Simply put, a name is a code name for a person. Having a name makes it easier for people to communicate.
From a Chinese cultural perspective, a name is a person’s title. The ancients not only had "names", but also "characters". It is said that in ancient times, a baby was given a "name" by his father three months after birth. When a boy was twenty years old, a crowning ceremony was held and he was given a "name"; when a woman was fifteen years old when she was married, a hairpin ceremony was held and she was given a "name". As an adult, you will be recognized and respected by everyone.
1. A person’s name and character. "Book of Rites·Tan ??Gong Shang": "Young name, crown character." Kong Yingda Shu: "Add a name in the third month of his birth...At the age of twenty, he has the way of being a father. Friends and the like cannot call him by his name again, so he has a crown character." And add the word. "Chu Ci·Liu Xiang's "Nine Sighs·Fengfen": "The name is in the sky and the earth, and the light is in the stars." Wang Yi notes: "The name is the original name." "Northern History." "Lu Qi Zhuan": "In the beginning, Shuangzhi was a horse washer, and he often reported to Emperor Wen that: the crown prince and his disciples have not yet been praised, please change their names according to the meaning of the Spring and Autumn Annals." "Shuowen Jiezi · Youbu" ""叚" Note from Duan Yucai of the Qing Dynasty: "In ancient times, Xia was often used as a name for 叚. The Jin Dynasty scholar Wenbo was named Xiong, and his courtesy name was Bo Xia; "叚ye." 2. Refer to name. Dou Liang Bin of the Tang Dynasty wrote a poem on "Happy Lu Lang Ji Di": "The hand is written on a piece of red paper with the name of Lang Jun on it." Wei Wei's "Who is the Loveliest Person": "If there is a need to erect a monument, let me bring you the prince." Write down the names of the martyrs who fought the enemy with fire and fought with bayonets.” 3. Name; name. "Dongguan Hanji·Ma Yuan Biography": "There are countless people in the world who steal their own names repeatedly." "Southern History·Qi Jixia·Deposed Emperor Donghun Hou": "There are also gold and silver school tools, and splendid hats There are dozens of species, each with its own name. "Ye Shi of the Song Dynasty: "Zhaozi from Emperor Shangguangzong": "Since Tianbao, there has been great chaos, and people have stolen names and taken over vassal towns one after another." Ding Ling, "Mother": "Because it is a small stream. If it doesn’t follow the main road, no one will pay attention to it, and its name will not be certain.” 4. Name it; call it a name. Volume 3 of "Taiping Guangji" quotes "Internal Biography of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty": "[Mrs.] wears a robe of green frost, the clouds are chaotic, neither brocade nor embroidery, and cannot be named." 5. Still reputation; reputation.
It is said that in ancient times, babies were named by their fathers when they were three months old. This is the origin of the "name" of the ancients. In fact, among the Chinese people, some areas still retain the custom of naming babies when they are one month old. However, the right to name is no longer held by the father alone, but by the baby's relatives. Interestingly, in ancient times, when a boy reached the age of 20, he would have a "hair-tying and crowning" ceremony to show that he was an adult. When a girl reaches the age of 15, she must hold a ceremony of "tying her hair and adding a knot" to show that she is ready to marry. At this time, she also needs to pick her name. It can be seen that in ancient times, both men and women had their own prefixes. For example, the modern female revolutionary Qiu Jin had the prefix Xuanqing. So is there any connection between the names and characters of ancient people? It is generally believed that there is a meaningful connection between the names and characters of ancient people. One situation is when the name and character have the same or similar meaning. For example, Qu Yuan, whose name was Ping and whose courtesy name was Yuan. ("Erya Shidi": "Guangping said Yuan.") Another example is Yue Fei, whose courtesy name is Pengju. "Pengju" means the great roc spreading its wings and flying high. Another situation is when the name and the word have opposite meanings. For example, Zeng Dian has the character Xi. ("Shuowen": "Dian means little black." And "Xi means white.") Of course, with the development of history, the semantics of many words have changed, and it is difficult to see the semantic connection between ancient people's names and characters. come out. However, as long as you are a thoughtful person, there are still many names and characters of sages that you can taste. The teacher of Rui Mingxuan Zhouyi Naming Center said: A name is the code name of an unknown object. Only with a name can we accurately point out an object. Otherwise, the objects will not be distinguished. Only with names can we live with more temperament. Detailed origins and customs of Chinese names: According to the records in the "Book of Rites: Nei Ze", it can be seen that in ancient times, a baby was officially given a "name" by his father three months after he was born. This is probably because medical and health conditions were poor in the past, and the elders would only officially give the child a "name" after it was three months old and certain that it would survive.
