钟氏图腾释义

【释义】钟，本义是乐器。金文“钟”有二形，一形“从金从童”，金表示材质，表示能发洪亮之音的响器，强壮少年正在敲钟之势；另一形“从金从重”，重表示有重量，也表示钟为中空之器，表示容器。古代从事制造钟器和能运作钟乐器的氏族，以钟为原始图腾。

【起源】周朝有“钟师”之官，掌击钟奏乐，春秋时失其职，子孙散逸列国，以官为氏，就是钟氏。周朝子姓宋国第19位国君宋桓公的曾孙伯宗，其子州犁逃到楚国，后任太宰，食采于钟离（今安徽凤阳），以邑为氏，即钟离氏。秦末有钟离眛，为项羽将，其第二子名接，始居颍川长社（今河南长葛东北），为避仇，省去“离”字，单姓钟氏。

得姓始祖：钟烈、微子启

始 祖 地：河南洛阳、长葛

郡望堂号：颍川、竞陵；四德堂

当今排序／人口：第54位／约533万

宋版百家姓排序：第149位

现存家谱：395部 

Interpretation of the Zhong (钟) Totem

【Definition】

The original meaning of Zhong (钟) is a musical instrument (bell). In Bronze Inscriptions, the character "Zhong" has two forms:

1. One form combines "Metal" (金) and "Youth" (童). "Metal" represents the material used to create resonant sounds, while the overall structure depicts a strong youth in the act of striking a bell.

2. The other form combines "Metal" (金) and "Weight" (重). "Weight" signifies its heavy nature, as well as its function as a hollow vessel or container.
   Ancient clans specialized in manufacturing or performing with these musical instruments adopted the bell as their original totem.

【Origin】

1. By Official Title: During the Zhou Dynasty, there was an official position known as Zhongshi (Master of Bells), responsible for striking bells and performing ritual music. During the Spring and Autumn period, after the office was abolished, their descendants dispersed to various states and adopted their ancestral title as their surname.

2. From the State of Zhongli: Bo Zong, the great-grandson of Duke Huan of the State of Song, had a son named Zhou Li who fled to the State of Chu and became the Prime Minister (Taizai). He was granted the fief of Zhongli (modern-day Fengyang, Anhui). His descendants took the city's name as their surname, Zhongli.

3. The Transition to Zhong: During the late Qin Dynasty, Zhongli Mei, a general under Xiang Yu, had a second son named Jie. To avoid enemies, Jie settled in Yingchuan (modern-day Changge, Henan) and shortened the double surname "Zhongli" to the single surname Zhong.

Clan Archives

Item

Description

Founding Ancestors

Zhong Lie, Weizi Qi

Ancestral Birthplace

Luoyang and Changge, Henan

County & Hall Names

Yingchuan, Jingling; Side Hall (Four Virtues Hall)

Modern Rank / Population

Ranked 54th / Approx. 5.33 Million

Song Dynasty Rank

Ranked 149th

Existing Genealogies

395 Volumes

鍾氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】

「鍾」的本義是樂器（鍾/鈴）。在金文中，「鍾」字有兩種字形：

1. 一形「從金從童」：「金」表示材質，「童」則描繪了一名強壯少年正在撞鐘的姿態，象徵能發出洪亮聲音的響器。

2. 另一形「從金從重」：「重」表示其沉重的份量，同時也象徵鍾為中空之器，可作為容器。
   古代從事製造鍾器或擅長演奏鍾樂的氏族，便以「鍾」作為原始圖騰。

【起源】

1. 以官職為氏：周朝設有「鍾師」之官，掌管擊鍾奏樂。春秋時期，隨著職位廢除，其子孫散逸各國，遂以官職為姓，即為鍾氏。

2. 源自鍾離國：周朝子姓宋國第19位國君宋桓公的曾孫伯宗，其子州犁逃往楚國並擔任太宰，受封於鍾離（今安徽鳳陽）。其後裔以封邑為氏，稱鍾離氏。

3. 鍾離改為鍾姓：秦末時期，項羽部將鍾離眛的次子名接，為避仇家而定居於穎川長社（今河南長葛東北），並將複姓「鍾離」簡化為單姓「鍾」。

家族檔案

項目

內容詳述

得姓始祖

鍾烈、微子啟

始祖發源地

河南洛陽、長葛

郡望堂號

穎川、竟陵；四德堂

當今排序 / 人口

第 54 位 / 約 533 萬

宋版百家姓排序

第 149 位

現存家譜

395 部