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【释义】耿,从耳从火。两形会意,表示在大火燃烧时发出的巨大的声音。
【起源】商代君王祖乙,都城设在相地(今河南省内黄县),后从相地迁到耿地(今山西河津市东南二十里的山王村)。而后,次年,由于黄河河患,由耿迁至邢以后,一部分商朝的公族没有跟随他南迁,仍然留在了耿地,而将他的弟弟祖丙封于耿地(今山西河津),建立耿国并立祖丙为国君。后人便以耿为姓。祖丙被尊奉为耿氏始祖,每年腊月初五是祖丙诞辰,摆设柿饼。
得姓始祖:祖丙
始 祖 地:河南内黄、山西河津
郡望堂号:高阳、扶风、河东;美阳堂
当今排序/人口:第130位/约140万
宋朝百家姓排序:第115位
现存家谱:19部
【Meaning】
The character Geng (耿) is composed of the radicals for Ear (耳) and Fire (火). It is an ideogrammatic character representing the roaring or crackling sound produced by a massive, blazing fire. Symbolically, it conveys brightness, alertness (ears hearing the fire), and intense spirit.
【Origins】
From the Shang Dynasty Royal Family: During the Shang Dynasty, King Zu Yi established his capital in Xiang (present-day Neihuang, Henan). Later, he moved the capital to Geng (present-day Shanwang Village, southeast of Hejin, Shanxi).
The Fief of Zu Bing: A year later, due to flooding from the Yellow River, the King moved the capital again from Geng to Xing. However, a portion of the royal clan chose not to follow the southward migration and remained in Geng. Consequently, the King enfeoffed his younger brother, Zu Bing, as the ruler of the State of Geng.
Adoption of the Surname: The descendants of the royal family who remained in the state adopted "Geng" as their surname. Zu Bing is revered as the founding ancestor of the Geng clan. Traditionally, his birthday is celebrated on the 5th day of the 12th lunar month, during which dried persimmons are served as a ritual offering.
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Founding Ancestor
Zu Bing (Prince of the Shang Dynasty)
Ancestral Homelands
Neihuang, Henan; Hejin, Shanxi
Prefectural Mansions
Gaoyang, Fufeng, Hedong
Notable Hall Name
Meiyang Hall
Modern Ranking / Population
Ranked 130th / Approx. 1.4 million people
Song Dynasty Ranking
Ranked 115th in the Hundred Family Surnames
Extant Genealogies
19 volumes currently preserved
【釋義】
「耿」字從耳、從火,為會意字。形像地表示了大火燃燒時發出的巨大聲響。在文化意涵中,耿字代表光明、正直以及如火般熱烈的精神。
【起源】
源於商朝王室: 商代君王祖乙最早將都城設在「相地」(今河南內黃),後遷都至「耿地」(今山西河津山王村一帶)。
祖丙封國: 遷都耿地后的次年,因黃河水患,祖乙再度遷都至邢。此時,一部分商朝公族未隨之南遷,仍留在耿地。祖乙便將其弟祖丙封於耿地,建立「耿國」,並立祖丙為國君。
以國為氏: 耿國子孫後代遂以國名「耿」為姓。祖丙被尊奉為耿氏得姓始祖。民間傳統中,每年農曆臘月初五為祖丙誕辰,後人會擺設柿餅進行祭祀。
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得姓始祖
祖丙
始祖地
河南內黃、山西河津
郡望
高陽、扶風、河東
堂號
美陽堂
當今排序/人口
第130位 / 約140萬人
宋朝百家姓排序
第115位
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