mǐ 米
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The surname "Mi" has its origin as one of the "Nine Surnames of Zhaowu", which were surnames of northern ethnic minorities in history. According to "Tongzhi - Clansman Strategies", they were originally Western Region Hu people, the collateral branches of Kangju in the Han Dynasty. They originally lived in Zhaowu City (now in Gansu Province). Defeated by the Xiongnu, they moved to the basins of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers in Central Asia and established nine - kingdom regimes including Kang, An, Cao, Shi, Mi, He, Shi, Huoxun, and Wudi. The former site of the Mi Kingdom is in the southwest of Samarkand, Uzbekistan today, and it was once under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty. Those who entered the Central Plains were known as the Mi clan.
Famous Story
Mi Fu (1051–1107), styled Fuzhang, with the sobriquets Haiyue Waishi and Lumeng Jushi, was a native of Xiangyang in the Song Dynasty and was commonly known as Mi Xiangyang. He was unrestrained and unconventional, and his behaviors were so eccentric that he was known as Mi Dian (the Crazy Mi). He was good at writing odd and adventurous essays, excelled in calligraphy, and was also an original painter of landscapes and figures. He had a great passion for ancient bronzes, stones, and curios, especially strange mountains. There is a well - known story about him paying homage to a rock. He once held the post of the Deputy Minister of Rites and was also called Mi Nangong. He was the author of books such as Baojin Yingguang Ji, Shu Shi, Hua Shi, and Yan Shi.
Random Names With "米"
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Brilliant and resplendent
Fiery in passion and brimming with vitality.
A modest and gentle gentleman, of noble virtue.