Bai Jia Xing compound surname #48
段干
段干 is read as Duàngān. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Duàngān
Script forms
Simplified 段干 · Traditional 段幹
Meaning
place or fief-name compound surname
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn to Warring States, 770-221 BCE
Place: Duan and Gan fief or locality traditions
Origin
段干 is explained either as a residence-place surname from a place called Duangan or as a fief-name surname connected with places called Duan and Gan. The exact geography is not secure, so the page should treat it as a territorial compound.
Name meaning
The name identifies land grant or residence rather than a moral phrase. Duangan Mu gives it a recluse and Warring States cultural association.
Historical figures
段干木 Duangan Mu
Duangan Mu was a Wei recluse admired by Marquis Wen of Wei.