冼氏图腾释义

【释义】冼，同洗。洗足之义。洗由水和先组成。甲骨文的“洗”字是“人”上一个“止”字，表示人的一只脚。用盥洗的器皿称为冼。

【起源】冼姓或出自洗姓。源流单纯。出自古代南方高凉少数民族姓氏。据 《姓氏寻源》载：“南海番禺多冼（又作洗，xian音显）姓，盖高凉夷酋姓也。”

始祖地：岭南（广东、广西）

郡望堂号：高凉、南海、商丘

当今排序／人口：第281位／约22.8万

宋版百家姓排序：不详

现存家谱：6部 

Interpretation of the Xian (冼) Clan Totem

【Meaning】

Xian (冼) is a variant of Xi (洗), which originally meant "to wash one's feet." The character is composed of the radicals for Water (水) and Before/First (先). In Oracle Bone Script, the character depicts a "foot" (Zhi 止) above a "person" (Ren 人). Vessels used for ceremonial washing or ablution were specifically referred to as Xian.

【Origin】

The Xian surname is derived from the Xi (洗) surname and has a singular, distinct lineage. It originates from the ancient ethnic minority groups (often referred to as the Gaoliang people) in Southern China. According to the Xingshi Xunyuan (Origin of Surnames): "In Nanhai and Panyu (modern-day Guangdong), the Xian surname is prevalent; it is the surname of the tribal chieftains of the Gaoliang region."

Clan Heritage Profile

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Ancestral Homelands

Lingnan Region (Guangdong and Guangxi)

Prefectural Seats & Hall Names

Gaoliang, Nanhai, Shangqiu

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 281st / Approx. 228,000

Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank

Unknown / Not listed

Extant Genealogies

6 volumes