China has a single surname of 693 1 person. Two-character surnames are 90 12, four-character surnames are 4850, four-character surnames are 2276, five-character surnames are 54 1 a, six-character surnames are 142, seven-character surnames are 39, eight-character surnames are 14, nine-character surnames are 7, and cross surnames are/.

The origin of surnames can be traced back to the matriarchal clan system in primitive human society, so many ancient surnames in China are beside or at the bottom of female characters. Surname is a specific symbol to distinguish clans, such as the name of a tribe or the name of a tribal leader. ?

Eight famous surnames in ancient China: Ji, Yao, Gui, Gui, Jiang, Ying, Gui and Gui.

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China's surname culture has a long history, especially the Han surname, and each caste contains its unique and rich cultural connotation. Moreover, every caste has its representative figures, and there is no distinction between poor, high, low, rich, expensive and cheap.

The Yellow Emperor lived on the bank of Jishui and took Ji as his surname. Sima Qian said in Records of the Five Emperors: "There are twenty-five sons of the Yellow Emperor, and fourteen of them have their surnames." In Sanyu, Xu Chen explained: "There are 25 sons of the Yellow Emperor, and 14 of them have surnames, which are twelve surnames, including Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Nuo, Yi and Yi.

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