Dumplings originated from ancient coins. As early as the Three Kingdoms period, this food was mentioned in the book "Guangya" written by Wei Zhangyi. "Guangya" is also the earliest ancient book to record dumplings.
It is recorded that at that time there were foods shaped like crescent moons called "wontons", which were basically similar in shape to today's dumplings. By the Northern and Southern Dynasties, wontons were "shaped like a crescent moon and were eaten all over the world."
In the Song Dynasty, dumplings were called "Jiao'er", which is the etymology of the word dumpling in later generations. This writing method can still be seen in the Yuan, Ming, Qing and the Republic of China.
Dumplings have had many names during their long development process. In ancient times, they had names such as "Laowan", "Fanjiao", "Bianshi" and "Dumpling Bait". In the Tang Dynasty, dumplings were called "Tangzhongluowan"; in the Yuan Dynasty, they were called "Shiluojiaoer"; in the late Ming Dynasty, they were called "Fenjiao"; in the Qing Dynasty, they were called "Bianshi".
Now, the names of dumplings in the north and the south are different. Northerners call it dumplings. Many areas in the south call it "wonton".