What does the totem surname Liu mean?

The earliest Liu surname originated from Liu Lei, a descendant of Yao, so Liu Lei was the ancestor of the Liu surname. Liu surnamed looks out over Pengcheng, Jiangsu Province. As of 2013, the population was nearly 70 million, accounting for 5.34% of the national population, ranking fourth after Wang, Li, and Zhang. The Liu surname established the Western Han, Later Han, and Southern Han regimes. Let me introduce to you the meaning of the Liu surname totem, for your reference only.

The meaning of the totem surname Liu

Interpretation Jiang is a combined pictographic character. The lower part of the oracle bone inscription is shaped like holding hands, and the upper part is made of thatch. Some data show that Jiang is wild rice, an aquatic plant whose fruit is wild rice, which is edible and grows in the south. This is the original meaning of the word Jiang.

Origin: At the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, Bo Ling, the third son of Zhou Gong Ji Dan, was granted the title of Chiang (southeast of today's Huaibin County, Henan) and established the Chiang Kingdom. During the Spring and Autumn Period, in 617 BC, the State of Jiang was destroyed by the State of Chu, and their descendants took the country as their surname, the Jiang family.

The ancestor of the surname: Jiang Boling (the third son of Zhou Gongdan)

The origin of the surname Liu Totem

Source 1:

From Qi The surname is Tao Tang. After Emperor Yao (Yi Qi Fangxun), he was granted the title of Liu (now Tang County, Hebei Province) and established the Liu State with the surname Qi. The descendants believe that the surname originated from the Qi surname. Legend has it that it came from the Qi family, a descendant of the ancient Emperor Yao. He was granted the title of Liu Guo (formerly known as Tang County in Dingzhou, now Tang County in Hebei Province), and his surname was named after the country. According to legend, Tang Yao was the leader of the Tao Tang clan of the ancient Qi tribe. His name was Fangxun. He was virtuous and kind. He later became the leader of the tribal alliance and was respected as one of the Five Emperors. According to legend, Tang Yao was born in Yiqi Mountain in Shunping County (formerly Wan County). Yiqi Mountain was also called Yao Mountain. County), the descendants took the name of the country as their surname, and passed it down from generation to generation as the Liu family. It was called the authentic Liu family in history.

It is also said that the surname Liu originated from Liu Lei (part of Liu's genealogy was compiled? Liu was blocked by Liu Lei?). "Zuo Zhuan" records in the 29th year of Zhao Gong: "As Tao and Tang Dynasty declined, Liu Lei followed him and learned to disturb the dragon from the Huan Long family to serve Kong Jia. Kong Jia gave him the surname Yulong, in order to serve Kong Jia and help him eat and drink. The Empress of Xia Jiazhi gave her the title of Yulong, in order to replace the Queen Wei. "The Chronicles of the Bamboo Book" says: "In the first year of Kong Jia's reign, Wei Shi was deposed and Liu Lei was made to work as a dragon. ?"Bamboo Book Chronicles" says:? In the seventh year of Emperor Kong Jia's reign, Liu Lei moved to Luyang. ?

Source 2:

Originated from the Jin Dynasty’s scholar clan: Liu Lei, the descendant of Emperor Yao, served King Kong Jia of Xia and gave him the dragon dragon. Later, he moved to Lu County and became the Peng family in the Shang Dynasty. At the end of the Shang Dynasty, the country was in the Tang Dynasty. King Cheng of Zhou destroyed the Tang Dynasty and moved to Du (now Duling in the south of Xi'an City), becoming the Du family of the Tang Dynasty. During the reign of King Xuan of Zhou Dynasty, the monarch Du Bo was killed without guilt. His son Du Xishu went to Jin Dynasty, and his grandson Du Wei served as a scholar in Jin State. The surname Fan in the city was named Fan. Shi Hui's legitimate son Fan Wen: His son Shi Xie was a virtuous minister of the country; his second son Shi Li established the Hu family, and Shi Li became the son of Shi Gong. The youngest son served the Qin Dynasty as a scholar and was restored to the Liu family. Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, was his descendant. Shihui is not only the ancestor of the Fan and Sui families, but also the great ancestor of the Liu family. "Zuo Zhuan" in the 24th year of Duke Xiang: (Fan Xuanzi said) The ancestor of Gai was the Tao Tang family from Yu and above, the Yulong family in the Xia, the Weiwei family in the Shang Dynasty, the Tang Du family in the Zhou Dynasty, and the ruler of Jin Xia Meng is the Fan family. ?Wang Fu praised in "Qianfu Lun": ?The Liu family has been famous in the world for virtue since the Tang Dynasty and above the Han Dynasty. Zheng Qiao said in the 26th volume of "Tongzhi" "Clan 2": After Yao, they were divided into six families, the Tang family, the Du family, the Fan family, the Liu family, the Wei family, and the Qi family, all of which were named after Yao. Not obliterated?!

