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Yuchi (surname)

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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 Imperial family of Kingdom of Khotan (于闐) was named Yuchi. The well known military general Yuchi Gong also was descented from this family.

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

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