. Her father was the statesman Huo Guang, who served as regent for Emperor Zhao and who remained exceedingly powerful during E ...
(霍成君; d. 54 BC), Huo Guang's daughter, Western Han dynasty empress
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Huo Jun
Huo Jun (178–217), courtesy name Zhongmiao, was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. Liu Bei thought very highly of Huo Jun and in a letter to Zhuge Liang praised him as a great warrio ...
(霍峻; 177–216), Eastern Han dynasty general
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Huo Yi (霍弋), Huo Jun's son, Shu general of the Three Kingdoms period
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Huo Ji (霍冀; 1516–1575), Ming dynasty official
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Huo Yuanjia
Huo Yuanjia (18 January 1868 – 14 September 1910),[wushu.org.cn]
states that the Chin Woo Athletic Associa ...
(霍元甲; 1868–1910), Qing dynasty martial artist
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Henry Fok Ying-tung (霍英東; Huo Yingdong; 1923–2006), Hong Kong businessman
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Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (霍震霆; Huo Zhenting; b. 1946), Henry Fok's eldest son, Hong Kong politician and entrepreneur
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Ian Fok Tsun-wan (霍震寰; Huo Zhenhuan; b. 1949), Henry Fok's second son, Hong Kong entrepreneur
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Canning Fok Kin-ning (霍建寧; Huo Jianning; b. 1951), Hong Kong entrepreneur
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Clarence Fok Yiu-leung
Clarence Fok Yiu-leung (; 1960 – 1 February 2024) was a Hong Kong film director and actor. He was perhaps best known for directing the international cult classic ''Naked Killer'' (1992).
Life and career
Fok was born in 1960 in Hong Kong. He ...
(霍耀良; Huo Yaoliang; b. 1958), Hong Kong film director and producer
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Serge Huo-chao-si (霍 ??; Huo Chaosi; b. 1968), French Cartoonist
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Wallace Huo Chien-hwa (霍建華; Huo Jianhua; b. 1979), Taiwanese actor and singer
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Huo Siyan (霍思燕; b. 1981), actress
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Raulito Carbonell Huo (born c. 1950), Puerto Rican actor, comedian, singer and lawyer of Catalan and Chinese descent
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Henry Huo
Henry Huo ( zh, s=霍尊, p=Huò Zūn; born 18 September 1990) is a Chinese singer-songwriter and actor.
He gained fame by placing in the top three in singing competition '' Asian Wave'' 《声动亚洲》 (霍尊; b. 1990), Chinese singer-composer
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