Xian (surname)
| Xian (咸) | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Derivation |
Gaoxin (高辛) |
| Meaning | Full |
| Other names | |
| Variant(s) | Xhan, Shan, Shen |
| Cognate(s) |
Zi (surname) Wu (surname) Si (surname) Mi (surname) Ji (surname) |
| Derivative(s) | Haam, Ham, Hahm the Cantonese |
| See also | Wu Xian (astronomer) |
Xian (Chinese: 咸) is Chinese surname. Cantonese the Haam, old Chinese the Ham, Hahm.
It could refer to the surname 冼 which was chosen to replace the rare character surname Shan 
which cannot be displayed on a computer with normal coding. Two hundred people from Gaozhuang Village were affected although people who already registered with their original name were allowed to keep it. The choice was controversial as some people saw that future generations would forget their name.[1]
Origin
- Di Ku (帝嚳) the Gaoxin (高辛)'s posterity get surname Xian (咸).
- during the Shang Dynasty, Astronomer Wu Xian (巫咸) get surname with Given name the Xian (咸).
- during the Emperor Yao, Si (姒) family get surname Xian (咸).
- in territory of Chu (state), Mi (芈) family get surname Xian (咸).
- during the Zhou Dynasty in Jin (晋), Ji (姬) family get surname Xian (咸).
- during the Han Dynasty, Hui people (回) get surname Xian (咸).
- during the Qing Dynasty in Liaoning, Khitan (契丹) get surname Xian (咸).
- Various Chinese Minority use surname Xian (咸).[2]
See also
- Ham (surname), Korean version
- Hui people
- Khitan people
- Mandarin Chinese
- Chinese Minority
References
- ↑ "电脑打不出来 山东200村民被迫改姓". Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ origin of Xian family
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