People and names

In today's world, everyone has a name, and they must use their name every moment, whether in social interactions or in life. For example, when filling out a resume, you should first write your name, print your name on your business card, "report your home address" when interacting with strangers, and say your name when talking to friends on the phone. . This shows how important names are to us. In addition to being a symbol of distinction between people, names also have rich content and diverse functions. When parents name their children, the names have already begun to be endowed with expectations and infinite affection for their descendants. Modern young parents like to name their children "Doudou", "***", "Shasha" and "Niuniu", which contain a lot of cherishing mentality for their children; parents in the past liked to name their children "Shitou", "Lean", "Strong", and "Goucheng" also express the love of parents.

If you name or change your own name, the new name will also be full of rich cultural content. It is not only true for modern people, but also for ancient people. Empress Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty once named herself "矍", which means that the sun and moon are shining in the sky; the peasant leader in the late Ming Dynasty. Li Zicheng's original name was Li Hongji. Before he became a peasant leader, he changed his name to Li Zicheng, which meant that he wanted to be self-reliant and do something good.

Similarly, Hong Xiuquan, the leader of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, was originally named Hong Renkun, but later changed his name to Xiuquan. The name contained the four characters "He Nai Ren Wang", in which "禾" is a homophone and variant of the word "我", and "禾" "Nairenwang" also means "I am the king of people", which means "I want to be the leader of the people in the world." This name reflects his pursuit and ambition, and its cultural content is also very rich. People's names sometimes have obvious contemporary and commemorative meanings. For example, since the founding of New China, people’s names have obvious characteristics of the times. People born in 1949 were named "Jianguo", people born in the Great Leap Forward era were named "Yuejin", and people born in the early 1960s were named "Anti-Imperialist" and "Anti-Imperialist". Anti-revisionism", people during the "Cultural Revolution" were named "Wei Biao" and "Xiangdong", people during the 11th Asian Games were named "Panpan" (the name of the Asian Games mascot giant panda), people were named "Panpan" before and after the Beijing Olympics "Beibei", "Jingjing", "Huanhuan", "Yingying", "Nini", etc., all of these also have distinctive marks of the times. As soon as we see these names, we can easily know the era in which they were born. In addition, names such as "Tuantuan", "Yuanyuan'," "Chunsheng" and "Jingsheng" are to commemorate the time (spring during festivals) or place (Jing, Beijing's abbreviation) of birth, and their commemorative meanings are the same It’s obvious. Our Chinese names are sometimes representative of the family or siblings. For example, in the well-known “Dream of Red Mansions”, Jia Baoyu’s family includes Jia Zhen, Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Zhu, etc. , they are not brothers but belong to the same family, so their names are next to "Yu", and this is the representative character of their ranking. Similarly, Jia Baoyu's fathers, Jia Jing and Jia Zheng, etc. are next to "Wen". , descendants such as Jia Qiang and Jia Rong share the title of "Cao", and "Wen" and "Cao" are also symbols of ranking.

Another example is that when ranking brothers in ancient my country, it was customary to use Bo. , Zhong, Shu and Ji are distinguished, and their meanings are similar to today’s numbers one, two, three and four. In addition, since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the practice of compiling family trees has been popular in our country. It is also customary to use "the following generations of a family" in the family tree. "Zi generation" and "Zi generation" are connected in the form of "Zi generation" to form a Zi generation spectrum or a Zi generation poem. When naming, choose one character in order and put it after the surname and before your own name to form "surname, character, name, name" or "surname, first name, character" "Fixed format, this type of name is called a score name. For example, ***'s name is based on traditional characters. "Mao" in his name is his surname, "Ze" is his generation, and "Dong" is his own name. In addition, his grandfather's name is Mao Enpu, his father's name is Mao Yichang, and his nephew's name is Mao Yuanxin. The names of the four generations are connected, namely "En", "Yi", "Ze" and "Yuan", which respectively belong to Mao in Shaoshan, Hunan. The 12th generation to the Qiao generation of the clan.

The genealogy of these four generations is also recorded in his family tree, that is: "The establishment of a distinguished scholar, the good fortune of literature, the prosperity of the ancestors, and the prosperity of the generations. The family tradition of filial friends, the loyalty of the country, the glory of the country. The beginning of the Yuan Dynasty "Dun Shengxue, Fengya Li Mingzhang", in addition, the genealogy of the Chiang family in Fenghua, Zhejiang Province is: "Qi Si opened the Zhou Kingdom, Yi Shi celebrated Ji Chang, respected virtue and was blessed, and made plans to maintain prosperity." . The glory will last forever, and the harmony will lead to good fortune. Kun Zai has been here for a long time, and Qian Xing is still strong. Kuang Ji hopes for benevolence and wisdom, and peace and tranquility miss Junliang.

To set an example as a country’s rule and carry it forward to praise the prosperity of the times. Zhaomo has been prosperous for hundreds of generations, and Shengwu keeps discipline. "The descendants of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong Province still use the character genealogy: "Xi Yan Gong Yan inherits, Hong Wen Zhen Shang Yan. Xingyu passed on to Guang, Zhaoxian was celebrated and prosperous. The virtues of the people are only blessed, and the thoughts of Qin Shao are prominent. "When the above characters in the generation genealogy are used in a person's name, they are also part of the person's name and also have the meaning of the name. In addition to the above points, the relationship between people and names is also worth mentioning as a reflection of the national mentality. As in Before my country implemented the family planning policy, many places had the bad habit of favoring sons over daughters. This custom was reflected in the names. Some parents who gave birth to daughters pinned their hopes of having a son on the next child, and this custom was reflected in the name of the daughter. . Regarding this, someone told a joke. The general idea is that a couple gave birth to 5 daughters in succession, and still wanted to have a son, so they named their daughters Zhaodi, Yindi, and Pandi respectively. When Xiangdi and Yaodi gave birth to their sixth child, they still had a daughter, so they had no choice but to give up the idea of ??having another child and came up with a trick to name them. Of course, this joke was about a situation many years ago, but it is not difficult to see from it the ethnicity reflected in the name. The mentality is also clear and direct! In short, people's names are closely related to people, and people's names have a wide range of functions. Understanding the relationship and meaning of people and names will help us understand our own names and carefully choose a good name for our children. .