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【释义】《说文》:“文是交错的花纹”。文也可以解释为“文身”。甲骨文、金文中的文字,更像一个正面站立的人形,胸前刺有花纹图案,这就是古代“文身”习俗的印象描述。
【起源】1.炎帝裔孙伯夷的后裔姜文叔,西周初受封建立许国,其后代有一支以其字为氏,即文氏。2.春秋时,卫献公有个将军叫孙文子,是个举足轻重的人物,其后代以祖字为氏,即文氏。
得姓始祖:周文王(姬昌)
始 祖 地:陕西西安、河南许昌、濮阳
郡望堂号:燕门;信国堂、正气堂
当今排序/人口:第107位/约204万
宋朝百家姓排序:第423位
现存家谱:123部
【Meaning】
According to the Shuowen Jiezi: "Wen refers to interlocking patterns." It can also be interpreted as "tattooing." In Oracle Bone Script and Bronze Script, the character Wen resembles a person standing facing forward with decorative patterns tattooed on their chest. This is a visual depiction of the ancient custom of tattooing, representing culture, refinement, and identity.
【Origins】
From the Jiang (姜) Surname: Jiang Wenshu, a descendant of Bo Yi (who was a descendant of the Yan Emperor), was enfeoffed at the beginning of the Western Zhou to establish the State of Xu. One branch of his descendants adopted his courtesy name, "Wen," as their surname.
From the State of Wei: During the Spring and Autumn period, there was a powerful general in the State of Wei named Sun Wenzi. He was a figure of great influence, and his descendants adopted his ancestor's name as their surname, establishing another line of the Wen clan.
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Founding Ancestors
King Wen of Zhou (Ji Chang), Jiang Wenshu, Sun Wenzi
Ancestral Homelands
Xi'an, Shaanxi; Xuchang and Puyang, Henan
Prefectural Mansion
Yanmen
Notable Hall Names
Xinguo Hall, Zhengqi Hall (Hall of Noble Spirit)
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 107th / Approx. 2.04 million people
Song Dynasty Ranking
Ranked 423rd in the Hundred Family Surnames
Extant Genealogies
123 volumes currently preserved
【釋義】
《說文解字》記載:「文,錯畫也(即交錯的花紋)」。文也可以解釋為「文身」(刺青)。在甲骨文與金文中,「文」字的字形更像一個正面站立的人形,其胸前刺有花紋圖案。這正是古代「文身」習俗的形象描述,後來引申為文化、文采與文明之意。
【起源】
源於姜姓: 炎帝裔孫伯夷的後代姜文叔,在西周初年受封建立「許國」。其後裔子孫中有一支以其字「文」為氏,稱為文氏。
源於衛國: 春秋時期,衛獻公麾下有一位舉足輕重的將軍名叫孫文子。他的後代以其祖先的名字為姓氏,世代相傳為文氏。
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得姓始祖
周文王(姬昌)、姜文叔、孫文子
始祖地
陝西西安、河南許昌、濮陽
郡望
燕門
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信國堂、正氣堂
當今排序/人口
第107位 / 約204萬人
宋朝百家姓排序
第423位
現存家譜
123部
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