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Chinese surname · rank 467

越

越 is read as yuè.

Pinyin

yuè

Script forms

Simplified and traditional 越

Basic meaning

exceed, go beyond; the more ...

Five element

Earth

Origin

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

Place: Kuaiji / Shaoxing, Zhejiang in the Wuyu / Yue state layer; Jinyang commandery note; Xianbei changed-surname contexts treated separately.

Origin note

Yue/越 is a state-name surname. The main line connects the surname with the ancient Yue state, often traced to Shaokang's son Wuyu at Kuaiji and later remembered through Yue king Goujian. Other sources preserve additional Mi/Chu-associated explanations and Xianbei changed-surname layers such as Yuele and Yueqiang. The page presents these as separate layers and records the classic list placement separately.

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