金氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 金，泛指金屬。金的甲骨文中具有兩種形態：一種是上邊為古文「今」字，下邊為「火」字，象徵以火熔煉時銅液流出的情景。另一種是上邊為古文「金」字，下邊為「土」字，左側有兩點，象徵金子埋藏於沙土之中，這兩點同樣也代表熔化的銅液。

【起源】 古代東夷族首領少昊，名摯，因修法於太昊，故稱少昊。因其以「金德」統治天下，故號為「金天氏」，在窮桑（今山東曲阜）即位為帝。少昊的子孫中，有一支將他的號簡化為姓氏，這便是金氏。

• 得姓始祖： 金天氏（少昊）

• 始祖地： 山東曲阜

• 郡望堂號： 彭城、京兆；麗澤堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 62 位／約 467 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 29 位

• 現存家譜： 383 部

Interpretation of the Jin (金) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "金" (Jin) is a general term for metals. In Oracle Bone Script, there are two primary forms:

• 1. The upper part is the ancient character "今" (Jīn) and the lower part is "火" (Fire), representing the flow of molten copper during the smelting process.

  2. The upper part is "金" and the lower part is "土" (Earth), with two dots on the side representing gold buried within the soil or the droplets of molten metal.

Origin: From Shao Hao, the leader of the ancient Dongyi tribes. His given name was Zhi, and he was known as Shao Hao because he followed the laws of Tai Hao. Because he ruled through the virtue of the element "Metal" (Jin De), he was titled "Jintian Shi" (The Clan of the Golden Heaven). He ascended the throne at Qiongsang (modern-day Qufu, Shandong). One branch of his descendants simplified his title to create the surname Jin.

• Ancestral Founder: Jintian Shi (Shao Hao)

• Ancestral Homeland: Qufu, Shandong Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Pengcheng, Jingzhao; Lize Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 62nd most common / Approx. 4.67 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 29th

• Extant Genealogies: 383 volumes