GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 439

郦

郦 is read as lì.

Pinyin

lì

Script forms

Simplified 郦 · Traditional 酈

Basic meaning

place in today's Henan province

Five element

Earth

Origin

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

Place: Li locality / Licheng village around Neixiang, Henan in the state-name layer; Chenliu around modern Kaifeng, Henan in later tradition.

Origin note

Li/郦 is presented as a state-name surname. The main source layer says Yu honored a Huangdi descendant named Juan by enfeoffing him at Li locality, where Liguo was established; descendants later used the state or fief name as the surname. Some sources add that after Liguo was destroyed or the lineage was re-enfeoffed around Chenliu, the old state name remained the surname. The page separates this origin from later clan migration narratives.

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Sources checked

  • Wikipedia: Li surname - Baijiaxing rank, Huangdi descendant Juan at Li locality, Liguo state-name layer, Jin conquest, Chenliu layer, and Yuanhe Xingzuan attribution
  • 23mofang: Li surname - Huangdi descendant state-name layer, Li locality, Lishiqi and Chenliu context
  • Jiapu surname reference: Li - Yuanhe Xingzuan Lijuan / Li state account and migration summary
  • Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 姬申扶堵 冉宰酈雍
  • Han Dian: Li - basic character meaning and surname listing only