Yuchi (surname)

Yuchi (simplified Chinese: 尉迟; traditional Chinese: 尉遲; pinyin: Yùchí; Wade–Giles: Yü⁴ch'ih²) is a Chinese compound surname which originated from Xianbei and Khotan. The imperial family name of the Kingdom of Khotan Viśa was translated as Yuchi. There is no consensus on whether the two Yuchi are related.

The well known military general Yuchi Gong was descended from the Xianbei Yuchi.

Yuchi is the 419th surname in Hundred Family Surnames. Since compound surnames are not common in China, some descendants of Yuchi changed their name to single surname Yu or Chi (遲).

Notable Yuchi

Xianbei

Yuchi Chifan, concubine of Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou
Yuchi Gong, military general in Tang Dynasty
Yuchi Jiong, general of Western Wei and Northern Zhou

Khotan

Yuchi Sengwubo, king of Khotan
Yuchi Yiseng, painter from the Kingdom of Khotan

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.