Chinese surname · rank 391

扈

扈 is read as hù.

Pinyin

hù

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 扈

Basic meaning

escort, retinue; insolent

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Xia-dynasty tradition, c. 2070-1600 BCE

Place: Youhu state around modern Huyi / Hu county, Shaanxi; Zheng-state Hu fief near modern Yuanyang, Henan; Jingzhao and Henan commandery prestige geography; Northern Wei Xianbei Hudigan changed-surname context

Origin note

Hu/扈 is best read as a state or fief-name surname. The oldest layer links it to Youhu, a Xia-period state or polity associated in surname books with the Si lineage and the conflict with Xia Qi. A second geographic layer points to a Spring and Autumn Zheng fief called Hu near modern Yuanyang, Henan. A later Northern Wei layer records the Xianbei compound surname Hudigan being changed to the single surname Hu. The page keeps these layers separate from the ordinary meaning of 扈 as retinue or escort.

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Sources checked

23mofang surname library: Hu/扈 - Youhu state, Zheng Hu fief, early distribution, and minority changed-surname layers
Wikipedia: Hu/扈 surname - Shiji Xia Benji, Tongzhi Shizu Lue, and Weishu Guanshi Zhi origin layers
Han Dian: Hu/扈 - Youhu ancient-state meaning, retinue/escort meanings, and surname listing
Baijiayoupu: Hu/扈 surname encyclopedia - Youhu state, Zheng Hu fief, and Hudigan changed-surname layers
Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 边扈燕冀
Wikipedia: Youhu clan - Youhu state / Si-lineage historical context

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Origin note

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