郡望

Traditional form:

郡望

Pinyin (reading):

jùnwàng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 郡 - county, region, administrative division
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to

Traditional characters:

• 郡 - county, region, administrative division
• 望 - to expect, to hope, to look forward to