Source 3:

Originated from the surname Ji, which came from the fiefdom given to his younger brother Ji Jizi by King Ding of Zhou Dynasty. It is a surname based on the name of the fiefdom.

Around the eighth year of King Ji Yu of Zhou Ding (599 BC), King Zhou Ding granted Liu Yi (now Yanshi, Henan) as a territory to his younger brother Ji Jizi. At this point, Liu Ziguo with the surname of Ji was officially established in the territory of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and Duke Liu Kang became the ancestor of the Liu family with the surname of Ji. The Liu family named Ji has been a minister of the Zhou Dynasty for generations and has been in charge of domestic and foreign affairs for more than a hundred years.

"Zuo Zhuan" In the eleventh year of Chenggong's reign: Jin Dynasty came to compete with Zhou Dynasty for land, and the king ordered Duke Liu Kang and Duke Shan Xiang to sue Jin.

Source 4:

It originated from Liu Dao, a general of the Qi State who surrendered to the Han Dynasty in the late Qin Dynasty: According to historical records, Liu Dao, the Xiaohou of Pingdu, Pingdu. The name of Suoyin County belongs to the East China Sea. In the third year of Emperor Gaozu's reign, General Qi surrendered and settled Qi, marquis, and thousands of households.

In the fifth year of Xiaohui, in the fourth year of Gengxu (191 BC), in June Yihai, Xiaohou Liu arrived in the first year. Qi General asked for his hiding place. There were three people when Xiaohui was already there?

Source 5: Granting or changing surnames

1. From the Xiang family: In the early Han Dynasty, Xiang Yu’s uncle Xiang Bo and others were given the title of Liu family, and they were granted the title of Marquis of Sheyang: After Liu Bang became emperor In order to thank Xiang Bo for his life-saving grace, he gave Xiang Bo the surname Liu and the title of Marquis of Sheyang. At the same time, three people of the Xiang clan were also granted the title: Taohou Xiangxiang was granted the title of Wenshang, Shandong, Pinggaohou Xiangta was granted the title of Wenxian, Henan, and Xuanwuhou (the name has not been found, the title of the title is to be verified). For these three Xiang clan marquises He and his family were all given the surname Liu.

2. From Si’s surname Lou: Granting Lou Jing the title of Liu surname, and granting him the title of Marquis of Guannei: Lou Jing, a native of Qi State, went to pay homage to Liu Bang. He advocated making Chang'an the capital. After Liu Bang carefully listened to his opinions on establishing the capital, he also solicited the opinions of other ministers. Among the ministers, only Zhang Liang agreed with Lou Jing's views and urged Liu Bang to move the capital to Chang'an. Therefore, Liu Bang decided to move the capital of the Han Dynasty to Chang'an. Liu Bang adopted Lou Jing's suggestion to move the capital to Chang'an, and kept him as an official. He also named him Guannei Marquis and gave him the surname Liu.

3. Originated from the etiquette (official position) of the Han Dynasty. It comes from the autumn sacrifice grave of the royal family of the Han Dynasty (? Liu), and it belongs to the surname named after the official. Special attention should be paid to the following: Liu Zhiliu's original character is 袢, so the correct pronunciation of the surname is l?u (ㄌㄡˋ), not l?u (ㄌㄧㄡˊ).

