Chinese surname · rank 341
郗
郗 is read as xī.
xī
Simplified and traditional 郗
Earth
Time: Western Zhou Su Fensheng and Xi fief tradition, Spring and Autumn Su/Xi locality memory in later summaries, Qin-Han/Jinyang-to-Gaoping migration tradition, Eastern Jin Gaoping Xi clan evidence, and Song Baijiaxing inclusion; Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE
Place: Xi fief/locality reported as present-day Biyang, Henan in some summaries and Qinyang He village, Henan in others; Su/Wen state context near Henan; Jinyang around present-day Taiyuan, Shanxi; Gaoping around present-day Jinxiang, Shandong as later prestige lineage; Shanyang/Gaoping commandery labels in surname summaries
Origin note
Xi is read xi in this project, though older readings and Taiwan usage often preserve chi. Its core origin is a fief-name surname from the Su lineage. Surname sources connect Xi with Su Fensheng, an early Zhou official or Su-state figure, and say one of his branch sons was enfeoffed at Xi; descendants used the fief name as the surname. Because sources differ on the exact location of Xi, this page records both main traditions: one places it near present-day Biyang in Henan, while another connects the Su/Xi place to present-day Qinyang and He village in Henan. Later tradition says the family moved through Jinyang and became prominent at Gaoping, and Eastern Jin figures such as Xi Jian and Xi Chao show the Gaoping Xi clan as a major historical lineage. The page therefore treats Xi as a Su-lineage fief-name surname with recorded locality variants and a later Gaoping commandery identity.
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