Chinese culture has a long history, and the inheritance of surnames is a representative of our country's cultural tradition. It has a history of thousands of years in China. There are more than 500 surnames recorded in "Hundred Family Surnames" alone. However, in the long history, more than 3,000 surnames have appeared in our country. Among these more than 3,000 surnames, in addition to common surnames such as Zhao, Wang, Zhang, and Li, there are also some rare surnames. Although everyone is proud of their surname, some surnames are not even easy to give because they feel like they are swearing. What is going on?
The first name that is difficult to choose is the surname "Gou". This surname first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Because its homophonic pronunciation is the same as that of dog, no matter how you choose it, it feels like it is in the name of a dog. Swearing, for example, during the Ming Dynasty, there was an official named Gou. Think about what people would call him at that time.
The second is the surname "Poison". The origin of this surname also contains allusions. According to legend, during the Tang Dynasty, there was a prime minister named Dou Huaizhen. Although he was in a high position at the time, he longed for more power and wealth, but to get more power was to seek power and usurp the throne, so he colluded with the then Princess Taiping to rebel. They were discovered by Li Longji and both were sentenced to death. However, Li Longji was still angry, so he ordered Dou Huaizhen's surname Dou to be changed to Po, in order to warn future generations not to have any different intentions.
After that, there is the surname "Death". This surname comes from the Tuoba tribe of Xianbei. When Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang, this surname was introduced to the Central Plains and later became a Han surname. But this surname was so unlucky that people abandoned it.
Lastly, there is the surname "Cao". The first person with this surname was called Cao Shiqi. He was a leader of the peasant movement. Although the peasant uprising he initiated at that time ultimately failed. ended, but his surname was still passed down to later generations. But this surname always sounds like a curse. Although it sounds like a curse, there are still about 10,000 people with this surname.
Chinese culture is extensive and profound. The surname culture alone is enough for us to study carefully, and different surnames have different origins and allusions. Although the above four surnames are not easy to name, they still exist. meaning.