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The surname Qi is pronounced qī and is relatively rare. It occurs among Han, Mongol, Yi, Lisu, and other ethnic groups, with distribution reported in Lushui, Jiangchuan, Tonghai, and Jianshui in Yunnan, as well as Gaochun in Jiangsu, Zhuji in Zhejiang, Beijing, and Chengdu in Sichuan.
The principal lineages of the Qi surname include origins from the Zi, Ji (己), and Ji (姬) ancestral surnames.
Another branch derives from the Mi ancestral surname. Descendants of Qisi Gong Fusui of Chu in the Spring and Autumn period shortened Qisi to Qi by dropping the character si.
The Mongol Qi lineage in Yunnan derives from the Tuergeqi clan of the Mongol Torghut. The group entered Yunnan with Kublai Khan in the early Yuan period and remained there; during the Ming period, it adopted the phonetically similar Chinese character Qi as its surname.
Associated commanderies are Qi, Beihai, Pengcheng, Lu, and Taiyuan. Hall names include Qijun Hall, also called Linzi Hall; Beihai Hall, also called Qingzhou Hall; Pengcheng Hall; Lujun Hall, also called Luguo or Donglu Hall; and Taiyuan Hall, also called Yangqu Hall.
The origin of the Anqi branch remains uncertain. One tradition holds that descendants of Anqi Sheng shortened Anqi to An or Qi, while Anqi Sheng's own surname is also undetermined.
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