After more than 5,000 years of washing and inheritance, the surnames of China have evolved into 5,662 surnames today. Although the number has become rich, the original totem attribute of surnames has been forgotten by history.
As we all know, Zhao is the first among hundreds of surnames. What is Zhao's totem like? Is it enshrined in the human form and confession run by tall giants? Shaw? Word graphic composition.
In ancient times, Xiao? This is a hieroglyph of mysterious birds. Zhao's totem originated from the family, taking the mysterious bird as the totem, so what is the totem of Zhao's surname? Shaw? Characters are closely related, Zhao's traditional writing? Zhao? It can also prove this.
Let's take a look at the biggest surname today-Li, whose totem consists of three parts: tiger, wood and son. Among them, the tiger represents Shao Hao, the ancestor of Hao Tao. He is the leader of the ancient tribes in China, namely Bai Di.
However, why did Ji's surname become the representative of Li Totem? Originally, Ji surname was one of the eight ancient surnames, from which hundreds of surnames such as Qin, Xu, Huang, Jiang and Li were derived. It is not surprising that Li regards it as a totem. As for Muhezi, it is the radical of Li, so it has become the totem of Li.
Let's look at Wang Xing, a crown made of a half-moon axe. At first glance, it looks like a person observing the trajectory of the sun. This is also related to the ancient positioning of the Wang family, which was the first family to create astronomical calendars. In ancient times, the official position of observing astronomical phenomena was generally held by Wang Xingren, so there was such a totem.
Then, as the most emperors in ancient feudal society, what is Liu's totem? Totem named Liu is an old man with a meat cleaver. In ancient times, they were clans that measured the vernal equinox and autumnal equinox. And this meat cleaver is used to carve the spring and autumn reincarnation method, but it was actually called earlier? Stay? Then it became a variant? Liu? .
Zhang's totem is also very intriguing. It is a man with a cover map. At the same time, he still has a long bow in his hand, except for the corresponding one? Is the bow long? In addition, there is a moral that the sun sets and the bowstring is the horizon, representing the dividing line between day and night.
Finally, let's take a look at the Cheng family, which is the surname of Zhu Rong, the fifth generation descendant of Emperor Yan. Wo? And then what? A gift? Composition. According to legend, Emperor Yan is good at growing grain, so he has everything. Wo? This totem. As for it? A gift? In ancient times, it also meant emperor. Who was Yan Di? Three emperors and five emperors? One of them, totem, is like this.