Chinese surname · rank 454

毋

毋 is read as wú.

Pinyin

wú

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 毋

Basic meaning

do not; not; rad. 80

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Yao-era Wuju mytho-historical tradition before 2070 BCE; Qi / Tian-Humu layer recorded separately

Place: Chen-Hugong / Qi-Tian lineage context; Mu/Huwu locality or branch traditions; Julu commandery note.

Origin note

Wu/毋 is kept distinct from the common word meaning do not. One layer traces the surname to Wuju, a legendary minister under Yao. Another better text-linked layer comes from Chen Hugong / Tian Qi descendants and the place or branch names Huwu and Muqiu, later simplified into Wu. The page presents both as surname traditions and records the classic list placement separately.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Wu surname - Baijiaxing rank, Chen Hugong / Tian Qi / Huwu-Muqiu-Wu layer, and Julu commandery
Hao86 Baijiaxing surname page: Wu - Yao Wuju ancestor-name layer and Huwu/Muqiu compound-surname simplification layers
Zupulu surname reference: Wu - Wuju, Tian/Qi, Huwu, Muqiu, and compound-surname simplification accounts
Baijiayoupu surname reference: Wu - Wuju and Tian/Huwu-Muqiu source layers plus pronunciation caution
Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 曾毋沙乜養鞠須豐
Han Dian: Wu - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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Origin note

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