Chinese surname · rank 422

汲

汲 is read as jí.

Pinyin

jí

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 汲

Basic meaning

draw water from well; imbibe

Five element

Water

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE

Place: Ji locality around modern Weihui, Henan in Wei tradition; Ji river / Qinghe and Heze region in Qi tradition; Puyang and Qinghe commandery notes

Origin note

Ji/汲 is treated as a locality or fief-name surname, not as the verb to draw water. One source-backed layer links it to Wei Xuan Gong’s crown prince Ji, whose descendants lived at Ji locality and used that place name. Another layer says a branch descended from Qi Xuan Gong was enfeoffed at Ji and likewise used the fief name. The page keeps the Wei and Qi layers separate.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Ji/汲 surname - Wei Xuan Gong crown-prince Ji / Ji locality source and Baijiaxing rank
Sohu surname article: Ji/汲 - Wei Prince Ji locality and Qi Xuan Gong descendant fief layers
Baijiayoupu: Ji/汲 surname encyclopedia - Wei and Qi fief-name layers plus Qinghe commandery
Han Dian: Ji/汲 - draw water, imbibe, and surname meanings only
Ctext: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 汲邴糜松

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Origin note

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