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'''Yuchi'''({{zh-tsp|t=尉遲|s=尉迟|w=Yü<sup>4</sup>ch'ih<sup>2</sup>|p=Yùchí}}) is a [[Chinese compound surname]] which originated from a [[Xianbei]] tribal people. The well known military general [[Yuchi Gong]] |
'''Yuchi'''({{zh-tsp|t=尉遲|s=尉迟|w=Yü<sup>4</sup>ch'ih<sup>2</sup>|p=Yùchí}}) is a [[Chinese compound surname]] which originated from a [[Xianbei]] tribal people. The well known military general [[Yuchi Gong]] was descended from this family. |
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The imperial family name of the [[Kingdom of Khotan]] (于闐) ''Viśa'' was also translated as Yuchi. |
The imperial family name of the [[Kingdom of Khotan]] (于闐) ''Viśa'' was also translated as Yuchi. |
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Yuchi(simplified Chinese: 尉迟; traditional Chinese: 尉遲; pinyin: Yùchí; Wade–Giles: Yü4ch'ih2) is a Chinese compound surname which originated from a Xianbei tribal people. The well known military general Yuchi Gong was descended from this family.
The imperial family name of the Kingdom of Khotan (于闐) Viśa was also translated as Yuchi.
Yuchi is the 419th surname in Hundred Family Surnames. Since compound surname is not common in China, some descendants of Yuchi changed their name to single surname Chi (遲).
Notable people named Yuchi
- Yuchi Yiseng, painter in the Tang dynasty
- Yuchi Gong, military general in Tang Dynasty