Chinese surname · rank 482

呼

呼 is read as hū.

Pinyin

hū

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 呼

Basic meaning

breathe sigh, exhale; call, shout

Five element

Earth

Origin

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

Place: Hanzhong context for Huzixian; Huyan / Xiongnu-Xianbei northern lineage context; Western Xia Tangut layer; Ming distribution notes include Fujian, Anhui and Hebei.

Origin note

Hu/呼 is a rare surname and is kept distinct from the compound surname Huyan. One source layer derives it from Huzixian, an early figure named in Liexian Zhuan. Another derives it from Huyan or Huyan-related northern names, later shortened to Hu; 23mofang also notes Western Xia Tangut Hu. The page does not treat the compound Huyan line in the classic text as proof of a single-surname Hu placement.

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Sources checked

23mofang: Hu surname - Huzixian, Xianbei Huyan, and Western Xia Tangut origin layers
Hao86 Baijiaxing surname page: Hu - Huzixian / Liexian Zhuan layer and Mongol or northern changed-surname layers
Wikipedia: Huyan surname - Huyan as Xiongnu lineage and later Huyan-to-Hu simplification context
Zhoukou Daily: Hu surname - Huyan-to-Hu and Xiongnu-origin explanation summary
Han Dian: Hu - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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