刘姓最古老的发源地在今河北唐县。这里是远古洪荒时代高扬巨斧、以刘为图腾、勇敢征服自然的古老刘姓子孙生活、栖息的地方。刘姓有“王者气象”，刘汉王朝构成中华文明的第一个高潮，自此中华民族之主体被称为汉人、汉族，中国的语言文字被称为汉语、汉 字。上帝对刘姓实在太垂青了，他把奠基中华文明基础的重担交给了刘姓子孙。 高扬巨斧——刘姓的最原始根蒂 树有根，水有源。
在福建汀州府一带流传过一首歌谣，其内容是：“张王李赵遍地刘，世世代代传不休。刘家子弟多俊杰，三江南北芳名留。”这歌谣中说的“遍地刘”，是指刘姓者多，分布广。现在，刘姓人口约 7000 万，占全国总人口的 5.38%，是中国的第四大姓。那么这个刘姓氏族是如何产生的呢？
“刘”字的最原始、最根本的含义是指一种“斧钺”。
在远古的传说中，人类和宇宙的创造者——盘古当年用以开天辟地创造宇宙世界的正是一柄神奇的巨斧，也就是“刘”。于是早在远古洪荒时代，我们中华民族中的某一支氏族正是认识和感悟到“刘”这种工具的神圣作用和赫赫威力，便用“刘”来作为本氏族的图腾，开始对他顶礼膜拜。久而久之，“刘”便成为这支氏族区别于其它氏族的血缘徽记，世界上古老的刘氏氏族便形成了。
现在，我们可以把“刘”作为一种精神的象征。“刘”代表的是“斧头精神”，勇于开拓奋进、果敢决断的精神。《易经》上说：“得其资斧，其心不快。”资斧，据《释文》当作“齐斧”，即“利斧”之意。此谓人处逆境，心神不快之时，当有一种利斧精神去铲除一切困难障碍。又说：“丧其资斧，贞凶。”谓人丧失利斧的果断，即有正确的思想或理想，也因缺乏果断不得实现而有遗憾。我刘氏族人，当发扬斧头精神，力求奋进有为，既为社会国家作出贡献，又能为家族增添光彩
The origin of the Liu family, the interpretation of the Liu character, the origin of the Liu character, and the origin of Liu everywhere!
The oldest birthplace of the Liu surname is in present-day Tang County, Hebei. This is the place where the descendants of the ancient Liu surname lived and inhabited in the ancient prehistoric era, who raised their giant axes, took Liu as their totem, and bravely conquered nature. The Liu surname has “the image of a king”. The Liu Han Dynasty constituted the first climax of Chinese civilization. Since then, the main body of the Chinese nation has been called the Han people and the Han nationality, and the Chinese language and characters have been called Chinese and Chinese characters. God is very fond of the Liu surname, and he has given the burden of laying the foundation of Chinese civilization to the descendants of the Liu surname. Raise the giant ax high – the most primitive root of Liu’s surname. Trees have roots, and water has sources.
There is a ballad circulating in Tingzhou Prefecture, Fujian Province. Its content is: “Zhang Wang, Li Zhao, and Liu are everywhere, and they are passed down from generation to generation. “It means that there are many people with the surname Liu and they are widely distributed. Now, Liu has a population of about 70 million, accounting for 5.38% of the total population of the country, and is the fourth most common surname in China. So how did the Liu family come about?
Therefore, we believe that the most primitive and fundamental meaning of the word “Liu” refers to a kind of “axe”.
According to ancient legends, the creator of human beings and the universe—Pangu—used to open up the world and create the universe. It was a magical giant axe, that is, “Liu”. So as early as the ancient prehistoric era, a certain clan of our Chinese nation recognized and realized the sacred role and mighty power of “Liu” as a tool, so they used “Liu” as the totem of their clan and began to treat other people. Worship. Over time, “Liu” became the blood emblem that distinguishes this clan from other clans, and the ancient Liu clan in the world was formed.
Now, we can take “Liu” as a spiritual symbol. “Liu” represents the “axe spirit”, the spirit of being brave to forge ahead and making decisions. “Book of Changes” says: “If you get your capital axe, your heart will be unhappy.” Zi ax is regarded as “Qi axe” according to “Explanation”, which means “sharp axe”. This means that when people are in adversity and unhappy, they should have a sharp axe spirit to eradicate all difficulties and obstacles. He also said: “If you lose your capital and axe, you will be chaste and fierce.” It is said that people lose the decisiveness of the axe, even if they have correct thoughts or ideals, they also have regrets that they cannot be realized due to lack of decisiveness. I, members of the Liu clan, should carry forward the spirit of the axe, strive to forge ahead and be promising, not only to contribute to the society and the country, but also to add glory to the family.
