Qu (surname 屈)
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| Romanization | Qu (Mandarin) Wat (Cantonese, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong) |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Qu1 (Mandarin) Wat1 (Cantonese) |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Old Chinese |
| Meaning | "bend; crook; bow; flex"[1] |
| Popularity | see popular names |
Qu (
Ji, Shu
, Qu).
History
The origin of the Qu (
Spring and Autumn Period of Ancient Chinese history. The King Wu of State of Chu awarded his son Xia with the Qu Yi as feud to recognize his outstanding service to the court of Chu. The people called Xia "Qu Xia" and the offspring of Xia adopted Qu as their surname.[5]
The royal family of State of Chu was descendants of
Northern Wei dynasty, the people with last name of Qutu (屈突
) adopted Qu as their surname.
The most famous individual with surname Qu, is
Duanwu Festival across the country and in communities across the world in honor of Qu Yuan.[5]
Romanization
屈 is also romanized as Wat in the
Wade-Giles
was used and many people retain names as such.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Qu/Wat include:
- Historical period (pre-20th century):
- Qu Yuan (屈原; 340–278 BC), Chinese poet and minister of Chu
- Qu Ding (屈鼎; ca.1023–ca. 1056), Chinese master painter of the Song Dynasty
- Qu Dajun (屈大均; 1630–1696), Chinese great litterateur of late-Ming and early-Qing dynasty
- Wat Ngong (屈亞昂;1785–1867), Chinese Protestant convert, evangelist and writer
- Qu Xia (屈瑕, ? – 699 AD)
- Qu Yijiu (屈宜臼, ? – ?)
- Qu Wan (屈完, ? – ?)
- Modern period (20th century and later):
- Qu Yingguang (屈映光; 1883–1973), Chinese politician
- Qu Wu (屈武; 1898–1992), Chinese politician
- Qu Bochuan (屈伯川; 1909–1997), Chinese scholar and educator in China, and principal founder of the Dalian University of Technology
- Teresa Wat (屈潔冰; born 1949 or 1950), Canadian politician
- Methodius Qu Ailin (屈蔼林; born 1961), Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Hunan, China
- Qu Dongyu (屈冬玉; born 1963), Chinese biologist who is the current Director General of the UN specialized agency Food and Agriculture Organization
- Qu Zhongheng (屈中恆, 1967 – ?) Taiwanese actor
- Joey Wat (屈翠容; born 1971), Chinese CEO of Yum China and KFC China
- Qu Chuxiao (屈楚萧; born 1994), Chinese actor
See also
- Chinese Surnames
- Han Chinese
- Chinese version of Qu surname: zh:屈姓
References
- ^ "Cantonese Dictionary: 屈(wat1/qu1) Definition". CantoDic v1.4.2; Adam Sheik. 2012-10-30. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
- ^ 400 most common surnames in China
- Shaanxi Province, China.
- ^ a b c d "Chinese surname history: Qu". People's Daily Online (人民日报) [English]. 2015-12-26. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
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