1. Pure child: a newborn baby. Kong Yingdashu: "The child is born red, so it is said to be pure."
2. Swaddling clothes: also called "swaddling clothes" and "qiangbao", the original meaning is the quilt and belt that wraps the baby. For example, "Book of the Later Han· "Huan Yu Biography": "In the past, when King Cheng was young, he was more and more in Qingbao. "The latter refers to babies under one year old.
3. Children: refers to infants aged two or three years. "Mencius: Full Heart": "Children. "Zhao Qi's note: "Children, between the ages of two and three, can be picked up and hugged when they are still in their infancy. "Also called "child hug".
4. Teeth: children change their teeth. "Hanshi Waizhuan": "A boy's teeth are born in August, and his teeth are toothy at the age of eight; a girl's teeth are born in July, and her teeth are teeth at the age of seven. Old and toothy. ” refers to children aged seven or eight.
5. Chui Zuo: refers to children aged three to four to eight or nine years old. In ancient times, boys without crowns had droopy hair, so “chui Zuo” refers to childhood or children. Tao Qian "Peach Blossom Spring": "My yellow hair hangs down, and I am content with myself. "
6. Childhood education: 10 years old. "Book of Rites·Qu Lishang": "Ten years of life are called childhood education. "Zheng Xuan's note: "It's called young, which means it's time to learn. "Later, the age of ten was called the "year of early childhood".
7. Zongjiao: refers to children aged eighty-nine to twelve or thirteen years old. "Book of Rites Nei Principles": "Fu Mao , total angle. "Zheng Xuan's note: "General angle, send and receive knots. Later, he called his childhood "Zongjiao".
8. Cardamom: Originally a plant name, it refers to a girl aged thirteen or fourteen. Du Mu's poem "Farewell": "Pingping curls up thirteen Yu, cardamom shoots are in early February. "Later, it was said that a woman's thirteen or fourteen years old is the "cardamom years."
9. Hairpin: A woman is 15 years old. "Book of Rites Nei Principles": "A woman's hairpin is only fifteen years old. "
10. Hair tied up: A man is 15 years old. In ancient times, boys tied their hair into a bun when they became children, because it was considered as a symbol of adult children. "Book of Rites of Great Dai·Bao Fu": "With hair tied up, he went to university. , It’s hard to learn great skills, and it’s hard to practice great ethics. ”
11. Broken melon: In the old days, literati broke down the word “melon” into twenty-eight characters to mark the year, which means sixteen years old. It is mostly used for women in poetry.
12. Weak crown: men 20 years old. "Book of Rites: Qu Li 1": "Twenty means weak, crown. "In ancient times, men were crowned when they were 20 years old, so it is used to refer to the age of men around 20 years old.
13. Erli: 30 years old. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "At the age of thirty. "Later, the age of 30 was called the year of "establishment".
14. No confusion: 40 years old. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "At forty, no confusion. "It was later used as a pronoun for 40 years old.
15. Knowing destiny: 50 years old. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "At fifty, you know your destiny. "It means that you don't understand destiny until you are 50 years old. Later generations used "knowing destiny" as the nickname for fifty-year-old.
16. The ear is smooth: 60 years old. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "At sixty, the ear is smooth. . "He Yanji's explanation quoted Zheng Xuan as saying: "When one hears his words, he knows his subtle purpose. Later, "Er Shun" was used as the nickname for 60 years old.
17. Ancient age: 70 years old. Du Fu's "Qujiang": "Drinking debts are common everywhere, but seventy years of life are rare in ancient times." Later, "Guxi" was used as the pronoun for seventy years old.
18. Cui: 70-80 years old. Mao Zhuan: "Cui means old." Eighty years old. "Zuo Zhuan: The Ninth Year of Duke Xi": "Since my uncle is an old man, he will work harder and be given a first grade without bowing." ”
19. Old: 80-90 years old. "Book of Rites·Qu Li 1": "Eighty and ninety are called old." "
20. Qi Yi: 100 years old. "Book of Rites·Qu Li Shang": "A hundred years is called Qi, Yi. "Sun Xidan's collection explains: "For hundreds of years, people's diet, residence, and movements all need to be nourished. Fang Chou said: "Life is divided into one hundred years, so it is named after one hundred years." ’” Later, the centenarian was called “Qi Yi”.