xī 奚
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the surname "Xi": 1. The surname "Xi" comes from the surname "Ren". According to "Xingyuan" (Source of Surnames), in the Xia Dynasty, Xi Zhong served as Che Zheng (an official in charge of carriages). He was originally based in Xue (present-day Teng County, Shandong) and later moved to Pi (present-day Weishan County, Shandong). His descendants took "Xi" as their surname. 2. It was changed from a compound surname of the Xianbei ethnic group. According to "Wei Shu - Guan Shi Zhi" (Records of Official Titles in the Wei Dynasty), during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the compound surname "Boxi" from the north of the Great Wall settled in the Central Plains after moving south to Luoyang with Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei and changed their surname to the Han surname "Ge".
Famous Story
Xi Rongdian, a native of the State of Wei during the Spring and Autumn Period, was full of lofty aspirations and one of the seventy-two worthy disciples among Confucius' three thousand disciples.
xí 习
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Famous Story
Migration and Distribution (Not available) The Xi surname is not listed among the top 100 surnames in the Mainland and Taiwan. The Xi surname originated from a place name. There was a place named Mount Shaoxi (now Fengyang County, Shaanxi Province) in the Spring and Autumn Period. The local residents took the place name as their surname and became the Xi clan. Regarding the origin of the Xi surname, there is another theory (however, this theory is not fully annotated in historical records, so it is not included in the official origin). There was a small vassal state in ancient times that used "Xi" as its state name, and the people of the state passed down this as their family surname. It is said that the descendants of the Western Liang clan and Fugong all changed their surnames to Xi.
xì 郤
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Famous Story
Migration Distribution Jiyin County, now Dingtao County, Shandong Province.
xí 席
百家姓 · Bai Jia Xing
Surname Origin
The origin of the "Xi" (席) surname: It originated from a name - avoidance surname change. According to "Guangyun", during the Spring and Autumn Period, Ji Tan, a high - ranking official of the Jin State, had ancestors who had been in charge of the state's ancient documents for generations, so they took "Ji" (籍) as their surname. Around the Qin and Han Dynasties, to avoid using the personal name of Xiang Yu (named Ji), the Overlord of Chu, the descendants of the Ji clan changed their surname to the phonetically similar "Xi" (席).
Famous Story
Xi Yu, styled Jianhou, was a native of Xiangyang in the Tang Dynasty. He passed the imperial examinations. He was honest, upright, and free from covetousness, and was not intimidated by the powerful and influential. Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once climbed the Chaoyuan Pavilion and composed poems. Among the court officials, the emperor considered Xi Yu's poem the best and hailed him as the crown of poets. During the Tianbao period (AD 742 - 755), he rose to the position of Minister of Rites.
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