Surname Overview
Surname and Pronunciation
芈 is pronounced mǐ; it means the bleating of a sheep and is also used as a surname.
Mǐ Surname
Population reference (not a current census): 23Mǐ / Mi
Origins
Ancestral Clan Surname of Chu
芈 was the clan surname of the ancestors of Chu during the Spring and Autumn period.
Jilian and the Chu Lineage
The Records of the Grand Historian states that Jilian, the sixth son of Lüz終, bore the surname 芈, and that Chu descended from him.
Historical Records
Chu Descendants Also Called 芈
The Comprehensive Gazetteer records that after Qin destroyed the six states, descendants of Chu could be called either Chu or 芈.
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