陈氏图腾释义

【陈，本义是陈列。陈字，由阜和东组成。阜为土山、土丘。东是日在木中。【起源】商朝末年，舜的33代孙遏父投附周国任陶正，因制陶技艺精湛，深得姬昌、姬发父子欢心。周武王姬发灭商建立周朝，追封先贤遗民，把遏父的儿子妫满封于陈（今河南淮阳），建立陈国，让他奉守帝舜的宗祀，并将大女儿太姬嫁给他。妫满死后，谥号胡公，故又称胡公满。陈国历588年，公元前479年被楚国所灭。原陈国子孙，以国为姓。

得姓始祖：胡公满

始 祖 地：河南淮阳

郡望堂号：颍川、广陵；三恪堂、德星堂

当今排序／人口：第5位／约6130万

宋版百家姓排序：第30位

现存家谱：3100部 

Explanation of the Chen Clan Totem

Chen (陈) — its original meaning is to display or to arrange.

The character 陈 is composed of 阜 and 东.

• 阜 represents an earthen hill or mound.

• 东 depicts the sun rising among trees.

Origin

At the end of the Shang Dynasty, Efu (遏父), the 33rd‑generation descendant of Emperor Shun, joined the Zhou state and served as the Pottery Officer. His exceptional pottery craftsmanship won the admiration of King Wen (Ji Chang) and King Wu (Ji Fa).

After King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang and established the Zhou Dynasty, he honored loyal descendants of ancient sages. He enfeoffed Efu’s son Gui Man (妫满) in the state of Chen (located in today’s Huaiyang, Henan). Gui Man was tasked with continuing the ancestral rites of Emperor Shun. King Wu also married his eldest daughter, Lady Tai Ji (太姬), to Gui Man.

After Gui Man’s death, he was given the posthumous title Duke Hu (胡公), hence he is also known as Hu Gong Man.

The State of Chen lasted 588 years until it was conquered by the State of Chu in 479 BCE.

The descendants of the former Chen state adopted Chen as their surname.

Ancestral Founder of the Surname

Hu Gong Man (胡公满)

Ancestral Homeland

Huaiyang, Henan

Prominent Clans / Halls

• Yingchuan and Guangling (major historical regions associated with the Chen clan)

• San Ke Hall, Dexing Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

• 5th most common surname in China

• Approximately 61.3 million people

Ranking in the Song Dynasty’s Hundred Family Surnames

• 30th

Existing Genealogies

• 3,100 volumes preserved today