The complete list and explanation of the 4-drawing auspicious characters are as follows:
1. Feng
The word "Feng" is simple with 4 drawings and has rich meanings. Its original meaning refers to lush vegetation, showing a flourishing and prosperous spiritual outlook; at the same time, it contains the meaning of a person's beautiful demeanor and deportment, which means that a person is rich, handsome, and majestic.
2. Yu
There are 4 strokes in the word "Yu", which means to give. It shows the good character of generosity and kindness and expresses the willingness to provide assistance to others. Using this word as a name represents warmth and beauty, implying that the boy has a broad mind and a selfless quality that is willing to contribute.
3. 中
The number of strokes in the Chinese character is 4, which means the middle and inner meaning, and also represents China. This character shows great righteousness and is used as a boy's name, which means that the boy can show his talents, strengthen his heart and become a shining presence among the crowd.
4. Friends
The word "friend" is a word with 4 strokes. It is usually used to refer to people with close relationship and friendship, which means closeness. This word is used when naming a boy, giving him a personality that is approachable, gentle, kind and easy to get along with. It means that the boy will be loved by everyone and make many friends.
Introduction to bronze inscriptions:
Bronze inscriptions refer to the text on cast bronze vessels, also called bell and tripod inscriptions, which began in the Yin and Shang dynasties. The Shang and Zhou dynasties were the age of bronzes. The ritual vessels of bronzes were represented by tripods, and the musical instruments were represented by bells. "Zhongding" is synonymous with bronzes. Therefore, bell and tripod inscriptions or bronze inscriptions refer to the inscriptions cast or engraved on bronze vessels.
The so-called bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. China had already entered the Bronze Age in the Xia Dynasty, and the smelting of copper and the manufacturing of bronze wares were very developed. Because copper was also called gold before the Zhou Dynasty, the inscriptions on the bronzes were called "jinwen" or "jinjinwen"; and because this type of bronzes had the largest number of characters on bells and tripods, they were also called "zhongdingwen" in the past. ".
The period when bronze inscriptions were used ranged from the early Shang Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty when it destroyed the Six Kingdoms, about 1,200 years ago. The number of characters in bronze inscriptions, according to Rong Geng's "Inscriptions on Bronze Inscriptions", totals 3,722, of which 2,420 are identifiable.