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xìng
Liú
jiào
Liú
yún
My last name is Liu and my full name is Liu Liyun.
xìng
Liú
jiào
Liú
yún
My surname is Liu and my full name is Liu Liyun.
xìng
ān
Her last name is An!
xìng
Shěn
de
希望 xīwàng
néng
言而有信 yán'éryǒuxìn
you, I hope you will keep your promise.
dàn
猴戏 hóuxì
xìng
zhāng
a
猴戏 hóuxì
属于 shǔyú
quán
中国人 Zhōngguórén
but these performances aren't named Zhang. They belong to the Chinese people.
zhè
年头 niántóu
居然 jūrán
有人 yǒurén
xìng
Tái
Ha! Who has the surname "Tai" in this day and age?
Qiáo
君子 jūnzǐ
Qiáo
jūn
xìng
jiù
jiào
P P
Zi Qiaojun, Zi Qiaojun... his last name is Lu, so I should call him P Lu.
xìng
chén
jiù
jiào
P P
chén
Your last name is Chen, so I should call you P Chen.
哪里 nǎlǐ
哪里 nǎlǐ
鄙人 bǐrén
xìng
chǔ
jiào
chǔ
jiù
hǎo
le
Ha ha. I am Chu. Just call me Chu Da.
xìng
wàn
de
孩子 háizi
shēng
le
bìng
现在 xiànzài
méi
时间 shíjiān
gēn
计较 jìjiào
My child is sick; I don't have time to fuss with you right now.
xìng
wàn
de
ān
de
什么 shénme
xīn
Mr. Wan, what are you trying to do?
xìng
jiào
hóng
字@
My surname is Li, I'm called Li Hong Qi, and @.
这个 zhège
xìng
a
几个 jǐge
yào
配合 pèihé
de
hǎo
the family and given names have to be of a good combination.
那么 nàme
xìng
Liú
de
rén
过去 guòqu
干什么 gànshénme
专门 zhuānmén
shì
镀金 dùjīn
de
rén
So, what did those with the last name "Jin" do in the past? They plated gold.
xìng
里面 lǐmiàn
shì
里面 lǐmiàn
the last or clan name...
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古代 gǔdài
de
xìng
一定 yīdìng
dài
biān
Last names created in the past will definitely contain the Chinese character for “Nv” [female] in its written form.
xìng
xìng
jiāng
duì
ó
"Ji," "Jiang" [Refer to the characters he is writing on the whiteboard- both have 女 within]... -Whoa, that's right!
过去 guòqu
de
xìng
dōu
dài
Last names created in the past will have the Chinese character for female incorporated into their written form.
yǒu
比如 bǐrú
xìng
gōng
de
rén
就是 jiùshì
制造 zhìzào
弓箭 gōngjiàn
de
rén
For instance, someone with the last name "Gong" [Chinese for arrow] makes bows and arrows for a living.
jiù
实际上 shíjìshàng
可以 kěyǐ
cóng
这个 zhège
姓名 xìngmíng
xìng
里面 lǐmiàn
shì
里面 lǐmiàn
看出 kànchū
他们 tāmen
以前 yǐqián
shì
属于 shǔyú
哪个 nǎge
技工 jìgōng
学校 xuéxiào
de
In reality, you call tell from a last name and a clan name... tell which profession someone is from.
zài
古代 gǔdài
xìng
yáo
zhè
地方 dìfang
dōu
带有 dàiyǒu
女性 nǚxìng
In the past, the last name "Yao"... Look here, it contains the Chinese character for "Nv" [female].
shì
属于 shǔyú
xìng
ér
不是 bùshì
shì
That is, it was a last name [carried by the female line], not a clan name [carried by the male].
怎么 zěnme
区分 qūfēn
怎么 zěnme
知道 zhīdào
我的 wǒde
liáng
shì
xìng
还是 háishì
shì
ne
Then, how do I differentiate... how do I know if my last name "Liang" is a last or clan name?
