Yīn(Chinese:Ân;pinyin:Yīn) is aChinese surname.It is derived from the name of the capital of the Shang dynasty. A 2013 study found that it was the 126th most common surname, being shared by 1,470,000 people or 0.110% of the population, with Jiangsu being the province with the most. It is the 74th name on theHundred Family Surnamespoem.[1]
 Yin surname inregular script | |
| Pronunciation | Yīn(Pinyin) In(Pe̍h-ōe-jī) Yan and Wan (Jyutping) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese, Korean |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Word/name | Name of theYin dynasty |
| Derivation | Zi( tử ) |
| Meaning | "Flourishing" |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Heung(Teochew) In(Hokkien,Sino-Japanese) Eun (Yoon) ( ân, 은)(Sino-Korean) |
History
editThe surname Yīn can date to the fall of the Shang (Yin) dynasty in 1046 BCE. After the dynasty's collapse, surviving ruling family members collectively changed their surname from tử (pinyin:zǐ;Wade-Giles:tzu; the royal surname) to the name of their fallen capital and country, Yin ( ân ). The family remained members of the aristocratic class. They often provided administrative services to theZhou dynastywho succeeded them.
Following the fall of the Shang dynasty, Viscount of Wei (Wei ZiVi tử ), older brother ofDi Xin,the last king of the Shang dynasty, was given the territory around the old Shang capital, and established theState of Song( tống quốc ). Rites for the Shang (Yin) kings continued to 286 BCE.[2]
The surname is still found innorthernandnortheastern China.There is a diaspora in the area south of theYangtze Rivernear theWuregion of China, and after the time of theQing dynasty,immigration toTaiwanandSoutheast Asia.Yin settlements are found south-west of Tonghui in Gansu Province, in Shandong Province and in the Pearl River Delta area. A 2013 study found that it was the 126th most common surname, being shared by 1,470,000 people or 0.110% of the population, with Jiangsu being the province with the most.[3]
Notable people
edit- Yin Hao( ân hạo ),generalof theJin dynasty.
- Yin Xian ( ân tiện ), general of the Jin dynasty.
- Monica Yin( ân kỳ; born 1977),Taiwaneseactress.
- Yin Yong( ân dũng; born 1969),Chinesebankerandpolitician.
- Yin Yin( ân nhân; born 1974), former Chinese professionalvolleyballplayer.
- Yin Hao( ân hạo; born 1979), ChineseInternational Masterformerchessplayer.
- Yin Zhongkan ( ân trọng kham ),intellectualof theNorthern and Southern dynastiesera.
- Yin Tong( ân đồng; born 1889), politician andmilitary personnelin theRepublic of China.
- Yin Haiguang( ân hải quang; born 1919), Chineseauthor,educatorandphilosopherfromTaiwan.
- Yin Hengmin( ân hằng dân; born 1957), politician anddiplomatof thePeople's Republic of China.
- Lady Yin( ân thị ),characterfeatured within the famed classic ChinesenovelFengshen Yanyi.
- Yin Chengzong( ân thừa tông; born 1941),pianistandcomposerof theYellow River Piano Concerto.
- Johnny Yin( ân chính dương; born 1961), Taiwanesesinger,three-time winner of theGolden Melody Awards.
- Yin Tao( ân đào; born 1979), Chinese actress, winner of the three biggest industry awards including theFeitian Awards,Golden Eagle Awardsand theMagnolia Awards.
References
edit- ^K. S. Tom. (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom.University of Hawaii Press.ISBN0-8248-1285-9.
- ^Records of the Grand Historian Sima Qian.Sử kýShiji
- ^Trung quốc tứ bách đại tính Front Cover, viên nghĩa đạt, khâu gia nho, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
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