段氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 段，「擊打也」。《說文解字》指出：「段，指錘擊，以錘擊物。」金文的「段」字，有手、有崖、有兩小點，象徵手持工具在山崖邊敲擊石塊或金屬。

【起源】 公元前 744 年，鄭莊公姬寤生繼位後，封弟弟叔段於京（今河南滎陽京襄城村）。叔段企圖奪取鄭國的政權，於公元前 722 年出兵襲鄭，被鄭莊公打敗，逃到共（今河南輝縣），稱共叔段。他的孫輩中，有一支以他的名字為姓氏，就是段氏。

• 得姓始祖： 共叔段

• 始祖地： 河南滎陽

• 郡望堂號： 京兆、武威、天水；君軾堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 80 位／約 320 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 218 位

• 現存家譜： 61 部

Interpretation of the Duan (Duan) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "段" (Duan) means "to strike" or "to hammer." The Shuowen Jiezi defines it as "hammering an object." In Bronze Script, the character depicts a hand (手), a cliff or workspace (崖), and two small marks representing debris or sparks, symbolizing the act of a craftsman hammering stone or metal.

Origin: In 744 BC, after Duke Zhuang of Zheng (Ji Wusheng) ascended the throne, he enfeoffed his younger brother, Shu Duan, in Jing (modern-day Jingxiangcheng Village, Xingyang, Henan). Shu Duan attempted to seize power and launched an attack on the capital in 722 BC. He was defeated by Duke Zhuang and fled to Gong (modern-day Huixian, Henan), becoming known as Gong Shu Duan. Among his grandsons, one branch adopted his name as their surname, establishing the Duan clan.

• Ancestral Founder: Gong Shu Duan

• Ancestral Homeland: Xingyang, Henan Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Jingzhao (Xi'an), Wuwei, Tianshui; Junshi Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 80th most common / Approx. 3.20 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 218th

• Extant Genealogies: 61 volumes