Linghu

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Pronunciation Línghú (Mandarin) Language(s) Chinese language		Language(s) Chinese Word/Name General Wei Ke (魏颗)

Derivation City of Linghu, Zhou Dynasty

Linghu (Chinese: 令狐; pinyin: Línghú) is a Chinese compound surname. During the Zhou Dynasty, a general, Wei Ke (魏顆) scored many victories for Zhou and was granted the city of Linghu. All his descendants took the compound surname Linghu.

Notable people

Bruce Linghu, Taiwanese politician and diplomat

Linghu Chu, an official of Tang Dynasty

Linghu Defen, a historian-official of Tang Dynasty

Linghu Tao, an official of Tang Dynasty

Ling Jihua

Fictional: Linghu Chong, the protagonist in Louis Cha's wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer

References

Linghu Wikipedia

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