我们 wǒmen
xìng
Wáng
de
rén
过去 guòqu
shì
wèi
Wáng
de
rén
应该 yīnggāi
王宫 wánggōng
有关系 yǒuguānxi
Those with the last name "Wang" were kings in the past or related to the royal family.
那么 nàme
xìng
Liú
de
rén
过去 guòqu
干什么 gànshénme
专门 zhuānmén
shì
镀金 dùjīn
de
rén
So, what did those with the family name "Liu" do for a living? They were plating gold.
所以 suǒyǐ
如果 rúguǒ
你的 nǐde
xìng
里面 lǐmiàn
带有 dàiyǒu
biān
的话 dehuà
ne
Therefore, if your last name contains the Chinese character for "Nv" [female],
但是 dànshì
现在 xiànzài
xìng
shì
dōu
fēn
kāi
le
However, it's impossible to differentiate between last and clan names now.
我们 wǒmen
xìng
qiú
de
rén
shì
过去 guòqu
制造 zhìzào
衣服 yīfu
de
rén
Those with the last name "Qiu" [fur], made leather clothing in the past.
说明 shuōmíng
gāng
开始 kāishǐ
可能 kěnéng
这个 zhège
就是 jiùshì
xìng
duì
duì
duì
it means that it was a last name all along. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
比方说 bǐfangshuō
我们 wǒmen
shuō
de
xìng
中国 Zhōngguó
最早 zuìzǎo
de
xìng
Take the last name "Ji," one of China's oldest last names.
我们 wǒmen
xìng
shǐ
de
rén
过去 guòqu
shì
zuò
史官 shǐguān
de
rén
Those with the last name "Shi" were court historians.
比方说 bǐfangshuō
xìng
Liú
de
Liú
en
Take the last name "Liu." -Hmm...
就是 jiùshì
xìng
什么 shénme
因为 yīnwèi
女士 nǚshì
有关系 yǒuguānxi
所以 suǒyǐ
血缘 xuèyuán
shàng
姑姑 gūgu
没有关系 méiyǒuguānxi
That is, my last name defines my maternal lineage. Hence, I must not be related by blood to your [partner's] aunt.
古代 gǔdài
这个 zhège
duì
xìng
shì
de
区分 qūfēn
ò
主要 zhǔyào
shì
区分 qūfēn
liǎng
During the ancient times, the differentiation between last and clan names... there are two main differentiations.
xìng
shì
lái
区别 qūbié
婚姻 hūnyīn
de
因为 yīnwèi
xìng
shì
我们 wǒmen
为了 wèile
婚姻 hūnyīn
shàng
de
[A] last name is used to determine if a marriage is appropriate. [A] last name is needed for this purpose,
所以 suǒyǐ
ne
就是说 jiùshìshuō
最早 zuìzǎo
de
xìng
ne
shì
yóu
母系 mǔxì
lái
de
gǎn
tiān
ér
shēng
So, during the early days, last names were inherited from the mother's line... thank God for the child.
所以 suǒyǐ
这个 zhège
古代 gǔdài
yǒu
huà
jiù
jiào
xìng
bié
婚姻 hūnyīn
shì
bié
贵贱 guìjiàn
There's an old saying "[A] last name determines a marriage. Clan names determine your social status."
我们 wǒmen
现行 xiànxíng
de
姓氏 xìngshì
shì
zài
远古 yuǎngǔ
xìng
shì
de
基础 jīchǔ
shàng
发展 fāzhǎn
演变 yǎnbiàn
ér
lái
de
The last names used today have evolved from the last and clan names used during the ancient times.
就是 jiùshì
为什么 wèishénme
要有 yàoyǒu
xìng
就是 jiùshì
xìng
bié
婚姻 hūnyīn
That is, why is a last name needed? It's to determine the suitability of a marriage.
如果 rúguǒ
现在 xiànzài
两口子 liǎngkǒuzi
dōu
shì
xìng
xìng
其实 qíshí
ràng
rén
觉得 juéde
guài
guài
de
shì
ba
In today's context, if a couple shares the same last name, it does feel odd, right?
