Xue, pronunciation: Xu.
1, a kind of herbal medicine, namely "Artemisia selengensis".
Xue, Sha and Qing Fei. -Sima Xiangru's Zi Xu Fu
2. raincoat made of sedge
3. The name of the country in the Spring and Autumn Period. During the Warring States period, it was destroyed by Qi. In today's south of tengxian.
4. Last name
Guo Xue, a vassal state in the East in Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties. 1500 years later. In today's Guanqiao and Zhangwang Town, Tengzhou City, Shandong Province. Legend has it that he is a descendant of Emperor Yan. The former period was ruled by the Ren Shi family, and the latter period was ruled by the Gui family of Tianqi.
Before 4 18, the state of qi seized Xue's name as the city of Tian. The other is that it was destroyed by the state of Chu. After the demise of Xue, the son who fled from Xue became an official in Chu, and Chu Huaiwang provided him with a place to eat. His son then led his people to Pei and took the name of his ancestor as Xue's surname.
If Xue State is destroyed by Chu State, and his son logs into Chu State to be an official and works for the enemy, it will lead to discord. Moreover, this place was later the fief of Tian Ying in Qi State. It is more reasonable to say that Guo Xue should be destroyed by Qi. Before 32 1 year (forty-eight years in Zhou Xianwang), Feng Tianying (No.Jing) in Qi Weiwang was. And build a towering Guo Xuecheng and a ancestral temple. As a result, the surname evolved into Tian.
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Baidu encyclopedia-Xue