常氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 常，衣也。古時與「裳」同為一字，從「巾」、從「尚」聲。後來，裳和常二字的用法發生了變化：「裳」仍保持原意，即裙；而「常」卻引申為常規、經常、永恒之義，並上升為專指法典、倫常與綱紀。在古代，代表帝王的旌旗稱為「常」，旗上繡有日、月圖形，象徵帝位的尊嚴與天地日月同存，永恒不滅。

【起源】 1. 源於黃帝大臣： 黃帝居軒轅丘（今河南新鄭）時，其大臣常儀與大司空常先之後，是中國最早的常姓人物。 2. 源於姬姓（衛國康叔）： 西周衛國開國君主康叔的支庶子孫，食采於常邑（今山東滕州），後人遂以封邑為氏，稱常氏。

• 得姓始祖： 常儀、康叔

• 始祖地： 河南新鄭、山東滕州

• 郡望堂號： 平原、太原、河內；知人堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 103 位／約 218 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 80 位

• 現存家譜： 28 部

Interpretation of the Chang (常) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "常" (Chang) originally referred to clothing. In ancient times, it shared the same character as "裳" (Shang/Skirt). Over time, their meanings diverged: Shang kept the original meaning of a lower garment or skirt, while Chang evolved to represent constancy, regularity, and eternity. It eventually became a term for laws, moral codes, and social order (Gangji). Furthermore, the imperial banner representing the monarch was called the "Chang Flag," embroidered with the Sun and Moon to symbolize that the Emperor's status was as eternal as the celestial bodies.

Origin: 1. Ministers of the Yellow Emperor: The earliest recorded Chang figures were the descendants of Chang Yi and Chang Xian (the Grand Minister of Works), both of whom served the Yellow Emperor at Xuanyuan Mound (modern-day Xinzheng, Henan). 2. The State of Wei (Ji Surname): Junior descendants of Kang Shu, the founder of the State of Wei during the Western Zhou, were enfeoffed in the territory of Chang (modern-day Tengzhou, Shandong). They adopted the name of their fief as their surname.

• Ancestral Founders: Chang Yi, Kang Shu

• Ancestral Homelands: Xinzheng (Henan); Tengzhou (Shandong)

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Pingyuan, Taiyuan, Henei; Zhiren Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 103rd most common / Approx. 2.18 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 80th

• Extant Genealogies: 28 volumes