黎氏圖騰釋義

【釋義】 黎，黑地。古時稱黑色的土為「黎」。黎也通「犁」。

【起源】 商時有諸侯國黎國。商末，西伯姬昌（周文王）攻滅黎國。武王克商後，大封天下，封成湯後裔於黎國，賜為侯爵，其後有黎侯豐舒。據《元和姓纂》等所載，商時黎國有二：一個在今山西長治縣西南，商末被周文王所滅；另一個在今山東鄆城縣西。這兩個黎國的子孫，後以國為氏，姓黎。又據《風俗通義》所載，這兩個黎國均為古部落「九黎之後」。

• 得姓始祖： 豐舒（商湯後裔）

• 始祖地： 山西黎城、河南洛陽（改姓）

• 郡望堂號： 九真、宋城、京兆；黎城堂

• 當今排序／人口： 第 82 位／約 288 萬

• 宋版百家姓排序： 第 262 位

• 現存家譜： 123 部

Interpretation of the Li (黎) Clan Totem

Definition of the Character: "黎" (Li) refers to "black earth" or dark soil. In ancient times, fertile black soil was called Li. The character is also phonetically and conceptually linked to "犁" (Li), meaning a plow, signifying the clan's early connection to agriculture and the land.

Origin: During the Shang Dynasty, there were vassal states known as the State of Li. Near the end of the Shang, Xibo Ji Chang (King Wen of Zhou) conquered the State of Li. After King Wu defeated the Shang and redistributed territories, he enfeoffed the descendants of Cheng Tang (the founder of the Shang) in the State of Li with the title of Marquis. A prominent later ruler was Marquis Feng Shu. Historical records like the Yuanhe Genealogy note two distinct Li states during the Shang:

• 1. One in modern-day southwest Changzhi, Shanxi, conquered by King Wen.

  2. Another in modern-day west Yuncheng, Shandong. The descendants of both states adopted "Li" as their surname. Furthermore, the Fengsu Tongyi states that these two Li states were both descendants of the ancient "Jiuli" (Nine Li) tribes.

• Ancestral Founder: Feng Shu (Descendant of Cheng Tang)

• Ancestral Homelands: Licheng, Shanxi; Luoyang, Henan (surname adoption)

• Prefectural Seats and Hall Names: Jiuzhen, Songcheng, Jingzhao; Licheng Hall

• Current Rank / Population: 82nd most common / Approx. 2.88 million

• Song Dynasty "Hundred Family Surnames" Rank: 262nd

• Extant Genealogies: 123 volumes