cháng 常
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Chang" is as follows: 1. It comes from the "Ji" surname and is derived from the name of a fief. According to "Tongzhi · Shizu Lue", after King Wu conquered the Shang Dynasty, a son of King Wen was enfeoffed in the State of Kang and was commonly known as Kang Shu. After the rebellion of Wu Geng was suppressed, Kang Shu was transferred and enfeoffed in the State of Wei. Later, Kang Shu enfeoffed one of his sons in the Changyi fief, and his descendants gradually became the Chang clan. 2. It was changed due to the need to avoid taboos. According to "Shiben", after Duke Henghui of the noble family in the State of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, there was the Heng clan, which was once changed to the Chang clan to avoid the personal name taboo of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Heng. "Heng" and "Chang" have the same meaning. 3. According to "Lushi", there were also people with the Chang surname among the descendants of the noble family in the State of Wu during the Warring States Period. They are also the descendants of Chang Xian and Chang Xi, ministers of the Yellow Emperor in mythology.
Famous Story
### Chang'e She was the wife of Hou Yi. Legend has it that she flew to the Moon Palace and became a fairy after stealing the elixir of immortality. To avoid offending Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, the character "Heng" was changed to "Chang". In *Huainanzi - The Gazing of the Nether*, it is recorded that "Hou Yi asked the Queen Mother of the West for the elixir of immortality, and Heng'e stole it and flew to the moon. He felt extremely sad and didn't know what to do next." In *The Story of the Golden Boy, the Jade Girl, and Jiao Hong* written by Liu Dui of the Ming Dynasty, it says, "If she is not the goddess in the moon, she must be a fairy among the flowers." She is also known as Chang'e and Heng'e. ### Chang Yuchun (1330–1369) With the courtesy name Boren, he was from Huaiyuan in the Ming Dynasty. He had a magnificent appearance, was good at archery, and was very brave and powerful. He assisted Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in fighting battles in the south of the Yangtze River, and was victorious everywhere. Then he led the army on a northern expedition, captured the capital of the Yuan Dynasty, drove out Emperor Yuan, and pacified the country. He was gradually promoted to the position of Deputy General on the Left, and later to the important position of handling military and state affairs in the Zhongshu Province. After his death, he was posthumously granted the title of Right Prime Minister of the Zhongshu Province. He was also enfeoffed as the Duke of E and the King of Kaiping, and was given the posthumous title Zhongwu.
Random Names With "常"
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Grace spreads far and wide, gentle and preeminent.