How did Xian's surname originate?

According to the genealogy of Xian's family in the Yangtze River Delta, Xian's family came from Shen, came to South Vietnam with Zhao Tuo at the end of Qin Dynasty, settled in Nanxiong Zhuji Lane, and left Zhuji Lane in Song Dynasty.

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The actual situation of Xi 'an (Xi m \u n) and Xi m \u n is that the surname M \ u n is often used as Xi 'an after the reform. In fact, "Xian" has become a common simplified character of the original Chinese character m \u n, and the original Chinese character m \u n has also been changed. Therefore, when reprinting ancient books, the traditional Chinese character "Xi (xi m 4 n)" should be used, and modern people should use its commonly used simplified word "xi m 4 n".

Extended data:

Xian's surname comes from the surname of the ancient southern sorghum minority. Xi 'an surnames are mainly distributed in today's Guangdong and Guangxi regions. Guangdong Xian surnames are mainly distributed in Maoming, Zhanjiang, Guangzhou, Yangjiang, Jiangmen, Yunfu, Zhaoqing, Foshan and Zhuhai.

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