Hundred Family Surnames
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Hundred Family Surnames is a classic Chinese text compiled during the Song dynasty that lists and standardizes common Chinese surnames, many of which remain widespread today.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hundred Family Surnames canonical | 2 |
| Hundred Surnames | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese classic text
ⓘ
Chinese primer ⓘ Song dynasty text ⓘ onomastic work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thousand Character Classic
ⓘ
Three Character Classic ⓘ |
| authorship | traditionally anonymous ⓘ |
| compiledIn | Song dynasty ⓘ |
| contains |
compound surnames
ⓘ
single-character surnames ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
influential in Chinese naming culture
ⓘ
preserves traditional Chinese surnames ⓘ |
| educationalRole |
helped children memorize common surnames
ⓘ
introduced basic Chinese characters through surnames ⓘ |
| firstSurnameListed | Zhao ⓘ |
| fourthSurnameListed | Li ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s primer
ⓘ
educational text ⓘ |
| hasForm | memorized chant ⓘ |
| hasTitleInChinese | 百家姓 ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Song dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Song period
|
| influence | many listed surnames remain common in modern China ⓘ |
| language | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| laterExpandedNumberOfSurnames |
504
ⓘ
568 ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Chinese surnames ⓘ |
| openingLine | 趙錢孫李 ⓘ |
| orderingPrinciple | partly based on political status of clans at time of compilation ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfSurnames | 411 ⓘ |
| partOf | traditional Chinese elementary curriculum ⓘ |
| purpose |
to list common Chinese surnames
ⓘ
to standardize Chinese surnames ⓘ to teach characters to children ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Hong Kong, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
China ⓘ
surface form:
Mainland China
Taiwan, Province of China ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
overseas Chinese communities ⓘ |
| secondSurnameListed | Qian ⓘ |
| structure |
four-character phrases
ⓘ
rhymed lines ⓘ |
| thirdSurnameListed | Sun ⓘ |
| topic |
Chinese clan names
ⓘ
Chinese family structure ⓘ |
| usedAs |
elementary reading material
ⓘ
reference for surname forms ⓘ tool for literacy education ⓘ |
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Hundred Surnames