As of 2008, Ji 冀 is the 294th most common surname in China, shared by 160,000 people, or 0.013% of the Chinese population. It is concentrated in the provinces of Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong, and Henan. Shanxi has the highest number of people with the surname, accounting for 29% of the total.
Origins
According to tradition, there are three main origins of the Ji 冀 surname:
1. According to the Song dynasty text Lushi, King Wu of Zhou (reigned 1046–1043 BC) enfeoffed a descendant of Emperor Yao at the state of Ji 冀, located in present-day Jishan or Anze County, Shanxi province. During the Spring and Autumn period, Ji was conquered by the neighbouring state of Jin, a major power of the time. The people of Ji subsequently adopted the name of their former state as their surname.
The Ji clan is said to have descended from the Yellow Emperor. Bo Tiao (伯儵), a leader of the clan, was enfeoffed at Southern Yan (南燕, in modern Weihui, Henan). His descendants later dropped the 女 radical from their surname, which became Ji 吉, which is now the 195th most common surname in China.
Besides Southern Yan, branches of the Ji 姞 clan also established the minor states of Mixu (密须) and Bi (偪) during the Zhou dynasty.
According to tradition, there are two main sources of the Ji 暨 surname:
1. From Luzhong (陆终), a great-great-grandson of the legendary emperor Zhuanxu. Luzhong's father Wuhui (吴回) was put in charge of fire by Emperor Ku and given the title of Zhu Rong. A descendant of Dapeng (大彭), the third son of Luzhong, was enfeoffed in Ji 暨 (in modern Dongmocheng Township, Jiangyin, Jiangsu), and his descendants adopted Ji as their surname.
2. From Fugai (夫概), a younger brother of King Helü of the Kingdom of Wu, a major power of the Spring and Autumn period. Fugai attempted to usurp the throne of Wu, but was defeated by Helü and fled to the Kingdom of Chu. Some descendants of Fugai adopted Gai 概, the second character in Fugai's name, as their surname. It was later changed to the similar character Ji 暨.
Ji 己 is one of the eight surnames of Zhu Rong, related to the Mi clan, which founded Chu, a major state during the Zhou dynasty. Scholar Li Xuanbo believes that the name originates from the clan's totem of snake. The Chinese character Ji 己 resembles a snake.
During the Zhou dynasty, branches of the Ji 己 clan established the minor states of Ju, Tan (郯), and Wen (温).
Ji is the pinyin romanization of a number of distinct Chinese surnames that are written with different characters in Chinese. Depending on the character, it may be spelled Jī, Jí, Jǐ, or Jì when tonediacritics are used. In Wade–Giles they are romanized as Chi. Languages using the Latin alphabet do not distinguish among the different Chinese surnames, rendering them all as Ji or Chi.
Surnames romanized as Ji
Ancient ancestral names
Jī 姬 (first tone), Gei or Kei in Cantonese, the royal surname of the Zhou dynasty, the 207th most common surname in modern China
Jí 姞 (second tone), Gat or Kat in Cantonese, the royal surname of the states of Southern Yan (南燕), Mixu (密须), and Bi (偪)
Jǐ 己 (third tone), Gei or Kei in Cantonese, the royal surname of the states of Ju, Tan (郯), and Wen (温)
Other surnames
Jǐ 纪/紀 (third tone), Gei or Kei in Cantonese, the 122nd most common surname in China
Jì 季 (fourth tone), Gwai or Kwai in Cantonese, the 142nd most common surname in China
Jí 吉 (second tone), Gat or Kat in Cantonese, the 195th most common surname in China
As of 2008, Ji 纪 is the 136th most common surname in China, shared by 1.1 million people, or 0.088% of the Chinese population. It is concentrated in Beijing, Anhui, Jiangsu, and Shandong, which together account for 48% of the total.
Origin
Ji 纪 originated from the ancient state of Ji in present-day Shouguang, Shandong province. In 690 BC, Ji was conquered and annexed by Duke Xiang of the neighbouring state of Qi, and the people of Ji adopted the name of their former state as their surname. The Ji 纪 surname is a branch of Jiang 姜, the surname of ruling clan of the Ji state.
A 24-year-old protester, identified only by the surname Ji, who came from Eunpyeong District in northwestern Seoul, said, "Watching the martial law announcement at home, I felt I couldn't stay silent ...
BEIJING, Sept ... in Yangshuo, confirming that this new type of airship had achieved its key phases of development, airworthiness certification and delivery ... It is quite a pleasant journey with scenery on the route," said a female passenger surnamed Ji ... ■.
BEIJING, Sept ... in Yangshuo, confirming that this new type of airship had achieved its key phases of development, airworthiness certification and delivery ... It is quite a pleasant journey with scenery on the route," said a female passenger surnamed Ji ... .
HONG KONG, Sept ... "Hong Kong has a rich festive atmosphere! It's very special to see traditional Chinese cultural elements appeared in the sky," said a tourist from Beijing surnamed Ji, who came to Hong Kong with her family for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
17, 2024 ... "Hong Kong has a rich festive atmosphere! It's very special to see traditional Chinese cultural elements appeared in the sky," said a tourist from Beijing surnamed Ji, who came to Hong Kong with her family for the Mid-Autumn Festival ... .
The SeoulCentral DistrictCourt, presided over by Judge Ji Gui-yeon, sentenced the 20-something defendant, identified only by his surname Park, to three years and six months in prison on Tuesday for ...
One passenger, surnamed Ji, who was catching an afternoon flight to Taoyuan in Taiwan, described the journey as smooth and comfortable ... The other passenger, a Kunshan resident surnamed Yu, originally ...
Yadav also targeted Gandhis over the use of their surname ... “Is it unconstitutional or a crime? Yadav also has an objection as to why Priyanka ji uses her surname as Gandhi after marriage.
Yadav also targeted Gandhis over the use of their surname ... “Is it unconstitutional or a crime? Yadav also has an objection as to why Priyanka ji uses her surname as Gandhi after marriage.
"Doctors should first return and reassure patients and their families, and then have a dialogue with the government," said a patient, who only gave her surname as Song. Lee Hye-ji, a 37-year-old renal ...
"Doctors should first return and reassure patients and their families, and then have a dialogue with the government," said a patient, who only gave her surname as Song. Lee Hye-ji, a 37-year-old renal ...
In one case in Dalian, Liaoning province, two people — surnamed Ji and Li — were given harsh punishments after they were discovered to have dug up and sold soil and sand without permission from 2011 to 2014.
Yonhap ... By Nam Hyun-woo ... Yonhap ... Yonhap ... The attacker, surnamed Ji, was sentenced by a court to 10 years in prison on charges of violating the Public OfficialElectionAct and attempted threats, but did not recognize the crime as an attempted murder ... .
I remember being called ‘banana-ji’, ‘banter-jiI’, ‘baintree’ (Picture... I remember being called ‘banana-ji’, ‘banter-jiI’, ‘baintree’ or some other lazy iteration of my surname ... This wasn’t a time to be proud of my Indian surname.
In the fourth case, Jiangsu public security organs targeted a suspect surnamed Ji cyberbullying livestreaming anchors by repeatedly fabricating their defamatory information to gain followers.
