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曲氏图腾释义
【释义】 曲(qū)的本义是“蚕箔”。这是一种古老的养蚕器具,由竹片或木条编织而成,像席子或帘子一样,用来放置蚕虫。在甲骨文与金文中,曲字字形模拟了这类竹木器具的结构,象征着曲氏先祖在农耕文明中精于纺织与丝绸生产的工艺背景。
【起源】 曲氏源于姬姓,出自西周王室后裔,属于以封邑名为氏:
西周初期,周武王将自己的第三个儿子“叔虞”封在晋地(即唐叔虞,为晋国始祖)。
传至叔虞的第八代孙“晋穆侯”时,他将自己的少子“成师”封在“曲沃”(今山西省闻喜县东北一带)。成师在此建立了曲沃国,地位显赫。
成师的支系子孙便以这一封地名称“曲沃”为氏。随着历史发展,曲沃氏后裔为了简化姓氏,去掉了“沃”字,改单姓为“曲”,世代相传,形成了今日的曲氏。
得姓始祖: 曲沃桓叔(即姬成师,晋穆侯之子)
始祖地: 山西闻喜(曲沃故地)
郡望堂号: 陕郡、雁门
当今排序/人口: 第 160 位/约 98 万
宋版百家姓排序: 第 300 位开外
现存家谱: 9 部
曲氏圖騰釋義
【釋義】 曲(qū)的本義是「蠶箔」。這是一種古老的養蠶器具,由竹片或木條編織而成,像席子或簾子一樣,用來放置蠶蟲。在甲骨文與金文中,曲字字形模擬了這類竹木器具的結構,象徵著曲氏先祖在農耕文明中精於紡織與絲綢生產的工藝背景。
【起源】 曲氏源於姬姓,出自西周王室後裔,屬於以封邑名為氏:
西周初期,周武王將自己的第三個兒子「叔虞」封在晉地(即唐叔虞,為晉國始祖)。
傳至叔虞的第八代孫「晉穆侯」時,他將自己的少子「成師」封在「曲沃」(今山西省聞喜縣東北一帶)。成師在此建立了曲沃國,地位顯赫。
成師的支系子孫便以這一封地名稱「曲沃」為氏。隨著歷史發展,曲沃氏後裔為了簡化姓氏,去掉了「沃」字,改單姓為「曲」,世代相傳,形成了今日的曲氏。
得姓始祖: 曲沃桓叔(即姬成師,晉穆侯之子)
始祖地: 山西聞喜(曲沃故地)
郡望堂號: 陝郡、雁門
當今排序/人口: 第 160 位/約 98 萬
宋版百家姓排序: 第 300 位開外
現存家譜: 9 部
【Meaning】
The original meaning of Qu (曲) refers to a silkworm tray (also known as canbo). This was an essential tool used by ancient Chinese people for sericulture (raising silkworms). These trays or mats were typically woven from bamboo, resembling large chopsticks or mats, and were also referred to as "silkworm curtains."
In a broader linguistic context, the character also evolved to mean "bent," "curved," or "melody/music," but its totemic origin is rooted in the practical industry of silk production.
【Origins】
From the Ji (姬) Surname: This lineage originates from the royal house of the Zhou Dynasty.
Historical Context: King Wu of Zhou enfeoffed his third son, Shu Yu, in the land of Jin. The eighth-generation descendant of Shu Yu was Marquis Mu of Jin (Jin Muhou) during the Spring and Autumn period.
The Fief of Quwo: Marquis Mu enfeoffed his younger son, Cheng Shi, in a place called Quwo (northeast of present-day Wenxi County, Shanxi).
Adoption of the Surname: The descendants of Cheng Shi (historically known as Huan Shu of Quwo) initially adopted the compound surname Quwo. Over time, this was simplified into the single-character surname Qu.
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Founding Ancestor
Huan Shu of Quwo (Son of Marquis Mu of Jin)
Ancestral Homeland
Wenxi, Shanxi Province
Prefectural Mansions
Shanjun, Yanmen
Notable Hall Name
Yanmen Hall
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 160th / Approx. 980,000 people
Song Dynasty Ranking
Beyond the top 300 in the Hundred Family Surnames
Extant Genealogies
9 volumes currently preserve
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