Bai Jia Xing compound surname #53
羊舌
羊舌 is read as Yángshé. It is one of the 60 compound surnames in the expanded Bai Jia Xing sequence.
Pinyin
Yángshé
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 羊舌
Meaning
inherited Jin clan surname, not a literal animal phrase
Five element
Wood
Origin
Time: Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE
Place: Jin noble lineage
Origin
羊舌 is traced to the Ji-surnamed nobility of Jin. The tradition connects it with descendants of Duke Wu of Jin's line, placing the surname in the Spring and Autumn Jin aristocratic world.
Name meaning
Because the literal reading is odd in English, the page should stress clan antiquity. Yangshe Xi, known as Shuxiang, gives it a respected statesman association.
Historical figures
羊舌肸 Shuxiang
Yangshe Xi, known as Shuxiang, was a respected Jin minister.