Linghu
 Lingu in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Línghú (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language | Chinese language |
| 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[1] (born 1954), Taiwanese politician and diplomat
- Linghu An (born 1946), Chinese politician
- Linghu Chu (766–837), an official of the Tang dynasty
- Linghu Defen (583–666), a historian-official of the Tang dynasty
- Linghu Tao (795–872), an official of the Tang dynasty
- Ling Jihua (Chinese: 令计划; born 1956, originally Linghu Jihua) former Chinese politician as one of the principal political advisers of former leader Hu Jintao
- Fictional: Linghu Chong, the protagonist in Louis Cha's wuxia novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer
References
- ^ "AFR Vice Chairman Linghu appointed as Deputy Mayor of Taichung City". Association of Foreign Relations. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.