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Ji (籍)
PronunciationJí (Mandarin)
Zik (Cantonese)
Language(s)Chinese
Origin
Language(s)Old Chinese
Other names
Variant form(s)Chi, Zik

is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written inChinese character. It is romanized as ChiinWade–Giles, and ZikinCantonese. Ji is listed 275th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames.[1] It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.[2]

Origin[edit]

According to the Zuo Zhuan and the Song dynasty encyclopedia Tongzhi, the surname Ji 籍 originated from Bo Yan (伯黡), a chief minister of the state of Jin, a major power of the Spring and Autumn period. Boyan was in charge of government records, and was commonly referred to as Ji Yan (ji 籍 means record). His descendants adopted Ji as their surname.[3]

During the Chu–Han Contention, many people surnamed Ji 籍 changed their surname to Xi because of naming tabooofXiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, whose given name was Ji 籍.[3]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 百家姓 [Hundred Family Surnames] (in Chinese). Guoxue. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  • ^ 中国最新300大姓排名(2008) [300 most common surnames in China (2008)] (in Chinese). Taiwan.cn. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  • ^ a b 籍姓起源,名人及家谱 [Origin and famous people of the Ji surname] (in Chinese). Shangdu. 2008-07-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
  • This page lists people with the surname Ji.
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