re: Chinese surname Li (LEE)

["Dylan W.H. Sung" <mabr12@dial.pipex.com>]

Hi Yoon-Ngan,

> Eleven generations after Li Li Zhen one of his descendant ,Li Dan (李聃)
> became known as Lao Zi (老子), the founder of Taoism (道教). The
> great-grandson of Li Dan was Li Tan (李曇) who had two sons. One was
> called Li Ji (李璣) and the other Li Chong (李崇). Li Ji lived in Zhao
> Jun (趙郡) in Hebei province (河北省) and Li Chong settled down in Long
> Xi Jun (隴西郡) of Gansu province (甘肅省) where it was recorded in
> history as the place where surname Li originated.

I have an entry in my Japanese dictionary regarding LiDan/LaoZi. (Big5)


【老子】

〔人〕
周代ソ思想家。道家ソ祖。
姓ゾ李。名ゾ耳。字ゾ聃。
一說ズ，字ゾ伯陽，諡ゾ聃。
楚ソ苦縣（河南縣）ソ人。

Cheers,
Dylan.