The zi and hao are the differences between Chinese people’s names and those in other cultures. The zi means the name, and is used to express one’s own name. This word will have a certain relationship with one's own name, as well as the elders' expectations for their children. And the nickname is just another nickname, which is the arty way of literati.
In ancient China, after the crowning ceremony, men and women would be given a word by their parents. This word is different from the name, but it comes from the name. From then on, when people meet outside, they will They will address each other by words, but not by names. Only parents and elders in the family can address each other by names, otherwise it will be disrespectful to others. The account number is generally used by some literati to express their own style or as a pen name. This account number is an expression of their own spirit and feelings.
Speaking of characters, we have to talk about the Book of Songs. The Book of Songs, as a representative of our country’s beautiful literary and artistic works, has always been a good place for literati to choose characters. For example, Qu Yuan, Qu Ping, the original character, the original character is taken from According to "Erya Shidi" in the Book of Songs: "Guangping is called Yuan". There are also Rufu, Yu, etc. which are all symbols of beautiful jade.
Another way to select words is to select them based on seniority. In ancient times, there was a division of elders and younger ones into "Bo Zhong and Shu Ji". Confucius was given the courtesy name Zhongni, and the character Zhong was because he was the second son of Shu Lianghe. Another method is to use the opposite rules of words and names.
The names of ancient literati were used to represent their noble character, such as Li Bai's Qinglian layman, Tao Yuanming's Wuliu layman, Su Shi's Dongpo layman, and Li Qingzhao's Yi'an layman, which represented themselves. A kind of noble character that is noble, independent, and happy with poverty.
For us, the disappearance of Chinese characters and numbers is not only the disappearance of etiquette, but also the disappearance of culture.