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Pronunciation of any surname

Ren surname (pronounced as "Ren") is one of Chinese surnames.

Ren Zi is a standard first-class word (commonly used word) in modern Chinese, and its pronunciation in Putonghua is rén and rèn, which was first seen in Oracle Bone Inscriptions era of Shang Dynasty and belongs to pictophonetic characters in Liushu. The basic meaning of "Ren" is the title of ancient women in China; The extended meaning is a kind of national music in the south of ancient China; Last name. In daily use, "Ren" is also often used as a verb to express belief and trust, such as trust.

the word ren is pronounced as rén in the surname ren. Ren Shi is dominated by the Han nationality, and it is also a multi-ethnic and multi-origin surname with a population of about 5.32 million.

Ren, one of the Chinese surnames, is one of the 12 basic surnames (Ji, You, Qi, Ji, Teng, Zhen, Ren, Xun, Yi, Yi) granted by Huang Di 5 years ago. It is a very old surname with a glorious tradition. Ren Shi is dominated by Huaxia nationality (Han nationality), ranking 58th in Hundred Family Names. On February 8, 221, the 22 national name report was released, in which Ren was ranked 49th.

Origin of Ren surname

1. Descendants from the Yellow Emperor, giving the surname to the son of heaven.

2, from the descendants of Yuyang, the youngest son of the Yellow Emperor. According to Tang Shu? It is said that Yu (Yu) Yang, the youngest son of the Yellow Emperor, was sealed in any country (now Jining City, Shandong Province), and his descendants took the country as their surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, Xie, Zhang, Xue, Shu, Lu, Zhu, Zhong, Quan, Bi and Guo were all vassals of Ren's descendants.

3. It was spread by the ancient pregnancy surname. It is related to female pregnancy and can be considered as one of the ancient surnames produced by matriarchal clan society.

4, from the wind surname. "Tongzhi? According to a brief account of clans, it is believed that the descendants of Ren surname are after Tai Hao: the country with the surname of Feng, so the address is in Jining, Shandong Province today, and later descendants take the country as their surname.

5. Others changed their surnames. For example, Xuan, the son of Wang xin in Yuan Dynasty, took refuge and changed his surname, and his descendants were also called Ren Shi.

6. Ethnic minorities changed their surnames. According to Wei Shu, Yi Shuai of Ba (the Banmudun clan) has a surname; In addition, ancient ethnic minorities such as Xixia and Hani in Ming Dynasty had surnames. Today, Yao, Hui, Manchu, Mongolian, Tujia, Qiang and Shui all have this surname.