compound surname
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Meanings
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a compound Chinese surname of Xianbei origin
formalAn ancient compound surname originating from the Xianbei tribes during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Historically prominent during the Northern Zhou dynasty, particularly through figures like Yuwen Tai.
Yǔ宇
wén文
shì是
yī一
gè个
lì历
shǐ史
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
fù复
xìng姓
。
Yuwen is a compound surname with a long history.
Tā他
xìng姓
Yǔ宇
wén文
，
míng名
Tài泰
，
shì是
běi北
zhōu周
de的
shí实
jì际
jiàn建
lì立
zhě者
。
His surname was Yuwen, given name was Tai, and he was the de facto founder of the Northern Zhou dynasty.
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Wǒ我
men们
bān班
yǒu有
gè个
tóng同
xué学
xìng姓
Yǔ宇
wén文
，
míng名
zì字
hěn很
tè特
bié别
。
There is a classmate in our class with the surname Yuwen; his name is quite special.