Bai Jia Xing compound surname #42
壤驷
壤驷 is read as Rǎngsì. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Rǎngsì
Script forms
Simplified 壤驷 · Traditional 壤駟
Meaning
rare ancestor-name surname with four-horse-team imagery
Five element
Earth
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE
Place: Qin / Shanggui tradition
Origin
壤驷 is traced to Rangsi Chi, a Qin noble and student of Confucius. The surname is extremely rare, and later sources say some descendants shortened it.
Name meaning
The character 驷 evokes a four-horse team, giving the name old aristocratic and horse-culture resonance.
Historical figures
壤驷赤 Rangsi Chi
Rangsi Chi, courtesy name Zitu, was a disciple of Confucius.