GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 400

修

修 is read as xiū.

Pinyin

xiū

Script forms

Simplified 修 · Traditional 脩

Basic meaning

study; repair; cultivate

Five element

Earth

Origin

Time: Qing changed-surname or clan layer, 1644-1912 CE

Place: Legendary Shaohao / Diku tradition associated with ancient eastern and water-office lore; Qing Manchu Xiujia changed-surname layer; later concentration notes in Shandong peninsula and parts of Fujian, Sichuan, and Jiangxi

Origin note

Xiu/修 is presented as a rare surname with a legendary ancestor-name layer and a later changed-surname layer. The old account says Shaohao had a son named Xiu who served as Xuanming master under Diku, associated with water control, and descendants used his name as a surname. A separate Qing layer records Manchu Xiujia branches adopting Xiu. The page keeps these layers distinct from the everyday meanings of studying, repairing, or cultivating.

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