"Name" is used to address parents at home when they are young. It is usually called "nickname", or "baby name" or "baby name". In the pre-Qin era, people's "names" may not be taboo with elegance and vulgarity. For example: Duke Cheng of Jin was named Heihipi, Duke Cheng of Lu was named Heihu, Duke Huan of Qi was named Xiaobai... "Name" and "Zi", usually "Zi" is composed of " "Name" is derived from the meaning, and has its inseparable connection. "Bai Hu Tong: Names" says: "For those whose names are related to their names, if they are famous, they will know their names, and if they hear the characters, they will know their names." Generally speaking, we can roughly divide it into the following seven categories: 1. Synonymous with each other training. Names and characters have the same meaning and can explain each other. For example: Zhuge Liang, also known as Kong Ming; "Liang" and "Ming" are synonymous. 2. Antonyms and opposites. The meanings of names and characters are opposite, and they correspond to each other. This is to hope that people will not go beyond or fall short of, and to use checks and balances. Such as: Lien Chan, whose name is Yongping. 3. Use allusions to make things happen. Some names and characters are quoted from classics and historical records and use allusions. For example: Lu Yu, named Hongjian ("Yi Jian Gua": "Hongjian is in Lu, and his feathers can be used as Yuyi") 4. Respect the previous sages. For example: Niu Sengru, courtesy name Shi'an (Ji An, courtesy name Changru, praised by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty as a minister of the country) Rui Mingxuan Zhouyi Mingguan
5. Adhere to religion. For example: Wang Wei, whose courtesy name is Mojie (Vimalakirti, the name of the Buddhist Bodhisattva). 6. Changes in the original name. Just make some simple changes to the name and it becomes a word. For example: Li Bai, courtesy name Taibai. 7. Record Zhisheng. Some people's names and characters have no meaning at all. For example: Zhang Lei, whose courtesy name is Wenqian; if it weren't for the record in Volume 4 of Lu You's "Notes of Laoxue'an": "Zhang Wenqian had a writing in his hand when he was born, and it was called Lei, so he named it Wenqian." No one would have guessed. The connection in the sense of the name Rui Mingxuan, Zhouyi Mingguan, Song Paimin, said: In addition to expressing titles, names and characters can also show kinship. The most common form is: brothers and sisters must use one word in their names to express their peer relationship; if it is a single name, they must use the same radical, such as Su Shi and Su Che brothers. In addition, the name can also express the ranking of eldest and youngest. In the pre-Qin period, Meng (Bo, Chang), Zhong, Shu and Ji were often added before the name to express this. For example: Meng Jiangnu; Kongqiu, courtesy name Zhongni; Boyi and Shuqi both Kunzhong. In the Tang Dynasty, it was represented by numbers, called Xingdi (big ranking). For example, "Du Er" in Gao Shi's "The Supplements to Du Er" by Renri refers to Du Fu, "Yuan Jiu" in Bai Juyi's "Yu Yuan Jiu Shu" refers to Yuan Zhen, and Han Yu's "Ji Shi Twelve Lang Wen" etc. are all named after him. Names represent the order of elders and younger ones. In addition, the characters can even be arranged as characters, such as Guan Yiwu's character Zhong and Fan Sui's character Shu. However, this situation is extremely rare. The character for "noble woman" is preceded by the surname, the character "Meng (Bo)", "Zhong", "Shu", "Ji" is added before the surname to indicate rank, and "mother" or "女" is added after the character to indicate gender, thus forming the character for "女". full name. For example, Meng Zheng's mother is a pregnant woman, and Zhongji's adopted mother is a pregnant woman. You can also omit the word "mother", "daughter" or the ranking, such as Ji Ji Ya and Ji Yuan Mu. Sometimes it can even be referred to as "a certain mother" or "a certain daughter", such as longevity mother and silk girl.
So, give it a name.