韓氏圖騰釋義 

【釋義】 韓的原字形是由「倝」和「韋」組成。「倝」是形容太陽升起時光輝閃耀之狀，是一個會意字；「韋」的本義是經加工後的獸皮，可以用於束縛。此外，「韓」在古時也寫作「函」，指水井周圍的欄圈（井欄）。 

【起源】 西周晉國開國君主姬叔虞的11世孫姬萬，被封於「韓」（今山西河津）作為採邑，其後第三代有韓厥，開始以封地為姓，稱為韓氏。戰國初期，韓厥的7世孫韓虔（即韓景侯），與晉國的趙氏、魏氏一同瓜分晉國，建立韓國，成為戰國七雄之一。韓國最初定都平陽，公元前375年韓哀侯滅鄭國後，遷都新鄭。公元前230年韓國被秦國所滅，其子孫「以國為氏」，形成了韓姓。

• 始祖地： 河南新鄭、山西河津

• 郡望堂號： 南陽、穎川；昌黎堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第29位／約815萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第15位

• 現存家譜： 162部

Interpretation of the Han Clan Totem 

[Definition] The original form of the character "Han" (韓) is composed of "Gan" (倝) and "Wei" (韋). "Gan" is an ideogram describing the brilliant radiance of the rising sun. The original meaning of "Wei" is tanned leather used for binding. In ancient times, "Han" was also interchangeable with "Han" (函), referring to the protective railing surrounding a water well.

[Origin] Ji Wan, an 11th-generation descendant of Ji Shuyu (the founding monarch of the State of Jin during the Western Zhou), was granted the fief of Han (present-day Hejin, Shanxi) for his sustenance. Three generations later, his descendant Han Jue adopted the name of the fief as his surname. In the early Warring States period, Han Qian (Marquis Jing of Han), a 7th-generation descendant of Han Jue, partitioned the State of Jin alongside the Zhao and Wei clans to establish the State of Han, one of the "Seven Hero States." Its initial capital was Pingyang. In 375 BC, after Marquis Ai of Han conquered the State of Zheng, the capital was moved to Xinzheng. In 230 BC, the State of Han was conquered by the State of Qin, and its descendants adopted the name of their fallen state as their surname.

• Ancestral Homeland: Xinzheng, Henan; Hejin, Shanxi

• Prefectural Seats (Junwang) and Hall Names: Nanyang, Yingchuan; Changli Hall

• Current Ranking / Population: 29th / Approx. 8.15 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 15th

• Extant Genealogical Records: 162 volumes