lǐ 李
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
There are four origins of the surname "Li". 1. According to "The Table of the Lineages of Prime Ministers in the Tang Book", it comes from the surname "Ying". After Gao Yao, the family members served as Dali (the head of prison officials in charge of criminal law) for generations and adopted the official title as the surname. Laozi, the founder of Taoism in the Spring and Autumn Period, took "Li" as the family name because his ancestors were officials in charge of justice and was called Li Er. 2. According to "The Northern History", the Li family in Zhao County were descendants of the Marquis of Wuan, a general of Zhao, and Li Zuoche was among their ancestors. 3. According to "The Wei Book", there was a compound - surname "Chili" of the Xianbei ethnic group in the northern part of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was later changed to the single - character Chinese surname "Li". 4. The royal family of the Tang Dynasty had the surname "Li", so "Li" became the national surname. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the founding generals of the sixteen surnames including Xu, Bing, An, Du, Hu, Hong, Guo, Ma, Xianyu, Zhang, Abu, Adie, Sheli, Dong, Luo, and Zhuye (five of which were compound surnames) were granted the national surname "Li". In addition, many other families also changed their surnames to Li, which led to a significant increase in the population of the Li family.
Famous Story
Li Er (i.e., Laozi), an important philosopher in the late Spring and Autumn Period. He advocates nature and puts forward the idea that "Man follows the Earth, the Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature." He is the founder of "Taoism," an important philosophical thought in China. Li Shimin (599 - 649) Li Bai (701 - 762), the greatest romantic poet in China. His ancestral home is Qin'an, Gansu. He is known as the "Immortal Poet." Li Zicheng (1606 - 1645), the leader of the peasant uprising army at the end of the Ming Dynasty. His nickname is "Chuangwang." He is from Mizhi, Shaanxi. Li Hongzhang (1823 - 1901), with the courtesy name Shaoyuan. He is from Hefei, Anhui. He is a statesman of the Qing Dynasty. He made contributions to suppressing the Nian Rebellion and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He successively served as the governor of Zhili, Huguang, and Guangdong and Guangxi. He is especially good at diplomacy and has represented the Qing government in signing treaties with foreign countries many times. Later, he died of vomiting blood due to overwork and was posthumously granted the title of the First - Rank Marquis. His posthumous title is "Wenzhong."
Random Names With "李"
Good fortune shining upon like a glorious dawn; lofty aspirations of a swan.
With a broad mind, promote righteousness.
The roc spreads its wings, and the surging waves stretch far and wide.
Exquisitely charming and full of vigor
Be whole - hearted and see things through from beginning to end.
As precious as fine jade, with noble and pure virtues.
Radiantly charming and exquisitely dignified.
Magnificent and outstanding, the son inherits the heroic aspirations.