Zhuge

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 (諸), Ge (葛)
Zhuge
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese諸葛
Simplified Chinese诸葛
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhūgě
Wade–GilesChu1-ko3
Korean name
Hangul제갈
Hanja諸葛
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationJegal
McCune–ReischauerChegal
Japanese name
Kanji諸葛
Hiraganaしょかつ
もろくず
Transcriptions
RomanizationSyokatu
Morokuzu
Revised HepburnShokatsu
Morokuzu

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]

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

  1. ^ 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames