Chinese surname · rank 444

咸

咸 is read as xián.

Pinyin

xián

Script forms

Simplified 咸 · Traditional 鹹

Basic meaning

together; all, completely; united; hexagram ䷞

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Xia-dynasty tradition, c. 2070-1600 BCE

Place: Early Shandong and Henan activity; Xianguo around Puyang / Xiancheng tradition; Runan commandery later prominence noted by 23mofang.

Origin note

Xian/咸 is a multi-source surname. The entry keeps several traditions separate: an ancient ancestor-name layer from Diku minister Xianqiuhei; a Shang Wuxian layer connected with ritual/divination service; a Lu Xianguo fief or state-name layer; and a Jin public-family layer. These are presented as parallel surname traditions rather than one founder story.

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Sources checked

Wikipedia: Xian surname - multiple origin layers including Xianqiuhei, Xianguo, Shang Xian, Jin descendants, and Manchu/Korean layers
Hao86 Baijiaxing surname page: Xian - Diku Xianqiuhei, Wuxian ritual/divination, Ji/Jin, and Mi/Chu origin accounts
23mofang: Xian surname - old surname status, early Shandong/Henan activity, and Runan prominence
Wikisource: Baijiaxing - received Baijiaxing sequence line containing 索咸籍賴卓藺屠蒙
Han Dian: Xian - basic character meaning and surname listing only

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