Chinese surname · rank 20
罗
罗 is read as luó.
luó
Simplified 罗 · Traditional 羅
net for catching birds; collect; gauze; arrange
Earth
Time: Zhou to Spring and Autumn period; Luo-state destruction often dated around 690 BCE
Place: Luo state first associated with Yicheng, today's Hubei Province; later Zhijiang and Changsha traditions
Origin note
A major Luo tradition traces the surname to the ancient Luo state, connected with descendants of Zhurong in many surname texts. CCTV and National Cultural Memory Bank materials place Luo around Yicheng in today's Hubei, with later movement toward Zhijiang and Changsha. After Luo was destroyed by Chu, descendants are said to have used the state name Luo as their surname.
Historical figures
罗贯中
c. 14th century CE · novelist
Traditionally credited as the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the best-known works of Chinese historical fiction.
罗隐
833-909 CE · late Tang poet
A late Tang writer remembered for sharp, expressive poetry and prose.