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Chinese surname · rank 459

堵

堵 is read as dǔ.

Pinyin

dǔ

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 堵

Basic meaning

wall; stop, prevent; stop up

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE

Place: Du fief around Fangcheng, Henan in Zheng-state tradition; Henan commandery / Hedong commandery notes vary by source; Chu Du Ao layer treated separately.

Origin note

Du/堵 is primarily a Zheng-state fief-name surname in the checked sources: Zheng official Xie Kou / Xie Bo was enfeoffed at Du, and descendants used the place name. Later surname references also add a Western Zhou music-office title Duren, a Zheng official Duru or Duru-fu line, and a Chu Du Ao ancestor-name layer. The page keeps those as separate traditions.

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