why are people named after the theory of five elements? People's thoughts are the product of society, and social ideology is always imprinted in people's minds. And people's thoughts are closely related to their understanding of nature and society. Among the five elements, the strong can attack the weak, such as wood and soil; Real can overcome deficiency, such as earth and water; Yin can extinguish yang, such as fire and water; Can be strong, such as fire as gold; Can be both rigid and flexible, such as Jin Kemu. Within the five elements, mutual transformation; Combination is beneficial to both, and combination is beneficial to both; When they are in opposition, they are in harmony with each other and things are constantly changing.
with the prevalence of yin-yang theory, people associate the honor and disgrace of life with the five elements. Yin-yang and five elements pay attention to the harmony between righteousness and righteousness, so in order to get the harmony between yin and yang when naming, I think this can help people and make life smooth. The name of the Five Elements Theory began in the Zhou and Qin Dynasties. In the Song Dynasty, naming after the theory of five elements became more popular, and the meaning of the five elements could only be used to determine generations.
In Song Dynasty, the method of naming with five elements is: making a fire with wood: the father's name belongs to wood, and the son's name should belong to fire; Fire gives birth to earth: the father's name belongs to fire, and the son's name should belong to earth; Native gold: if the father's name is native, the son's name should be gold; Jin Shengshui: If the father's name is Jin, the son's name should be water; Aquatic wood: If the father's name is water, the son's name should be wood;
Zhang Jun, the prime minister who was contending for gold, had the word "Jun" as water, so he had to give his son a wooden character, so he named his son Zhang Xie. Zhang Xie's name is Mu, and his grandson should be named after fire, so Zhang Xie's son is named Zhang Han.
in the late northern song dynasty, people used the five elements of "birthday" as their names. "Birthday" refers to the year, month, day and time when a person was born. Each pillar is equipped with the word heavenly stems and earthly branches, and the branches of the "four pillars" are all "eight characters". When the birth is discharged, the corresponding attributes of water, fire, wood, gold and earth in the five elements are taken to make up for the deficiency of the five elements in the eight characters or to restrain them from being too strong. For example, in the "eight characters", the word "Xin" can be used for Xijin; "Eight characters" like wood, so it is named after the word "Sen". In addition, you can also use water, fire, wood, gold, earth as a side.
Source of Yin and Yang: The theory of Yin and Yang and Five Elements is China's simple materialism and spontaneous dialectical thought in ancient times. It believes that the world is material, and the material world is nurtured, developed and changed under the impetus of yin and yang. It is believed that wood, fire, earth, gold and water are the five most basic substances that constitute the indispensable elements in the world. These five substances are in constant movement and change, because they are interdependent and mutually restrictive. This theory had a far-reaching influence on the later ancient materialist philosophy. On the basis of long-term medical practice, the theory of yin-yang and five elements has been widely used in the medical field to explain the origin, physiological phenomena and pathological changes of human life, and to guide clinical diagnosis and prevention. It has become an important part of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, which has a far-reaching impact on the formation and development of the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine.
The theory of Yin and Yang can be said to be one of the foundations of China's ancient philosophy. There is a saying that "one yin and one yang is the Tao", that is, the duality of yin and yang is the law of everything, and everything can be summarized by yin and yang, which are mutually generated and have "changes", while everything is metaplasia. The five elements refer to five material elements, namely water, fire, wood, gold and earth.
China believes that these five substances are