倪氏图腾释义

【释义】倪，“小也”。倪字的本意是弱小。在甲骨文中，倪的“儿”部是一个十足的“婴儿状”。

【起源】殷商之前，黄帝后裔就建立了邾娄部落。周武王灭商后，邾娄被封为诸侯国，称为邾，其古都在峄山（今邹城市内）之阳。周公旦摄政时期，为了削弱诸侯国的势力采取分而治之的办法，借邾国夷父颜有功于周室，封其次子友郳地，故叫郳国。叔术到滥(今山东滕州)，建立了滥国（以倪立国）。郳”、“倪”为同源字，一城邑，一姓氏，“郳”去“邑”为姓氏“倪”。

得姓始祖：倪宽

始 祖 地：山东滕州

郡望堂号：千乘；安乐堂、敬业堂

当今排序/人口：第119位/约163万

宋朝百家姓排序：第130位

现存家谱：50部 

Here is the translation of the Ni (倪) surname totem and historical interpretation into English and Traditional Chinese.

1. English Translation

Interpretation of the Ni (倪) Surname Totem

【Meaning】

The original meaning of Ni (倪) is "small" or "young." It conveys the sense of something being delicate or in its early stages of growth. In Oracle Bone Script, the "Er" (儿/兒) component of the character Ni is depicted as a vivid representation of an infant, emphasizing the concept of beginnings and youth.

【Origins】

1. From the Zhulou Tribe: Before the Yin Shang period, descendants of the Yellow Emperor established the Zhulou tribe. After King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang, Zhulou was granted the status of a vassal state known as Zhu, with its ancient capital located on the southern slope of Mount Yi (present-day Zoucheng, Shandong).

2. Divide and Rule: During the regency of the Duke of Zhou, a policy of "divide and rule" was implemented to weaken the power of vassal states. Leveraging the fact that Yi Fu Yan (the ruler of Zhu) had served the Zhou court well, the Duke enfeoffed Yan's second son, You, in the land of Ni (郳), creating the State of Ni.

3. From State to Surname: Another branch, led by Shushu, went to Lan (present-day Tengzhou, Shandong) and established the State of Lan (founded upon the Ni people). The characters "郳" (the state/city) and "倪" (the person/surname) share the same origin. By removing the "City" radical (阝) from the state name 郳, the surname 倪 (Ni) was formed.

Historical & Demographic Profile

Category

Details

Founding Ancestor

Ni Kuan (A famous scholar and official of the Han Dynasty)

Ancestral Homeland

Tengzhou, Shandong Province

Prefectural Mansion

Qiancheng

Notable Hall Names

Anle Hall (Hall of Peace and Happiness), Jingye Hall

Modern Ranking / Population

Ranked 119th / Approx. 1.63 million people

Song Dynasty Ranking

Ranked 130th in the Hundred Family Surnames

Extant Genealogies

50 volumes currently preserve

繁體中文版本 (Traditional Chinese)

倪氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】

「倪」的本義為**「小」**。倪字的本意是弱小、幼嫩。在甲骨文中，倪字的「兒」部是一個十足的「嬰兒狀」，生動地描繪了生命的初期狀態，象徵著生機與起源。

【起源】

1. 源於邾婁部落： 殷商之前，黃帝後裔就建立了邾婁部落。周武王滅商後，邾婁被封為諸侯國，稱為「邾」，其古都在嶧山（今山東鄒城）之陽。

2. 分而治之： 周公旦攝政時期，為了削弱諸侯國的勢力，採取分而治之的辦法。借邾國君主夷父顏有功於周室，封其次子友於「郳」地，故稱「郳國」。

3. 去邑為姓： 另一支由叔術到濫（今山東滕州），建立了濫國（以倪立國）。「郳」與「倪」為同源字，前者代表城邑，後者代表姓氏。後人去掉表示疆邑的右耳旁「阝」，便形成了今日的「倪」姓。

歷史與人口概況

類別

詳情

得姓始祖

倪寬（西漢名臣、水利專家）

始祖地

山東滕州

郡望

千乘

堂號

安樂堂、敬業堂

當今排序/人口

第119位 / 約163萬人

宋朝百家姓排序

第130位

現存家譜

50部