莫氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 莫的本義是太陽將要落山。這是一個會意字，象徵太陽（日）沉入四周的雜草（茻）或山腳下。後來「莫」的本義由「暮」字代替，而「莫」則演變為否定副詞，但其圖騰符號依然保留了夕陽西下的意象。

【起源】 源於上古高陽氏。相傳上古帝顓頊造鄚陽城（今河北任丘、平鄉一帶），其支庶子孫定居於鄚陽。後人去「邑」（⻏）旁為「莫」，以地名為姓氏，稱莫氏。

• 得姓始祖： 顓頊

• 始祖地： 河北任丘、平鄉

• 郡望堂號： 江陵、巨鹿、河間郡

• 當今排序／人口： 第 99 位／約 233 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 142 位

• 現存家譜： 71 部

Interpretation of the Mo (莫) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: The original meaning of "莫" (Mo) is "the sun is about to set." It is an associative compound character depicting the Sun (日) sinking into the thick grass or underbrush (茻) at the foot of a mountain. In later Chinese, the original meaning was replaced by the character "暮" (Mu), while "Mo" evolved into a negative particle (meaning "none" or "not"). However, the totem remains a symbol of the sunset.

Origin: The lineage traces back to the ancient Gao Yang clan. Legend has it that the Emperor Zhuanxu (one of the Five Great Emperors) built the city of Maoyang (in the area of modern-day Renqiu and Pingxiang, Hebei). His junior descendants settled in Maoyang and later removed the "City/Fief" radical (⻏) from the city's name to adopt "Mo" as their surname.

• Ancestral Founder: Emperor Zhuanxu

• Ancestral Homeland: Renqiu and Pingxiang, Hebei Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Jiangling, Julu, Hejian Commandery

• Current Rank / Population: 99th most common / Approx. 2.33 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 142nd

• Extant Genealogies: 71 volumes