How to pronounce Huyan among hundreds of surnames
Huyan [Huyan, 嘑yan, pronounced as hū yán (ㄏㄨㄧㄢˊ)] ranks 470th among the Song version of the Hundred Family Surnames.
There are three theories about the origin of the Huyan surname. One is that it was changed by the Huyan clan of the Xiongnu; the other is that it comes from one of the Xianbei surnames; and the other is that it was given by itself. Ji Huchu, a native of Xianbei in the Jin Dynasty, was given the surname Huyan because of his meritorious service, and his descendants subsequently adopted the surname Huyan. The surname Huyan is not among the top 100 surnames in mainland China and Taiwan. It is now mainly distributed in Ningxia and Henan, and the compound surname Huyan is still retained. When they moved into Shaanxi and Shanxi, the compound surname "Huyan" was changed to the single surname "Hu". Historical celebrities include the general Hu Yanzan, the hero of the Water Margin Hu Yanzhuo, etc.
The origin of the surname Hū yán is as follows:
Origin 1
It originates from the surname changes of various ethnic groups, which belongs to the Chinese change of surnames into surnames. According to the historical book "A Survey of Surnames", "The Huyan clan of the four Xiongnu tribes was changed to the Huyan clan when they entered China." It is also mentioned in the historical book "Hanshu" that "the Huyan clan of the four Xiongnu tribes was included." In "Historical Records·Biographies of the Xiongnu" "" records this: "The Huyan family, the Lan family, and then the Xubu family, these three surnames are of noble origin." There is also a similar record in the historical book "Hanshu Biography of the Xiongnu". It is recorded in the historical book "Book of the Later Han·Biography of the Southern Xiongnu": "The four surnames of Huyan, Xubu, Qiulin and Lan are famous clans in the country." In the historical book "Book of Jin·Beidi·Biography of the Xiongnu" It is recorded that "their four surnames are Huyan, Bu, Lan and Qiao." In ancient times, the Huyan tribe of the Xiongnu called the Yan family after the tribe's surname. They were the four major surnames of the ancient Huns: Huyan, Bu and Lan. , one of the Qiao family. From the late Cao Wei Dynasty to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, after the Huyan tribe of the Southern Xiongnu nobles entered the Central Plains, they changed the "Huyan clan" to "Huyan clan", "Xubo clan" to "Bu clan", and "Qiulin clan" to "Qiao clan". The surnames became compound surnames with Chinese characters, and by the fifth century AD they had been integrated into the Han nationality. Later, some provincial characters changed their surnames to the single surnames Hu and Yan, and there are also legends of people who changed their surnames to Chen, Xu, and Liu due to refuge, all of which have been passed down from generation to generation to this day.
There is a Huyan Mountain in Shanxi Province today. It is located in the west of Shilou County, Luliang Region, and is named after the tomb of Huyanzan. Huyan praised the disciples and tattooed the words behind their ears: "When you go out, you forget your home and the country; when you are in battle, you forget your death." He also wrote the four characters "Kill the thieves with a pure heart". Today, there are many people with the compound surname Huyan nearby, and it is said that they are all descendants of him.
Origin 2
It originated from the change of surname, which belongs to the surname given by the emperor. According to records in the historical book "Hanshu", Huyan is also one of the surnames of the Xianbei people. According to the annotations of Yan Shigu, a great scholar in the Tang Dynasty, it is what is called the Huyan family today. The Huyan clan of the Xianbei tribe comes from Ji Huchu, a Xianbei tribesman during the Jin Dynasty. Because of his contribution to the country, he was given the surname Huyan by the Jin Dynasty. His descendants subsequently called the Yan clan, and gradually integrated into the Han nationality. Later, the provincial slips changed it to Those with the single surname Hu have been passed down from generation to generation.
In the middle period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Hu Yanqin, a member of the Huyan clan, was the governor of Dingzhou and stationed in Dingyang Town (today's Jiexiu, Shanxi Province). He was given the surname He Sui by the Northern Wei Dynasty because he lived in Nanfen. Prefecture Wucheng County (now Linfen Xi County, Shanxi Province), some people also called it the He Yue family due to mispronunciation. This branch of the Huyan family was renamed He Sui family and He Yue family from then on. Later, the provincial slips were changed to the single surname He family. According to legend, it has been passed down to this day.
Origin 3
Comes from the given surname. Ji Huchu, a native of Xianbei in the Jin Dynasty, was given the surname Huyan because of his meritorious service, and his descendants subsequently adopted the surname Huyan.
Origin 4
It originated from other ethnic minorities. It came from the Feiyakachiler people in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. It was a Chinese-style change of surname to surname. The Feyaka Chiler people were a remnant of the Xiongnu people during the Han Dynasty. They were later integrated into the Mongolian and Hezhe ethnic groups. They were called the Chiler people at that time and lived in the Feyaka area (today's lower reaches of the south bank of Heilongjiang). They are called "Feyakchiler people" by the Jurchen people.
It is said that they were originally the remnants of the Huyan tribe of the Xiongnu in the northeastern region. According to the historical record "Jilin Tongzhi", the members of this tribe mainly include the Hezhe, Manchu, Mongolian, etc. , all called Sinurhu, and the Manchu name is Sinurhu Hala. The main group has lived in Sumuga Mountain (the lower reaches of Heilongjiang in today's Russia). Later, a group of people moved to the Shenmu area of Shaanxi with the army during the Qing Dynasty, and changed their Chinese surname to Huyan. The family name, Hu family name, etc. have been passed down from generation to generation to this day.