罗氏的释义、图腾与起源
罗氏的释义、图腾与起源
【释义】 罗，本义是捕鸟的网。罗字的甲骨文顶部是一只飞鸟，下部是一个人，双手张开呈网状，表示鸟被网扣住了，有翅难飞，可见是一个会意字。
【起源】 轩辕黄帝第四世孙，古帝颛顼的曾孙重黎，在帝嚳时任火正（掌管火源的官职），甚有功勋，能光融天下，被帝嚳命名为祝融。后重黎被诛，由其弟吴回继任火正，仍称祝融。
祝融公第六十二世孙匡正于周武王三年（即公元前1120年），因镇守宜城有功，被封于罗水之阳，建立了罗子国，爵位为子爵，建都于今湖北宜城县西。公元前690年，罗子国为楚国所灭，历经426年，共传24位国君。
匡正公第三十一世孙凌甫（名乘），是程政的次子，生于公元前437年。罗氏历代立志复国，由于楚国强大，乘公选择入仕秦国以积攒功劳，后蒙秦献公擢用，授爵并封邑于陇西。乘公婉辞不受，请求秦国助兵复国。
公元前366年，乘公借助秦国兵力，收复了被楚国占领的宜城，复国大业告成。由于宜城地处偏僻山地，不便作为政治中心，乘公决定将国都迁至楚南枝江。为了凝聚族人，乘公编纂族谱，确立了“追溯黄帝、遵奉祝融、以国为姓”的三大基调，从此族人正式以“罗”为姓，这就是罗姓的起源。
羅氏的釋義、圖騰與起源
【釋義】羅，本義是捕鳥的網。羅字的甲骨文頂部是一隻飛鳥，下部是一个人，雙手張開網状，表示鳥被網扣住了，有翅難飛，可見是一个會意字。
【起源】軒轅黃帝第四世孫，古帝顓頊的曾孫重黎，在帝嚳時任火正，甚有功，能光融天下，被帝嚳命曰祝融。后重黎被誅，由其弟吴回繼任火正，仍稱祝融。
祝融公第六十二世孫匡正于周武王三年即公元前1120年，因鎮守宜城有功，被封于羅水之陽，建立了羅子國，为子爵，建都于今湖北宜城县西。公元前690年羅子國為楚國所滅，曆426年共24君。
匡正公第三十一世孫凌甫乘公，程政次子生於公元前437年，歷代立志復國，楚國强大唯有入仕於秦有功，蒙秦國獻公擢用，授爵封邑於隴西。乘公婉辭不受，乞求助兵復國。
公元前366年借助秦國兵力，收復被楚國占領的宜城，復國大業完成，由於宜城地處偏僻山地，不便作爲政治中心決定將國都遷至楚南枝江，為凝聚族人，乘公篇纂族譜，追溯黃帝、遵奉祝融、以國為姓的三大基調，從此族人以羅為姓，這就是羅姓的起源。
Interpretation, Totem, and Origin of the LUO Clan
Interpretation, Totem, and Origin of the LUO Clan
【Etymology & Interpretation】 The original meaning of "Luo" (羅) refers to a net used for catching birds. In Oracle Bone Script, the character depicts a bird at the top and a person at the bottom with hands outspread in a net-like fashion, signifying a bird caught in a net and unable to fly. It is a "logical aggregate" (associative) character.
【Origin】 The lineage traces back to Zhongli, the great-grandson of the ancient Emperor Zhuanxu and a fourth-generation descendant of the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan). During the reign of Emperor Ku, Zhongli served as the Huozheng (Minister of Fire). Due to his great achievements in bringing light and warmth to the world, he was bestowed the title "Zhurong" by the Emperor. After Zhongli was executed, his younger brother Wuhui succeeded him as the Minister of Fire and continued to use the title Zhurong.
In the third year of King Wu of Zhou (1120 BC), Kuangzheng, the 62nd-generation descendant of Zhurong, was enfeoffed at the north bank of the Luo River (Luo Shui) for his meritorious service in guarding Yicheng. There, he established the State of Luo with the noble rank of Viscount (Zijue), establishing his capital west of present-day Yicheng County, Hubei Province. In 690 BC, the State of Luo was conquered by the State of Chu, having lasted 426 years through 24 rulers.
Lingfu (also known as Lord Cheng), the 31st-generation descendant of Kuangzheng and the second son of Cheng Zheng, was born in 437 BC. For generations, the family aspired to restore their nation. Recognizing the might of the Chu State, Lord Cheng entered the service of the State of Qin. For his distinguished service, Duke Xian of Qin offered him a title and a fief in Longxi. Lord Cheng politely declined the land and instead requested military assistance to reclaim his homeland.
In 366 BC, with the aid of Qin military forces, Lord Cheng successfully recaptured Yicheng from Chu, completing the great task of national restoration. Because Yicheng was situated in a remote mountainous area unsuitable for a political center, he decided to move the capital to Zhijiang in southern Chu. To unite the clansmen, Lord Cheng compiled the family genealogy based on three major pillars: tracing ancestry back to the Yellow Emperor, revering Zhurong as the progenitor, and adopting the state name as the surname. From that point on, the clansmen adopted "Luo" as their surname, marking the official origin of the LUO name.
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