She (surname)
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She(Chinese:Xa;pinyin:Shé;Wade–Giles:She2;Vietnamese: Xà; Korean Hangul: 사; Japanese Hiragana: しゃ) is aChinese family name.Additionalromanizationsinclude Siah, Seah, Sheh, and Sia.
She was listed at the 546th place in theHundred Family Surnames.
She has a historical connection toYú ( dư ).
Origins
[edit]According to chronicles,[which?]theYu Clanare descendant ofYu the Great( đại vũ )'s third son Han ( hãn ). Yu's wife was Tu San Nyu ( đồ sơn nữ ) who gave birth to three son. Oldest son Qi ( khải ), second son Su ( tốt ) and youngest was Han ( hãn ). Han was bestow the Tu ( đồ ) region, and given the title ofKing Qin of Yu( dư khánh vương ), thus he and descendant uses the state Yu as surname. Yu ( dư ) is derived from Tu ( đồ ), removing the stroke on the left which represent water.
Ancestor of She
[edit]She Feng
[edit]During the regime ofEmperor Huai of Jinin 307 AD, the Yu Clan ( dư ) due toShi Le's Rebellion ( thạch lặc chi loạn ) sought refuge in Muzhou ( mục châu ) which is in current dayZhejiang( chiết giang ). During the reign ofEmperor Ming of Jinin 323 AD, Yu Feng ( dư phúng ) became an official of theJin dynasty,and in order to avoid a taboo, he changed his surname from Yu ( dư ) to She ( xa ). From that point on he was known as She Feng ( xa phúng ). So because of this, his descendants followed to have this new surname. She Wan/ She Feng became the Grand Ancestor of the She Clan. Most chronicles still recognize him as She Feng ( xa phúng ).
She Qin
[edit]She Qin ( xa khâm ) was the first to appear in the Chinese national history. She Qin, whosecourtesy namewas Zheng Guo ( chính quốc ), attained Jin Shi ( tiến sĩ ) degree. InTang dynasty's Kai Yuan ( khai nguyên ) era in 740 AD, he became the Ji Xue Yuan ( tập hiền viện ) Grand Scholar, which is a title in the imperial court. He was born inJiangxiNanchang.Once theEmperor Xuanzong of Tangbestow him to take care of acommanderyinNanchang( nam xương ), thus moving his home toAnhui.She Qin has four son.
- 1st Son, She Rong Hua ( xa vinh hoa ): Became Zhong Shu She Ren ( trọng thư xá nhân ), which is a title in the imperial court, his descendant arrived inJiangxi
- 2nd Son, She Ming ( xa minh ): Descendant arrived inFujianPutian( phủ điền ) province,GuangdongShunde ( thuận đức ) province.
- 3rd Son, She Yuan ( xa viện ):Courtesy namewas Jin Zhan ( cảnh chiêm ), descendant arrived inGuangdongChaozhouprovince.
- 4th Son, She Ge ( xa các ): No chronicles.
Guangdong, Chaozhou
[edit]She Clan descendants inChaozhouhas two group, first group come fromAnhui,She Shou Zi ( xa thủ chi ) duringLiu Song dynastywas an official as Chong Zhen Lang ( tòng chính lang ), during that period there was successive years of war,Song dynastymoved the capital southwards, thus She Shou Zi himself moved his family toGuangdongChaozhou.His great-great-grandson She Kuan Da ( xa khoan đại ), become a young official. His descendants settled down inChaozhou's Yue Pu ( nguyệt phổ ), Yu Zhou ( ngư châu ),Feng Xi( phong khê ), Yang Shan ( dương sơn ), Tang Kou ( đường khẩu ) and the other She Clan settlement. Till early part ofMing dynasty,She of Yue Pu ( nguyệt phổ xa ) in Yu Zhou, has some descendants moved toHai Yang( hải dương ),Chenghai District.
The second group duringMing dynastyWang Li ( vạn lịch ) era (circa 1573–1620 AD), She Dan Zai ( xa đạm trai ) moved fromFujianPutian( phủ điền ) province toChenghai District( trừng hải huyện ).
Grand Ancestor in Chaozhou
[edit]ChaozhouShe Clan recognize She Feng( xa phúng ), thus making him the Grand Ancestor.
- She Shou Zi( xa thủ chi ), She XXIX (29th)
- She Lu Sheng( xa lộ sinh ), She XXX (30th)
- She Gong Yu( xa công dục ), She XXXI (31st)
- She Kuan Da( xa khoan đại ), She XXXII (32nd)
She Shou Zi
[edit]She Shou Zi ( xa thủ chi ) was She Yuan ( xa viện )'s descendant, wasSong dynastyofficial as Chong Zhen Lang ( tòng chính lang ), later move fromAnhuitoGuangdongChaozhou.Which means She Clan have arrived inChaozhousinceSong dynasty.He has three sons.
- 2nd Son, She Lu Sheng ( xa lộ sinh )
She Lu Sheng
[edit]She Shou Zi's ( xa thủ chi ) 2nd son, has four sons.
- 3rd Son, She Gong Yu ( xa công dục )
She Gong Yu
[edit]She Gong Yu ( xa công dục ) is She Shou Zi's great-grandson,pseudonymwas Nan Chang ( nam xương ), he has three sons.
- 1st Son, She Guang Da ( xa quang đại )
- 2nd Son, She Ming Da ( xa danh đại )
- 3rd Son, She Kuan Da ( xa khoan đại )
She Kuan Da
[edit]She Kuan Da ( xa khoan đại ),courtesy namewas Yue Liang ( viết lượng ), born inSouthern Song dynastyEmperor Duzong of Songtime, third year of Xian Chun ( hàm thuần ) era which is 1267 AD, and live untilEmperor Renzong of Yuanthird year of Yan You ( diên hữu ) rra which is 1316 AD. He was an official in the royal court as Chao Feng Lang ( triều phụng lang ) (recorded in Book Five of theJie YangCountyChronicles). He was later promoted to Pi Chao Feng Dai Fu ( tích triều phụng đại phu ), as he settled down inChaozhouTao Shan ( đào sơn ), thus the descendants recognize him as Grand Ancestor inChaozhou.He was buried behind Tao Shan Cen Zai Village ( đào sơn sầm tử thôn ), and the tomb is currently still standing, the tomb was re-embellish in 1988 AD. He has two sons, each developing their homes in the region, their descendants has populated fromChaoshanregion toSoutheast Asia,his wife Tian Jing ( điềm tĩnh ) of Ni Clan ( nghê thị ) give birth to Bo Feng ( bách phong ), inYuan dynastyTai Ding ( thái định ) rra (1324–1328 AD) he move his home from Tao Shan ( đào sơn ) toJie Yang( yết dương ). As the village has a round lake like a mirror, it was named as Round Mirror Village ( viên kính thôn ). Later as the village was nearHan River( hàn giang ) and surrounded by small streams, the residents built their home along the streams, like a new moon, thus giving it a name of Yu Pu Township ( nguyệt phổ hương ).
Currently inChaoshanregion's She Clan recognize him as Grand Ancestor inChaozhou,instead of She Shou Zi ( xa thủ chi ).
Prominent people
[edit]Pre-modern
[edit]- She Qin( xa khâm ) –Tang dynastyTaixueprofessor
- She Saihua( xa tái hoa ) – She Taijun ( xa thái quân ):Song dynasty,GeneralYang Ye's wife
- She Xiu Mei( xa tu mai ) –Qing dynastyofficial
- She Zhi Zhen( xa chí trinh ) –Qing dynastyofficial, Jin Shi ( tiến sĩ ) degree
- Seah Eu Chin( xa hữu tiến ) – founder ofNgee Ann Kongsiand leader ofTeochew claninSingapore;he was also made aJustice of the Peaceand a member of theGrand Jury
- She Hui( xa huệ ) – communist revolutionary martyr in PRC
Modern
[edit]- Charmaine Sheh– actress
- Lynnette Seah– Singaporean violinist
- Nicole Seah– Singaporean politician
Other
[edit]- SheshanandSheshan Islandin Shanghai