Bai Jia Xing compound surname #54
微生
微生 is read as Wēishēng. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Wēishēng
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 微生
Meaning
old Lu clan surname; not the modern phrase 'small life'
Five element
Water
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE
Place: Lu ducal clan, Shandong
Origin
微生 is usually traced to the Ji-surname public clan of Lu. Sources summarize Lu Shi as saying Spring and Autumn Lu had a ducal clan called Weisheng.
Name meaning
The surname is remembered through Weisheng Gao, a figure in classical and moral literature. Its cultural tone is conduct, reputation, and debate over honesty.
Historical figures
微生高 Weisheng Gao
Weisheng Gao appears in classical material and later moral discussion.