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Zhuge - Wikipedia

Zhuge in Chinese, Jegal in Korean, Gia Cát in Vietnamese or Morokuzu in Japanese is a compound surname in East Asia. It is ranked 314th in Hundred Family Surnames in China. The surname has often been synonymous with wisdom in Chinese culture, due to the fame of Zhuge Liang. It originated from a branch of the Ge family, who added a character to their name.[1]

Zhuge
PronunciationZhūgě/Chu1-ko3 (Pinyin)
Chu-kat (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Language(s)Chinese or Korean
Origin
Language(s)Chinese language
Meaning"Many kudzu plants"
Other names
Derivative(s)Zhu (もろ), Ge (かずら)
Zhuge
Chinese name
Traditional Chineseしょかずら
Simplified Chinese诸葛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhūgě
Wade–GilesChu1-ko3
Korean name
Hangul제갈
Hanjaしょかずら
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJegal
McCune–ReischauerChegal
Japanese name
Kanjiしょかずら
Hiraganaしょかつ
もろくず
Transcriptions
RomanizationSyokatu
Morokuzu
Revised HepburnShokatsu
Morokuzu

According to the statistics,[clarification needed] in 2018 there are around 16,000 Chinese people who have the last name Zhuge.[citation needed]

List of notable people

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Zhuge

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  • Zhuge Feng (しょかずらゆたか; fl. 1st century BC), Western Han dynasty official
  • Zhuge Gui (しょかずら珪; fl. 2nd century AD), Eastern Han dynasty official
  • Zhuge Xuan (しょかずらげん; died 197), Zhuge Gui's cousin, Eastern Han dynasty official
  • Zhuge Jin (しょかずら瑾; 174–241), Zhuge Gui's first son, Eastern Wu general of the Three Kingdoms period
    • Zhuge Ke (しょかずらつとむ; 203–253), Zhuge Jin's first son, Eastern Wu general and regent
    • Zhuge Rong (しょかずらとおる; died 253), Zhuge Jin's third son, Eastern Wu general
  • Zhuge Liang (しょかずらあきら; 181-234), Zhuge Gui's second son, Shu Han statesman and military strategist of the Three Kingdoms period
    • Zhuge Zhan (しょかずら瞻; 227–263), Zhuge Liang's son, Shu Han general
      • Zhuge Shang (しょかずらひさし; died 263), Zhuge Zhan's son, Shu Han military officer
    • Zhuge Qiao (しょかずらたかし; 204-228), Zhuge Jin's second son and Zhuge Liang's adopted son, Shu Han official
      • Zhuge Pan (しょかずらよじ), Zhuge Qiao's son
  • Zhuge Jun (しょかずらひとし; fl. 2nd and 3rd centuries AD), Zhuge Gui's third son, Shu Han official
  • Zhuge Dan (しょかずら誕; died 258), Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang's cousin, Cao Wei general of the Three Kingdoms period
  • Zhuge Xu (しょかずらいとぐち; fl. 255–260s), Cao Wei official
    • Zhuge Chong (しょかずらおき), Zhuge Xu's son, Western Jin dynasty official.
  • Zhuge Changmin (しょかずらちょうみん; died 413), Eastern Jin dynasty general
  • Zhuge Shuang (しょかずら爽; died 886), Tang dynasty general
  • Zhuge Yujie, (诸葛宇杰; born 1971), Chinese politician

Jaegal

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  • Jaegal Sung-yeol (しょかずらなりれつ; born 1970), former speed skater
  • Jegal Sam (しょかずらもり; born 1925), pianist

Gia Cát

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Morokuzu

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ ひろ溯源さくげん中國人ちゅうごくじんてき姓氏せいし: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames
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