Bi_(surname)

Bi (surname)

Bi (surname)

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Bi (traditional Chinese: ; simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade–Giles: Pi) is a Chinese surname. It is listed 76th in the Song dynasty classic text, the Hundred Family Surnames.[1]

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Origin

  1. Deriving from the surname Ji, King Wen of Zhou's fifteenth son Bi Gonggao was given the title of Bi, his descendants then used the surname Bi.[2]
  2. Originating from Ethnic minorities.

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References

  1. K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  2. 《通志·氏族略》、《新唐书·宰相世系表》均有記載.

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