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【释义】康,安康、健康之义。甲骨文中的康字,中间部分是一个簸箕之类的工具,上面一个筛谷的支架,下面有四个点,表示筛出的米糠。
【起源】周武王姬发有个同母弟弟叫姬封,初被封于康(今河南禹州市西北),称康叔;后又受周成王所封,在商朝故都周围建立卫国,建都朝歌(今河南淇县),因称卫康叔。卫康叔的支庶子孙,以他原来的封邑为氏,就是康氏。
得姓始祖:康叔
始 祖 地:河南禹州
郡望堂号:京兆、东平、会稽;江夏堂
当今排序/人口:第105位/约211万
宋版百家姓排序:第85位
现存家谱:46部
【Meaning】
The character Kang (康) conveys the meanings of "peace," "well-being," and "health." In Oracle Bone Script, the central part of the character depicts a tool similar to a winnowing basket (簸箕). Above it is a frame used for sifting grain, and the four dots at the bottom represent the rice bran (米糠) being sifted out. This imagery of processing grain symbolizes abundance, stability, and the peaceful life of an agrarian society.
【Origins】
From the Ji (姬) Surname (Lineage of King Wu of Zhou): The surname originates from Ji Feng, a younger brother (from the same mother) of King Wu of Zhou.
The Fief of Kang: He was initially enfeoffed in Kang (northwest of present-day Yuzhou, Henan) and was known as Kang Shu (Uncle of Kang).
The State of Wei: Later, he was enfeoffed by King Cheng of Zhou to establish the State of Wei surrounding the former Shang capital. He set up his capital in Chaoge (present-day Qi County, Henan) and was thus called Wei Kang Shu.
Adoption of the Surname: The cadet descendants of Wei Kang Shu adopted his original fief name, Kang, as their family name.
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Founding Ancestor
Kang Shu (Ji Feng)
Ancestral Homeland
Yuzhou, Henan Province
Prefectural Mansions
Jingzhao, Dongping, Kuaiji
Notable Hall Name
Jiangxia Hall
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 105th / Approx. 2.11 million people
Song Dynasty Ranking
Ranked 85th in the Hundred Family Surnames
Extant Genealogies
46 volumes currently preserved
【釋義】
「康」字含有安康、健康之義。在甲骨文中,「康」字的中間部分是一個類似簸箕的農具,上方是篩穀的支架,下方的四個點則代表篩出的米糠。這種篩穀的景象象徵著五穀豐登、生活安定與平靜,進而引申出安樂與健康的含義。
【起源】
源於姬姓(周武王胞弟): 康氏出自周文王之子、周武王姬發的同母弟弟姬封。
受封於康: 姬封最初被封於「康」地(今河南禹州市西北),故稱「康叔」。
建立衛國: 後來周成王再次分封,命他在商朝故都周圍建立「衛國」,建都朝歌(今河南淇縣),因此他又被稱為「衛康叔」。
以邑為氏: 衛康叔的支庶子孫中,有一支以他最初的封邑名「康」為姓氏,這便是康氏的由來。
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得姓始祖
康叔(姬封)
始祖地
河南禹州
郡望
京兆、東平、會稽
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江夏堂
當今排序/人口
第105位 / 約211萬人
宋版百家姓排序
第85位
現存家譜
46部
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