Chinese surname · rank 385

况

况 is read as kuàng.

Pinyin

kuàng

Script forms

Simplified 况 · Traditional 況

Basic meaning

condition, situation; furthermore

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Ming textual layer, 1368-1644 CE

Place: Lujiang / Anhui-Jiangxi surname-book geography; Shu-Han / Sichuan Kuang Changning layer; Jiangxi Gaoan / Jingan clustering; possible Zhou-era Kuang fief tradition in Shandong; later Suzhou official Kuang Zhong line

Origin note

Kuang/况 is best presented as a rare surname with several traditional layers. One surname-book layer simply records that Lujiang had this surname, pointing to the Anhui-Jiangxi region. Another layer traces a branch to the Shu figure Kuang Changning. Later genealogical and surname references preserve a Zhou-era Kuang fief / Kuang Lie tradition, while Ming records preserve a separate Huang-to-Kuang branch associated with the Suzhou official Kuang Zhong. The page keeps these layers distinct and also distinguishes Kuang/况 from the different but homophonous surnames 邝, 旷, and 夼.

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Sources checked

23mofang surname library: Kuang/况 - Xingyuan Lujiang note, Anhui-Jiangxi framing, and modern distribution context
Hao86 Baijiaxing: Kuang/况 - Xingyuan, Kuang Changning, Huang-to-Kuang Zhong, and Lujiang commandery layers
Wikipedia: Kuang/况 surname - rare surname status, Kuang Lie founder tradition, distinct homophonous surnames, and continuation-rank context
Zupulu: Kuang/况 surname - genealogical notes for Kuang fief / Kuang Changning traditions
Han Dian: Kuang/况 - condition/situation character senses only
Wikisource category: Kuang surname authors - Baijiaxing continuation context around Kuang Hou Youqin

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Origin note

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