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