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Chinese surname · rank 384

贲

贲 is read as bēn.

Pinyin

bēn

Script forms

Simplified 贲 · Traditional 賁

Basic meaning

forge ahead; energetic

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE

Place: Spring and Autumn Lu state Xian Benfu layer; Jin-state Miao Benhuang layer; Qin / Ying-lineage Feizi layer; Benhun-Rong tribal-name layer; Xuancheng and Runan commandery prestige geography

Origin note

Ben/贲 is a multi-reading, multi-source surname. One bēn-reading layer is tied to the Lu figure Xian Benfu, whose descendants used Ben as an ancestor-name surname. Another bēn-reading layer connects with the Jin figure Miao Benhuang or Miao Benfu. A féi-reading layer is linked by surname references to Qin Feizi and the Ying lineage, while Benhun-Rong material preserves a tribal-name layer. The page therefore keeps the local bēn reading visible but notes that surname sources also record féi and other older readings.

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