4. From the Wang family: Wang Chang, a native of Wuyang in the Eastern Han Dynasty, had great achievements in Ping Wang Mang, and was given the surname Liu by Liu Xuan, the Gengshi Emperor; Wang Lang pretended to be Liu Ziyu, the son of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, and proclaimed himself emperor, but was executed.

5. From the Gong family: After Song Zhenzong succeeded to the throne, he gave the queen Liu E’s cousin (some say ex-husband) Gong Mei the surname Liu, and regarded him as his younger brother; during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the famous general Commander Liu Xian’s original surname was Gong. In order to repay the kindness of others, I changed my surname to Liu.

6. From the Lu family: Lu Fang, a native of Sanshui, Anding, pretended to be Liu Wenbo, the great-grandson of Emperor Wu. He once proclaimed himself emperor and took control of Pingliang and other places, but failed and fled to the Huns:

7. From the Kou family: Liu Feng, the Shu general of the Three Kingdoms, whose original surname was Kou. He was the adopted son of Liu Bei and changed his surname to Liu.

8. From the Qiu family: Qiu Chen, a native of Yiyang (now Xinye, Henan) in the Western Jin Dynasty, pretended to be a descendant of the Han clan and changed his surname to Liu and Ni. He was proclaimed emperor and given the title of Shenfeng.

9. From the Liu family: The Liu family was changed to the Liu family: Houpo Liu is a member of the Liu family in Yongchun. During the turmoil at the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the surname was changed to Liu; another "Qingyuan Liu family genealogy" Zai: In the 39th generation, Liu Tianlu recorded events on Quanzhou Road. Due to the serious military situation, he did not serve as an official. He returned to Yongchun and lived in his old place of Liu'an. He was changed to Liu, the ancestor of this branch.

10. Born from the Liu family, after Liu Zongyuan, a litterateur of the Tang Dynasty. Due to the disagreement between Liu Zongyuan and the ministers of the government at that time, he provoked many royal cronies. His descendants fled to Hongtong County in Shanxi Province for fear of being framed. Changed his surname to Liu. Many years later, due to local floods, they moved to Zhoukou in Henan, Bozhou in Anhui, Caoxian and Tai'an in Shandong.

11. From the Xue family: Emperor Liu Jien of the Northern Han Dynasty, whose real surname was Xue, changed his surname to Liu because he was Liu Chengjun's nephew and adopted son.

12. From the He family: Emperor Liu Jiyuan of the Northern Han Dynasty, whose original surname was He. Because he was Liu Chengjun's nephew and adopted son, he also changed his surname to Liu.

13. It is said that after the defeat of Chen Youliang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, some of his descendants changed their surname to Liu.

14. Liu Zhenliang, the eunuch of the Tang Dynasty, was originally named Ju Wenzhen and had no heirs.

15. The eunuch Liu Jin of the Ming Dynasty, whose original surname was Tan (sound dan), changed his surname to Liu and had no heirs.

16. From the Hou family: Liu Hengzhen (1872-1926), also known as Hou Xiabo, with the courtesy name Tuqiong, the nickname Chunqing, the Philippine name Jose Higuera Baohua, Nan'an, Fujian Dockman was an overseas Chinese general in the Philippine War of Independence. Other modern and contemporary people who changed their surname to Liu are briefly mentioned.

The migration distribution of totems surnamed Liu

The surname Liu is based on Yi. According to expert research, there are more than 70 million people with the surname Liu in the world. Can it be said that people with the surname Liu are spreading everywhere? (Liu)?. The Liu family established the Eastern and Western Han dynasties and ruled the world, so their descendants were distributed in fourteen places including Tianshui, Zhongshan, Nanyang, Pengcheng and Dongping.

At the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period

The Liu family in the Central Plains continued to migrate to all directions to avoid Dong Zhuo's rebellion, mainly to the southeast to defect to Sun Wu and to the southwest to Sichuan to defect to the Shu Han.

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties

The Liu family moved southward on a large scale and had a great influence in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the Tang and Song dynasties,

the Liu surname has spread all over the country and is popular throughout China until today.

Since the late Ming Dynasty,

people from the Liu family in Fujian and Guangdong have immigrated to Taiwan one after another, and many people later went to make a living overseas.