Si (surname)
Si (姒) | |
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Language(s) | Chinese |
Origin | |
Language(s) | Old Chinese |
Derivation |
Emperor Yao (堯) Yu the Great (禹) |
Meaning | East and West |
Other names | |
Variant(s) | Sa, Sha, Xia, Ha |
Derivative(s) | Shi, Xi, Ci |
See also | Xia Dynasty |
Si (Chinese: 姒; pinyin: sì) was a Chinese surname during the Xia Dynasty. According to Records of the Grand Historian, the surname of the Xia Dynasty ruler was Si (姒). In general, the Chinese hold Xia founder Yu the Great (禹) to be a descendant of Emperor Yao (堯).
Surnames during the Xia
- Xia (surname) (夏) from Yu the Great
- Yu (surname) (禹) from Yu the Great
- Liu (surname) (劉) from Yu the Great
- Xin (surname) (辛) from Yu the Great
- Guo (surname) (郭) from Yu the Great
- Deng (surname) (鄧) from Yu the Great
- Bian (surname) (卞) from Yu the Great
- Nan (surname) (南) from Yu the Great
- Tong (surname) (佟) from Jie of Xia
- Táng (surname) (唐) from Emperor Yao
- Tao (surname) (陶) from Emperor Yao
- Pan (surname) (范) from Emperor Yao
- Chen (surname) (谌) from Emperor Yao
- Guan (surname) (灌) from Emperor Yao
- Qi (surname) (祁) from Emperor Yao
- Li (family name) (黎) from Emperor Yao
See also
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