 Lingu in regular script | |
| Pronunciation | Línghú (Mandarin) |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Chinese |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | 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 (born 1954), Taiwanese politician and diplomat
- Linghu Chu (766–837), an official of Tang Dynasty
- Linghu Defen (583–666), a historian-official of Tang Dynasty
- Linghu Tao (795—872), an official of 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
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