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【释义】伍“相杂也”。伍的定义是相互交杂。古人曰:三人相杂谓之“叁”,五人相杂为之“伍”。甲骨文的“五”字,“×”像交错形。此外,“五”字的会意指在两物之间,“五”的本义是交错。
【起源】源于芈姓,出自远古黄帝的臣子伍胥,属于以先祖名字为氏。黄帝为部落首领时,有大臣名伍胥。伍胥就是楚国望族的伍氏始祖,伍氏家族传至春秋时候,楚庄王有个谋臣叫伍参,传说便是伍胥的后裔。此后,伍参的后裔子孙遂以先祖名字为姓氏,其后裔世代称伍氏至今,史称伍氏正宗。
得姓始祖:伍胥(黄帝大臣)
始 祖 地:河南新郑
郡望堂号:武陵、安定;孝友堂
当今排序/人口:第116位/约171万
宋朝百家姓排序:第200位
现存家谱:33部
【Meaning】
The character Wu (伍) originally means "to intermingle" or "to blend." Ancient texts define it through social grouping: while a group of three people is called San (叁), a group of five people intermingled is called Wu (伍). In Oracle Bone Script, the core component "Five" (五) is written as an "X," representing an interlaced or crisscrossed shape. The ideographic meaning refers to the space between two objects, and its original essence is intersection and connection.
【Origins】
From the Minister of the Yellow Emperor: The lineage originates from the Mi (芈) surname and traces back to Wu Xu, a high-ranking official under the legendary Yellow Emperor.
The Elite Clan of Chu: Wu Xu is regarded as the founding ancestor of the prestigious Wu clan of the State of Chu. By the Spring and Autumn period, a prominent advisor to King Zhuang of Chu named Wu Can was identified as a direct descendant of Wu Xu.
Adoption of the Surname: Following the legacy of Wu Can, his descendants adopted their ancestor's name as their surname. This lineage has continued through the generations and is historically recognized as the "Orthodox Wu Clan."
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Founding Ancestor
Wu Xu (Minister to the Yellow Emperor)
Ancestral Homeland
Xinzheng, Henan Province
Prefectural Mansions
Wuling, Anding
Notable Hall Name
Xiaoyou Hall (Hall of Filial Piety and Brotherly Love)
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 116th / Approx. 1.71 million people
Song Dynasty Ranking
Ranked 200th in the Hundred Family Surnames
Extant Genealogies
33 volumes currently preserved
【釋義】
「伍」的本義為**「相雜也」,即相互交織、融合。古人云:三人相雜謂之「叁」,五人相雜則謂之「伍」。在甲骨文中,「五」字寫作「×」,像交錯之形**。此外,「五」的會意是指在兩物之間,其本義代表著交錯與聯繫。
【起源】
源於黃帝大臣: 伍氏源於羋姓,出自遠古黃帝的大臣伍胥,屬於以先祖名字為氏。
楚國望族: 伍胥被視為楚國伍氏始祖。伍氏家族傳至春秋時期,楚莊王麾下有一位著名的謀臣叫伍參,相傳他便是伍胥的後裔。
以名為氏: 此後,伍參的後裔子孫遂以先祖之名「伍」為姓氏。這支後裔世代相傳至今,史稱「伍氏正宗」。
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得姓始祖
伍胥(黃帝大臣)
始祖地
河南新鄭
郡望
武陵、安定
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孝友堂
當今排序/人口
第116位 / 約171萬人
宋朝百家姓排序
第200位
現存家譜
33部
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