郡望

jùnwàng

choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韩愈 (Hán Yù) is also known as 韩昌黎 (Hán Chāng lí), where 韩 (Hán) is his surname and 昌黎 (Chāng lí) is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡 (jùn).)

Meaning

jùnwàngjun4 wang4
  1. choronym (a family's region of origin, used as an indicator of superior social status in a surname-choronym combination) (For example, the Tang writer Han Yu 韩愈 Hán Yù is also known as 韩昌黎 (Hán Chāng lí), where 韩 Hán is his surname and 昌黎 Chāng lí is his clan's ancestral prefecture 郡 jùn.)

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