Chinese surname · rank 450

牧

牧 is read as mù.

Pinyin

mù

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 牧

Basic meaning

tend cattle, shepherd

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE

Place: Mu fief in Wei / Kangshu tradition, often placed near Qi county or Ji county in Henan accounts; Hongnong commandery association; Limu legendary ancestor layer treated separately.

Origin note

Mu/牧 is not reduced to the ordinary verb herd. One layer links the surname to a Mu fief connected with Kangshu / Wei-state lineage. Another treats it as an ancestor-name surname from Huangdi minister Limu. A third line treats Mu as an occupation or office-name surname connected with pastoral management. The page presents these as parallel traditions and records the classic Baijiaxing placement separately.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Mu surname - Baijiaxing rank and Mu fief, Limu ancestor-name, and occupation-name origin layers
Hao86 Baijiaxing surname page: Mu - Zheng Qiao / Fengsu Tong / Xing Shi Kao Lue source notes, Kangshu Mu fief, Limu, and Hongnong commandery
Zupulu surname reference: Mu - expanded fief-name, Limu ancestor-name, occupation-name, and Hongnong commandery accounts
Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 牧隗山谷車侯宓蓬
Han Dian: Mu - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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Origin note

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