韋氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 韋的本義是背離。在甲骨文中，「韋」字像兩個人相背而行，也像兩隻手在搓搗一張皮革。此為「韋」字之本義。

【起源】 顓頊之孫大彭，為夏代諸侯；夏帝少康時，另封他一個叫元哲的孫子於豕韋（在今河南滑縣東南）建立豕韋國。豕韋，一作「韋」，於夏朝末年被商部落領袖湯所滅，亡國後的韋國王族子孫以原國名為姓氏，就是韋氏。由此可知，最早的一支大約在公元前 16 世紀已經形成。

• 得姓始祖： 元哲

• 始祖地： 河南滑縣

• 郡望堂號： 京兆；扶陽堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 66 位／約 430 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 194 位

• 現存家譜： 61 部

Interpretation of the Wei (韋) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: The original meaning of "韋" (Wei) is "to deviate" or "to go in opposite directions." In Oracle Bone Script, the character depicts two people walking away from each other back-to-back. It also resembles two hands rubbing or softening a piece of leather, which became the standard meaning for "processed leather" in later linguistics.

Origin: Da Peng, a grandson of Emperor Zhuanxu, was a vassal during the Xia Dynasty. During the reign of Emperor Shaokang of Xia, Da Peng’s grandson, Yuanzhe, was enfeoffed at Shiwei (southeast of modern-day Hua County, Henan), where he established the State of Shiwei. Shiwei (often referred to simply as "Wei") was conquered by Tang, the leader of the Shang tribe, at the end of the Xia Dynasty. The royal descendants of the fallen state adopted the name of their country as their surname. This indicates that the earliest branch of the Wei clan was formed around the 16th century BC.

• Ancestral Founder: Yuanzhe

• Ancestral Homeland: Hua County, Henan Province

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Jingzhao (Xi'an); Fuyang Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 66th most common / Approx. 4.30 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 194th

• Extant Genealogies: 61 volumes