远古 yuǎngǔ
xìng
de
概念 gàiniàn
逐步 zhúbù
bèi
削弱 xuēruò
The ancient definition and adoption of the [mother's] last name gradually weakened.
就是 jiùshì
社会 shèhuì
jiù
普及 pǔjí
le
任何 rènhé
xìng
dōu
yǒu
dōu
yǒu
xìng
That is... it became universal, every father had a... had his own last name.
xìng
de
应该 yīnggāi
jià
gěi
xìng
jiāng
de
所以 suǒyǐ
jiù
zhè
huà
Someone with the last name Ji should marry a Jiang. This is a common saying.
xìng
开始 kāishǐ
成为 chéngwéi
姓氏 xìngshì
de
总称 zǒngchēng
The last name [xing] became the sole representation of last and clan names.
xìng
shì
之间 zhījiān
de
差别 chābié
逐步 zhúbù
消失 xiāoshī
The practice to distinguish between last and clan names disappeared.
所以 suǒyǐ
xìng
shì
yòu
如何 rúhé
区分 qūfēn
ne
However, how do you differentiate between the last and clan names?
也就是 yějiùshì
我们 wǒmen
现代 xiàndài
xìng
de
真正 zhēnzhèng
含义 hányì
That is also the true meaning of the last names we use today.
古人 gǔrén
shì
tóng
xìng
hūn
de
In the past, one didn't marry someone with the same last name.
xìng
de
xìng
de
结婚 jiéhūn
A person with the last name Ji will not marry another Ji.
tóng
xìng
不能 bùnéng
hūn
de
duì
Two people of the same last name could not marry. -Yup!
suí
xìng
A child took on his/her mother's last name.
户籍 hùjí
登记 dēngjì
每一 měiyī
个人 gèrén
dōu
yǒu
要有 yàoyǒu
xìng
有名 yǒumíng
yào
登记 dēngjì
的话 dehuà
Within the population census, everyone's details were captured. To register, you must have a last and given name.
shuō
《史记》 "Shǐjì"
zhōng
记载 jìzǎi
de
那些 nàxiē
人物 rénwù
xìng
shì
dōu
不分 bùfēn
Within "The Records of the Grand Historian," all the characters' last and clan names were not differentiated.
cái
dào
春秋战国 chūnqiūzhànguó
de
时候 shíhou
cái
shì
跟着 gēnzhe
爸爸 bàba
xìng
de
a
shì
a
Did the adoption of a father's last name start as late as after the Spring and Autumn Warring Period? -Yes!
史学家 shǐxuéjiā
顾炎武 GùYánwǔ
jiù
shuō
shuō
这个 zhège
中国人 Zhōngguórén
de
xìng
shì
不分 bùfēn
the Grand Historian Gu Yan Wu said... said... the Chinese do not differentiate between last and clan names.
此后 cǐhòu
若干 ruògān
nián
shì
xìng
yǒu
zhè
严格 yángé
de
区别 qūbié
yòu
同时 tóngshí
使用 shǐyòng
For many years thereafter, the clan and last names were strictly differentiated yet used simultaneously.
但是 dànshì
随着 suízhe
部落 bùluò
人口 rénkǒu
de
繁衍 fányǎn
tóng
xìng
部落 bùluò
开始 kāishǐ
fēn
chū
le
若干 ruògān
xīn
de
部落 bùluò
However, as the size of each clan grew, clans with the same last name started to split into sub clans.
