姜 · Cheng Miao (v2)
姜 (jiāng, 1st tone). Shuowen Jiezi records an origin story rather than a definition: 姜，神農居姜水，以為姓。从女羊聲 — ‘Shennong dwelt by the Jiang River and took it as his surname; from 女, with 羊 as phonetic.’ 姜 is therefore one of the oldest surnames in $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart