Qu (surname 屈)
Qu () is a Chinese surname. The Chinese family name 屈 is transliterated as Wat in Cantonese Jyutping, Yale, and Hong Kong romanization. It is also transliterated as Qū in pinyin. The surname Qu (屈) is listed 124th on the famous Song Dynasty book of common Chinese surnames, Hundred Family Surnames (), contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 ( Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu). History The origin of the Qu ( 屈) surname is from the Hubei ( 湖北) region."屈姓起源湖北" from Wat Surname History Sheet, Xuanyuan Temple轩辕庙 in Huangling County, Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province, China. Historically, the Hubei region was part of the State of Chu during the 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. The royal family of State of Chu was descendants of Zhuanxu, ...
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Old Chinese
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