The surname is a branch of the surname. In ancient times, surnames were also called surnames. For example, the surname Yang in modern society should actually be the surname Li. The key comes from two surnames: Ji and Qi. The surname cannot be changed, but the surname can be changed. After the Han Dynasty, surnames and styles were unified, and people often called them family names instead of surnames. This kind of custom continued until the past. Therefore, the surname form we often talk about now is actually a compound word with partial meaning, which refers to family name. Ancient Chinese people had surnames, surnames, and also famous names and characters. When they were given names at birth, adults looked up the characters first, first the given name, and then the character. There was usually a connection between the characters and names. For example, Liu Guo changed his character to it; Confucius’s name was Qiu, and his character name was Zhongni (Zhongni). The name comes from Niqiu Mountain); Yan Hui, whose name is Ziyuan (Yuan, Zhihuishui). In modern China, names have gradually become unified. In other words, Chinese people no longer pay attention to looking up characters after choosing a name.
Therefore, the "name" that the Chinese people call nowadays is actually a compound word with partial meaning, referring to the first name and surname. Time has changed, and it is normal for ancient Chinese culture to have changed into modern society. There is no need to feel lonely or nostalgic. Based on the current stage, living a good life is the first priority. When I was growing up, I had good friends and the like, and it was never safe to speak out, so there was a word for my relatives and friends to call me, "Twenty years is the way to be a father. Good friends and the like can't be called by their names anymore, so they are called by their names." "From the Zhou Dynasty, when giving a name, another word was searched. "Book of Rites·Tan ??Gong" said: "Young name, crown word." When you are 15 years old and you are getting married and holding a hairpin ceremony, you can look up the characters and ask your friends to call them names.
Why do we often hear that an unmarried woman is in her prime? Because a woman's calligraphy was chosen only when she was married, which meant that she was waiting for her husband to look up the calligraphy for her. If the calligraphy was not written yet, it would be the age of the broken melon. Generally, there will be some connections between the word and the name, for example, Zhao Yun, the word Yide, wing means wing, and you can fly with wings. For example, Lu Ji, whose courtesy name is Shiheng, is closely related to the names of the 28 constellations of the Beidou positioning system. In ancient times, "name" and "character" were different. In ancient times, a lot of attention was paid to the birth of a child. After three months, parents would give the baby a name. The name here is Xiaoxiao. The word was chosen by oneself during the coming-of-age ceremony.
In other words, the name is given by the parents, and the name is chosen by oneself. There is a saying that "the body's hair and skin are affected by its parents." In ancient times, this was very important. It was not easy for parents to choose a name. Others were usually not allowed to call this name at will. Generally, only the elderly parents had it. Qualifications shout out a person's name. The names are chosen by oneself, and when making friends, one calls the other person by his or her nickname, and is not allowed to call the other person by his or her first name. In addition, names and characters generally have a certain relationship. Some people's names are expressions of their names and have complementary meanings. For example, Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms, his name is Liang, and his character is Zhuge Kongming. Another example is Qi Jiguang, whose name is Fei and whose courtesy name is Pengju.