Yixin Zheng Chuan

In traditional family culture, each family has a genealogy with the names of ancestors and some brief summaries. Generation, as an agreement in genealogy, cannot be easily changed since history. Under this clan concept, generally speaking, generations are mainly reflected in men, and women are not included in the genealogy, so women can be named without paying attention to word generation. So what are the generational names commonly used in genealogy? Yixin Zheng Chuan summed up five common situations for everyone:

First, seniority can be regarded as family precepts, which are written by highly respected people in the family to encourage the virtues of the younger generation, such as loyalty, filial piety, courtesy, righteousness, faith and benevolence. Literally, I hope that the descendants of the family can match their words with deeds and behave like gentlemen. Generally, bureaucratic families in ancient times preferred this method of seniority.

Second, it is often the hope of family prosperity and inheritance. This method of seniority is very common. After all, in China's traditional culture, the emphasis on the prosperity of home fragrance means, in modern words, many hands make light work. For example, such a generation can be used: forever, biography, growth, health, prosperity, beauty, self-esteem, success and so on. Most of the ancestors of scholarly families will adopt this kind of seniority.

The third kind: generational naming method uses some meanings that represent good longevity, good luck and good fortune. For example: Fu, Lu, Shou, Ji, Xiang, Qing, Xian and so on. In many cases, most families whose ancestors did business will adopt this way of passing on from generation to generation.

Fourth, some words are also used to thank ancestors and praise the emperor's kindness. For example: Ze, Zu, Xian, Rong, En, Qi, Xian, etc. This method is mostly a family whose ancestors contributed to the country or made great contributions to North Korea and were rewarded.

Fifth, it is synonymous with many literati. I hope that future generations can read poetry books and be talented. Some people write couplets or poems, or auspicious words. For example, the Wang family tree generation in Hubei used: "aboveboard, success comes first, the world extends, and the family has a heart."

That's all there is to naming a family tree. By the way, do you know your family tree? Welcome everyone to actively participate in the discussion.