Alias; a name other than the correct name; an alias. Pen names are often aliases signed by literati and poets on their works according to their own preferences.
You can refer to the ancient methods of naming. There is a certain connection between names and characters, which set off and complement each other. Alias ??can sometimes express temporary circumstances and aspirations.
1. Synonyms and mutual 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 are opposite. 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. For example: Lien Chan, named Yongping
3. Use allusions and things. 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)
5. Advocating 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, whose courtesy name is Taibai
7. Record the prosperity of his life. Some people's names and characters are simply meaningless. 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 its name