这个 zhège
xìng
a
jiù
逐渐 zhújiàn
jiù
开始 kāishǐ
跟着 gēnzhe
男人 nánrén
xìng
le
跟着 gēnzhe
男的 nánde
the last name... well, the society gradually evolved into adopting a father's family name and lineage.
xìng
shì
cóng
什么时候 shénmeshíhou
开始 kāishǐ
yóu
跟着 gēnzhe
妈妈 māma
变成 biànchéng
le
跟着 gēnzhe
爸爸 bàba
le
ne
So, when did we start to change from adopting the mother's to the father's last name?
xìng
shì
cóng
什么时候 shénmeshíhou
开始 kāishǐ
yóu
跟着 gēnzhe
妈妈 māma
变成 biànchéng
le
跟着 gēnzhe
爸爸 bàba
le
ne
So, when did we start to change from adopting the mother's to the father's last name?
xìng
shì
同一 tóngyī
血缘关系 xuèyuánguānxì
人群 rénqún
de
标记 biāojì
The last name was a mark to represent a group of people with blood relations.
méi
xìng
méi
xìng
biān
xìng
马上 mǎshàng
biān
If you didn't have a last name, you'd make one up... -Make one up on the spot!
男人 nánrén
de
xìng
shì
shì
shì
氏族 shìzú
de
shì
In a man's last and clan names, clan names trace back to his clan.
xìng
shì
shì
shì
来自 láizì
男人 nánrén
de
Family [xing] and clan [shi] names: clan names are from the men.
早期 zǎoqī
孩子 háizi
跟着 gēnzhe
妈妈 māma
xìng
In the past, children adopted their mothers' family names
duì
还是 háishì
yòng
这个 zhège
xìng
yes, ended up using the character [xing] for a last name.
实际上 shíjìshàng
人们 rénmen
shuō
殷商 Yīnshāng
时代 shídài
yǒu
xìng
实际上 shíjìshàng
殷商 Yīnshāng
没有 méiyǒu
xìng
As a matter of fact, they say they already had last names during the Shang/Yin Dynasty. Well, they didn't.
所以 suǒyǐ
dào
西周 XīZhōu
以后 yǐhòu
西周 XīZhōu
yòu
出现 chūxiàn
le
这个 zhège
第一次 dìyīcì
中国 Zhōngguó
开始 kāishǐ
出现 chūxiàn
le
xìng
So, after the Western Zhou Dynasty, they appeared. It was the first time last names appeared in China.
所以 suǒyǐ
zài
古代 gǔdài
我们 wǒmen
知道 zhīdào
最早 zuìzǎo
de
xìng
最早 zuìzǎo
de
xìng
来自 láizì
西周 XīZhōu
时代 shídài
So, the earliest last name we know from the past, the earliest is from the Western Zhou Dynasty.
所以 suǒyǐ
ne
有些 yǒuxiē
时候 shíhou
比较 bǐjiào
强势 qiángshì
de
这个 zhège
家庭 jiātíng
妇女 fùnǚ
a
会要 huìyào
qiú
这个 zhège
xiǎo
孩子 háizi
gēn
xìng
So, sometimes, very family-focused women might request that the children take their last names.
我们 wǒmen
结婚 jiéhūn
shēng
小孩 xiǎohái
之后 zhīhòu
ne
我们 wǒmen
jiā
这个 zhège
xìng
jiù
duàn
le
if after we get married and have kids, my family name would be interrupted.
所以 suǒyǐ
人们 rénmen
jiù
shuō
女人 nǚrén
shēng
下来 xiàlai
然后 ránhòu
跟着 gēnzhe
男人 nánrén
xìng
So people say: women give birth to children who are named after their dad.
所以 suǒyǐ
就是 jiùshì
liǎng
de
母亲 mǔqīn
xìng
xìng
Jiāng
So, there were two mothers from the clans: one was a Ji, one was a Jiang.
xìng
shì
cóng
什么时候 shénmeshíhou
开始 kāishǐ
yóu
跟着 gēnzhe
妈妈 māma
变成 biànchéng
le
跟着 gēnzhe
爸爸 bàba
ne
So, when did they switch from using moms' last names into using dads'?
所以 suǒyǐ
xìng
xìng
这个 zhège
东西 dōngxi
还是 háishì
gēn
母亲 mǔqīn
有关 yǒuguān
So, the last name, the last name is still connected to the mother.
jiù
liǎng
xìng
Jiāng
liǎng
xìng
de
存在 cúnzài
Two important last names, Ji and Jiang. Two important last names.
