The Dictionary of Surnames in China, edited by Yuan Yida, an expert on surnames research in China Academy of Sciences, and Qiu, vice chairman of the Chinese Culture Promotion Association, all surnames come from monographs on surnames in past dynasties, ancient and modern documents, archaeological discoveries and modern census data. The author lasted forty years, and a * * * included 238 13 surnames. Single surname 693 1, compound surname and two-character surname 90 12, three-character surname 4850 and four-character surname 2276.
China people's surnames are expressed in Chinese characters, which is different from most countries in the world. Nowadays, Chinese pinyin, phonetic notation and English writing are all imported and have never been accepted as surnames by Chinese people. In other words, without Chinese characters, China people's authentic surnames cannot be represented. Chinese characters are the soul of China's surname. When it comes to their surnames, they often know their China surnames. Especially when you meet people with the same surname from Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, you will feel very close.
Popularization and stereotype of China's surname. At the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty, the feudal system was implemented and 7 1 vassal states were established. Many nobles with different surnames were also enfeoffed, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, they developed into 140 countries. Most of these princes took feudal countries as their surnames, and feudal countries were handed down from generation to generation. More people took feudal cities as surnames and official positions as surnames, and established a complete surname system. China surnames were popularized and stereotyped in this period.