Exploring the origin of Chen's surname

Chen Zuji was born in Wanqiu (now Huaiyang, Henan). The blood ancestors were Shun Di and Chen Hugong. Now they are mainly distributed in China, Southeast Asia, Europe, America and Oceania.

1, the surname Chen comes from descendants Yao and Gui. Shun, also known as Yu Shun, surnamed Yao. According to Tongzhi Genealogy, Hu Gongman, a descendant of Shun, was discovered after the demise and the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, and was sealed in Chen (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province) to establish the "State of Chen". Some descendants take the country as their surname, which is the origin of Chen's surname.

2. Originated from Gui surname, descendant of Chen Guogong in the Spring and Autumn Period, belonging to the national surname. After Gui Man's death, some descendants of Chen took Guo as their surname, namely Chen. During the period of Chen's civil strife and national subjugation, besides Chen Wan, there were three descendants of Chen Guogong who took the country name as their surname.

In addition to Hu Gongman's son Chen Wan, there are three branches: one is Chen Aigong's son Liu Chen, who lives in Chenliu County; The second is Mingong Chen's eldest son Chen Yan, who lives in Yangwuhu Township or Yingchuan; The third is to move to Gushi, which originated from the second son Chen Lianji. Later, because he had no children, he took Yingchuan as his heir and merged with Yingchuan Chen.

3. Ethnic minority Chen surname, Korean Chen: all from China, the total number is more than 130, but less than 10, mainly including Jiangling Chen, Guangdong Chen, Nanhai Chen, Dechang Chen, Luozhou Chen, Lizhou Chen, Lin Bochen and Liangshan Chen.

4. It comes from changing the surname and belongs to the surname given by the emperor. In the Sui Dynasty, there was a general named Chen Yonggui, who was originally a semi-final meeting in Longyou area (generally referring to the area west of Longshan, in today's Longshan, west of Liupanshan and east of the Yellow River in Gansu). His surname is Bai, which is very popular with Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty. He was an official, the leader of Lanzhou and Lee, and was appointed as Chen Gong of North County. Chen Yonggui took Chen Zi in the book as his surname.

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Ancient celebrities:

1, Chen Wan, doctor of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. That is, Tian. Childe Chen Li. In 672 BC, Chen killed his prince Yukou. Make friends with Kou, and be afraid of disaster. Qi Huangong made him an upright worker and listed him as a doctor. Since joining Qi, Chen changed his surname to Tian. After death, he was the ancestor of Tianqi.

2. Bobby Chen? -208 BC), one of the leaders of the anti-Qin Yi Army in the late Qin Dynasty, led the troops in osawa Township (now southwest of Suzhou, Anhui Province) together with Guangwu, and became the pioneer of the anti-Qin Yi Army; Soon, he became king in Chenjun and established the Zhang Chu regime.

3. Chen Baxian, the founder of the Southern Dynasties. Chen Gaozu defended the Han civilization and culture, saved the war-torn southern land from fire and water, and developed steadily for a long time, thus creating a historical period of cultural and economic prosperity in southern China. Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties is the most famous turbulent period in history. Soon after Chen Baxian was reused, it suffered the "Hou Jing Rebellion", which was a war waged by Hou Jing in the Eastern Wei Dynasty at the end of Liang Dynasty. In 549 AD, Hou Jing invaded Jiankang, the capital of Liang Dynasty, and the emperor of Liang Dynasty was trapped and starved to death.

4. Xuanzang (602-664), whose common name is Chen Yi, was born in Luochuan (now Yanshi, Henan Province), a monk in the Tang Dynasty, a famous monk in the Tang Dynasty, one of the greatest translators in the history of Han Buddhism, and the founder of China Buddhism. Chen, born in Gou County, Luozhou, Luoyang, Henan Province (now south of Yanshi City, Henan Province), has a common surname. Xuanzang became a monk at the age of 65,438+03, went west from Chang 'an in 629, went through hardships, arrived in India, returned to Chang 'an in 645, brought back 657 scriptures, translated 75 volumes of 65,438+0335 with disciple * * in ten years, and wrote 12 volume "Records of the Western Regions of Datang". He is the central figure in China's famous classical novel The Journey to the West.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Chen surname