吉氏图腾释义

【释义】吉，“好也”。即吉祥，大好，会意字。以士、口示意。士人之口多有善言。

【起源】源于姞姓，出自远古黄帝给裔孙伯儵的赐姓姞，以帝王赐姓为氏。 姞姓，是中国最古老的姓氏之一。远古黄帝有个裔孙叫伯儵，受封于南燕国(今河南延津、汲县一带)，赐姓姞，称姞伯儵，后来建有姞姓燕国，史称南燕国。在史籍《左传》中，称南燕国为燕国，称召公奭的封国为北燕国。后裔子孙省去“女”旁简为吉，是非常古老的姓氏之一。

得姓始祖：伯鯈（黄帝裔孙）

始 祖 地：河南延津、汲县

郡望堂号：洛阳、楚郡、冯翊

当今排序/人口：第193位/约58万

宋朝百家姓排序：第300位开外

现存家谱：7部 

Interpretation of the Ji (吉) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

The character 吉 (Ji) means "good," "auspicious," or "excellent." It is an ideogrammatic character (associative compound) composed of the components 士 (scholar/official) and 口 (mouth). It signifies that the words spoken by a scholar or a person of noble character are mostly kind, wise, and virtuous, leading to auspicious outcomes.

【Origins】

1. From the Ji (姞) Surname: This lineage originates from one of the oldest surnames in Chinese history. It was a surname bestowed by the Yellow Emperor upon his descendant, Bo Shuo.

2. The State of Southern Yan: Bo Shuo was enfeoffed in the territory of Southern Yan (located in the area of modern Yanjin and Jixian, Henan). He was known as Ji Bo Shuo. He established the State of Yan (historically called "Southern Yan" to distinguish it from the "Northern Yan" state granted to the Duke of Shao, as noted in the Zuo Zhuan).

3. Simplification of the Surname: Over time, his descendants simplified the surname by removing the "Woman" (女) radical from the original character 姞, resulting in the modern surname 吉. It remains one of the most ancient and venerable lineages in China.

Historical & Demographic Profile

Category

Details

Founding Ancestor

Bo Shuo (Descendant of the Yellow Emperor)

Ancestral Homeland

Yanjin and Jixian, Henan Province

Prefectural Mansions (Junwang)

Luoyang, Chujun, Fengyi

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 193rd / Approx. 580,000 people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Beyond the top 300 in the Hundred Family Surnames

Extant Genealogies

7 volumes currently preserv

吉氏图腾释义

【释义】吉，“好也”。即吉祥，大好，会意字。以士、口示意。士人之口多有善言。

【起源】源于姞姓，出自远古黄帝给裔孙伯儵的赐姓姞，以帝王赐姓为氏。 姞姓，是中国最古老的姓氏之一。远古黄帝有个裔孙叫伯儵，受封于南燕国(今河南延津、汲县一带)，赐姓姞，称姞伯儵，后来建有姞姓燕国，史称南燕国。在史籍《左传》中，称南燕国为燕国，称召公奭的封国为北燕国。后裔子孙省去“女”旁简为吉，是非常古老的姓氏之一。

得姓始祖：伯鯈（黄帝裔孙）

始 祖 地：河南延津、汲县

郡望堂号：洛阳、楚郡、冯翊

当今排序/人口：第193位/约58万

宋朝百家姓排序：第300位开外

现存家谱：7部 

Interpretation of the Ji (吉) Clan Totem

【Meaning】

The character Ji (吉) means "auspicious" or "excellent." It is a form-meaning (ideographic) character composed of the elements 士 (scholar/official) and 口 (mouth). The visual representation suggests that the words spoken from the mouth of a scholar or a person of virtue are often kind, wise, and auspicious.

【Origin】

The surname originates from the ancient Ji (姞) surname. It traces back to Bo Shu, a descendant of the legendary Yellow Emperor, who was granted the surname "Ji (姞)" by the emperor himself. This makes it a surname bestowed by imperial decree.

The Ji (姞) lineage is one of the oldest in Chinese history. Bo Shu was enfeoffed in the State of Southern Yan (located around modern-day Yanjin and Jixian in Henan Province). In historical records such as the Zuo Zhuan, this state is referred to simply as "Yan," while the state granted to the Duke of Shao is called "Northern Yan" to distinguish them. Later, descendants simplified the surname by removing the "女" (woman) radical from the original 姞, resulting in the modern Ji (吉).

Clan Heritage Profile

Category

Details

First Ancestor (Patriarch)

Bo Shu (Descendant of the Yellow Emperor)

Ancestral Homelands

Yanjin and Jixian (Henan Province)

Prefectural Seats (Jun Wang)

Luoyang, Chujun, Fengyi

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 193rd / Approx. 580,000

Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank

Beyond 300th

Extant Genealogies

7 volumes