"Chu" originated from
1. It came after Chu Shi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Take the official name as the surname. According to "Tongzhi? Clan strategy? Taking the official as the surname goes:? This is from the Yin (Shang) descendants Song Gong's son's defective food was taken from Chu, and his virtue was a teacher, so he was named Chu Shi. ?
2. It came from the Zhou Dynasty. Residents take place names as their surnames. There is another simple way to say the surname of Chu, that is, taking the place where you live as your surname. According to Tracing the Origin of Surnames, there was a place called Chu in ancient times, and local residents took Chu as their surname. According to Zuozhuan, it was mentioned that there is a Chu pavilion in the south of Luoyang County. "Later Han" again? County Records also records that there are Chu's canals and two books in Luoyang, and at the same time think that these are all? Zhou has a place of Chu, and those who live in it think it's surname? Proof of. In this way, what is said in "A Survey of Surnames"? In ancient times, there was a place of Chu, and the residents thought it was surname? , can yet be regarded as well-founded. Chu's surname can be traced back to Henan in the Spring and Autumn Period, but it is recognized by people.
3, from the surname. After being the son of Duke Gong of the Song Dynasty in the Spring and Autumn Period, he was named after the place name. According to "Wan surname Tongpu" and "Tongzhi? A brief introduction to clans, etc., the surname of Chu comes from the surname of Zi, and this is a descendant of the royal family of Yin Shang Dynasty. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of the Song Dynasty * * * was defective, and the word Zishi was eaten in Chuyi (now Luoyang City, Henan Province). Why? Its virtue can be taught? Therefore, it is called Chu Shi. His descendants took the surname, became Chu Shi's, and later went to the teacher's name as Chu surname.
4. It comes from taking the official as the surname. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Song, Wei, Zheng and other countries set up officials of Chu teachers, called city orders, who were in charge of market trade. At that time, there was a practice of taking the official as the surname, and the descendants of Chu Shi Guan often took the surname Chu Shi. After the provincial division changed its name to Chu, it was called Chu.
the surname ancestor
is defective. According to "Tongzhi? Clan strategy? Taking the official as the surname, in the Spring and Autumn Period, the son of Song Guosong * * * was defective and the word Zishi was sealed in Chu (now Luoyang City, Henan Province). Because of his noble character, he was honored as? Master Chu? . ? Master Chu? Ben is an official in charge of the market, also known as? City order? . During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Song State, the Wei State and the Zheng State all set up officials of Chu teachers. What are the descendants of the child defect? Master Chu? Proud of the title, so, some are? Hey? For the surname, called Chu. Therefore, the descendants of Chu family often regard Zi Xian as the ancestor of Chu's surname.
Migration distribution
Chu surname is not included in the top 1 surnames in mainland China and Taiwan Province. Chu's surname ranks 11th in the Song Dynasty's Hundred Family Names, and there are two opinions about the origin of Chu's surname. One is from Henan. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Zi Shi, the son of Gong Gong of Song State, was appointed by Gong Gong as? Master Chu? , equivalent to the current position of mayor, and his descendants take this as their surname. Another statement about the origin of Chu surname is that in Zuo Zhuan, it was mentioned that there is a Chu pavilion in the south of Luoyang; "Were"? There is also a record of Chu's canal in the annals of counties and countries, and Chu's surname is derived from the place name. However, no matter which statement is correct, in short, it is certain that the birthplace of Chu surname is in Henan. In addition, so far, there is no written record that Chu was given the surname,, and assumed the surname. China people are very simple in origin. China people surnamed Chu have the most to boast about, that is, their blood purity. Other most popular surnames, perhaps because the tree is tall and the shadow is long, are inevitably mixed with other people's lineages, or given surnames and assumed surnames, which increases the confusion of future generations and even cannot be traced back to their real place. The descendants of Chu surname will not have this kind of trouble, because up to now, there has been no record of Chu surname being fraudulently used. Although the Chu surname is not numerous and numerous, it seems a bit thin, but at least it is enough to be complacent? People surnamed Chu are all pure Han people. Another thing worthy of the pride of China people named Chu is that although there are not many people, there are many famous people in history, such as Chu Xiuzhi, a famous town in the Tang Dynasty. Eighteen bachelors? One of them, Chu Liang, a famous minister in the Tang Dynasty, was a household name in China. Chu Suiliang was a doctor of advice of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty. He was knowledgeable and versatile, outspoken and dared to give advice, and was highly valued by the court. When Emperor Taizong died, he was taken care of with Changsun Wuji. This generation of loyal minister is also a great calligrapher with a high position in the history of calligraphy in China. His official script and regular script have enjoyed a good reputation for more than 13 years. The origin of Chu surname is in Henan, therefore, Chu surname county looks at Henan county. In today's Luoyang City, Henan Province).
Chu Shaosun: a classic and historian of the Western Han Dynasty, a doctor of Yuan Di and Emperor Cheng, once wrote Sima Qian's Historical Records, which is included in the current Historical Records? Mr. Chu? Is his complement. Chu Shaosun pioneered Lu's poetics.
Chu Suiliang: (596 ~ 658), born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province), was a calligrapher in the early Tang Dynasty. He learned a lot about literature and history, worked as a model official, and learned calligraphy from Zhong You and Wang Xizhi, thus becoming an elegant and thin body. When Emperor Taizong was in the reign of Emperor Taizong, the official counseled the doctor and made a note of residence, and later he was taken care of with Changsun Wuji. Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne, moved Shangshu to the left servant to shoot, and sealed the county magistrate of Henan. After the emperor abolished it, he set up Wu Zetian, so he refused to accept it and begged to return to the field. Tired of belittling the secretariat of Aizhou, he died in anger.
Chu Tingzhang: A native of Changzhou, Jiangsu Province in Qing Dynasty, whose name is Zuo E, is Yun Xin. In the twenty-eighth year of Qianlong's reign, he was a scholar, and he served as a bachelor in the Imperial Academy. Proficient in the study of homophones. There are Records of the Western Regions, Records of the Same Literature in the Western Regions, and Poems and Notes in Yunxin Bookstore.