Surname Overview
Pronunciation and Status
The surname Sui is pronounced suī and is a currently uncommon Han Chinese surname.
Suī Surname
Surname profileSuī / Sui
Origins
A Branch of the Ji Surname
The Sui surname is described as a branch descended from a younger son of the Yellow Emperor and from the Ji surname line.
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Phonetic Development
The surname is recorded as a branch of the Ji surname, with its written form changing by phonetic derivation into “Sui.”
Historical Records
Literary Records
The Lushi records it as “a branch of the Ji surname”; the Shanxi Population Surname Dictionary includes it, and the Xingshi Kaolue also records it.
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