所以 suǒyǐ
shuō
Zhōu
rén
tóng
xìng
hūn
So, the Zhou clan didn't marry people with the same last name.
这个 zhège
yǎn
变为 biànwéi
我们 wǒmen
这个 zhège
xìng
yǒu
这个 zhège
出现 chūxiàn
le
This character evolved into Xing (last name). They used both.
后来 hòulái
我们 wǒmen
后来 hòulái
duì
还是 háishì
yòng
这个 zhège
xìng
en
-Later, later we... -Right, we still use the old one. -Right.
所以 suǒyǐ
周文王 ZhōuWénWáng
xìng
周武王 ZhōuWǔwáng
xìng
Jiāng
So, King Wen of Zhou was a Ji, King Wu of Zhou was a Jiang.
xìng
Jiāng
de
女人 nǚrén
jià
gěi
xìng
de
women from the Jiang would get married to men from Ji.
所以 suǒyǐ
妈妈 māma
de
xìng
hěn
重要 zhòngyào
shì
ba
duì
So, your mom's last name was really important. -Right.
wén
Wáng
系统 xìtǒng
xìng
King Wen of Zhou created the system of Ji and Jiang.
xìng
de
zuò
rèn
Wáng
然后 ránhòu
xìng
Jiāng
de
zuò
rèn
Wáng
One king was from Ji, the next one was from Jiang.
就是 jiùshì
xìng
de
女人 nǚrén
jià
gěi
xìng
Jiāng
de
Women from the Ji would get married to the Jiang,
没有 méiyǒu
xìng
She had no last name.
为了 wèile
各个 gègè
氏族 shìzú
分开 fēnkāi
“姓” "xìng"
应运而生 yìngyùn'érshēng
So, to distinguish children from different clans, they started to call them by their mother's names.
所以 suǒyǐ
xìng
旁边 pángbiān
shì
de
duì
So, in the Xing (family name) character, there is a "Nv" ( female )on the left. -Yes.
xìng
cóng
cóng
shēng
The character Xing (last name) is made up of Nv (mother) and Sheng (to be born).
为什么 wèishénme
xìng
旁边 pángbiān
shì
de
明明 míngmíng
shì
gēn
diē
xìng
Why is there a woman radical? Obviously, your last name is usually your dad's,
剩《 shèng"
说文解字》 Shuōwénjiězì"
注释 zhùshì
xìng
rén
所生 suǒshēng
"Explaining and Analyzing Characters" reports: Last names. Everyone is born.
所以 suǒyǐ
跟着 gēnzhe
女人 nǚrén
xìng
跟着 gēnzhe
女人 nǚrén
xìng
You are named after your mom, you get a last name according to her.
xìng
míng
这个 zhège
东西 dōngxi
怎么 zěnme
lái
de
Where do last names and given names come from?
xìng
shì
如何 rúhé
lái
de
Where does a last name come from?
yǒu
xìng
有名 yǒumíng
yǒu
对不对 duìbùduì
He had a last name, a given name and a courtesy name, right?
就是 jiùshì
yǒu
xìng
有名 yǒumíng
yǒu
甚至 shènzhì
文人 wénrén
还有 háiyǒu
hào
duì
A person has a last name, a given name and a courtesy name. Some scholars even have pseudonyms. -Right.
yǒu
xìng
míng
shì
后生 hòushēng
de
There is the last name, a given name and a courtesy name which is given later in life.
实际上 shíjìshàng
蒋介石 JiǎngJièshí
这个 zhège
rén
xìng
Jiǎng
xìng
Jiǎng
Actually, Jiang Jieshi's (Chiang Kai-shek's) last name was Jiang, it was Jiang.
这个 zhège
jiào
xìng
女生 nǚshēng
de
意思 yìsi
This character is “xing" (surname) and has the meaning of “girl.”
xìng
天生 tiānshēng
de
我们 wǒmen
shuō
的话 dehuà
shì
祖宗 zǔzōng
chuán
下来 xiàlai
The last name is inherited, it is passed down from the ancestors.