Origins
Surname Granted to Huangdi's Sons
儇 is listed among the twelve surnames received by Huangdi's sons; fourteen sons received these twelve surnames.
Huán Surname
Surname profileHuán / Huan
Historical Records
Genealogical Textual Attestations
Both Xingjie and Xingshi Jijiu Pian record 儇 as one of the surnames of Huangdi's sons.
Variant Written as 旋
Jiyun records 儇 as interchangeable with 旋 and identifies the 儇 lineage as descendants of Huangdi.
Research Notes
Proposed Attribution of Huan Yuan
Liu Shipei proposed that the Warring States figure Huan Yuan may have borne the surname 儇, but the wording “probably” marks this as conjectural rather than certain.
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