It has to do with local customs!
There are limitations in the choice of names in family trees, and there is nothing inconsistent with naming!
Family trees are an important part of the splendid culture of the Chinese nation. Almost everyone wants to know where they come from, what changes their ancestors have experienced from generation to generation, what great achievements they have made, and what kind of things have happened. Who are famous people, or what kind of hardships they have experienced, what expectations or entrustments do they have for their descendants?
The descendants also hope to live up to the expectations of their ancestors, build great achievements, and honor their ancestors. Even ordinary people hope to leave a mark in history. The next place is for future generations to remember and admire, so many people have put in a lot of effort to sort out their family trees. (Source: Love Genealogy Network)
Family tree---also known as genealogy, genealogy, genealogy, family tree, family tree, family tree..., according to statistics: Shanghai Library on Huaihai Road, Shanghai* **Collects about 17,000 types and more than 110,000 volumes of Chinese genealogy. It is the institution with the largest collection of Chinese genealogy (original) at home and abroad. The largest collection of Chinese genealogy by overseas institutions is the Columbia University Library, which has collected nearly Thousands of species.
The sixth day of the sixth lunar month is the traditional Chinese "Publication Festival", and the custom of "posting family trees on June 6th" is spread among Chinese people. On that day, as long as the Chinese have a family tree, they will carry out various activities to post family trees and worship their ancestors. One is to unite the clan members, and the other is to educate future generations not to forget their ancestors and have a deeper understanding of their own surname culture... (Source: 2009/4/10
China News Network)
Many families pay great attention to the characters of their family generation when naming their children. Some people often choose to name their children. The word "generation" in family trees is confusing. In fact, it is quite good for Chinese people to have family trees. Not only can they trace the lineage of their ancestors and explore the connections between ethnic groups, but they can also permanently pass on family connections and care to future generations.
Some people often say: "My grandfather or my father stipulated that the name of everyone in our family must use the word of generation, and it must be said clearly..., so in my generation "Use words sorted by this generation..." Every time I meet someone saying this, I break into a cold sweat. What if the "landmine word" is used?
At the same time, brother Once sisters use the word seniority, they can often distinguish who is more successful and who is more hopeless. This is because when naming or renaming, the issue of whether the "magnetic field" has progressed is seriously ignored?
Sometimes I wonder how these people would know?
Which generation will their descendants have a boy or a girl?
Sometimes It may be an only son, sometimes it may be an only daughter, and some may even have no children at all. So, wouldn’t it be easier for men to use women’s names, or for women to use men’s names? So some people say: “In our family, only men use generational characters, not women.” I wonder if their family is more patriarchal. Disrespecting women?
Or are we men just human beings, and women are not human beings? But aren’t all men born of women? Then aren’t men even less human beings? (Just kidding, Please don't mind!
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The calligraphy records of generations, also known as Zhaomu, Zipai, Xingpai and Paixue, are used to indicate the same clan, family lineage and blood relationship The orderly naming is arranged by generation, and the conventions established by family members and inherited customs and habits can effectively maintain the blood order and fulfill the rights and obligations of individuals recognized in the blood hierarchy relationship. The Chinese name system was an important link in maintaining the blood order in the early years, and the "generational character spectrum" is the symbol of this blood order culture. (Source: 'Yiyuanyi' Chinese Studies Network)
The characters for generation have special chapters in the old genealogies of each surname, and the words are refined to contain blessings, good wishes, and promote loyalty and filial piety. The poetic style was passed down to later generations. For example, there is a 40-word poem in the Mao family genealogy of Shaoshan, Hunan - "To establish a distinguished scholar, to bring prosperity to the literary world, to bring great benefits to the ancestors, to carry on the prosperity from generation to generation, to carry out the family heirloom of filial friends, Zhongliang Zhengguoguang, Yuan Dunxue, Fengya Li Mingzhang."
Mao Zedong’s name is the 14th generation of the Mao family in Shaoshan; some people quote the Book of Changes and idioms and allusions..., such as: "The sixth and second lines of the hexagrams of "Zhouyi" and "Yu" The original meaning of the words is: Zhongzheng is self-defeating, and its structure is like a stone." This is where Chiang Kai-shek's name comes from.
In some people’s family, all the sisters use the word 'xiu', and as a result, all the sisters got "breast cancer"!
'Xiu'---if this word is used improperly, it can be very dangerous. It is easy to get either breast cancer or uterine cancer; the Chiang family in Taiwan used the word "filial piety", and all of them were handsome and talented. Unfortunately, they died one by one when their careers were promising.
Many women misuse the word 'jing', and sometimes their left ovaries will have problems in severe cases; I know many people who use the word '成' to succeed, and their careers have been ups and downs, and the results are unsuccessful; too Too many women misuse the word "Li" for beauty, and as a result, many people's marriages and relationships are not beautiful... What is the use of such words in family trees and generations?
What else do you think? Do you dare to use it?
A friend asked me for a girl’s name, and I told him: The biggest fatal flaw is that the emotions are quite unsatisfactory! The friend looked very confused and said: Very Strange!
Why can you tell the truth with just three words?
He also said: This female friend is beautiful and has a good job. He often encounters unkind people and is easily deceived. The sister in the family was indeed having trouble with her marriage and relationships, and suggested that she consider using a partial name, but she insisted that it was a name based on family tree and generation, and that it was given by her father in memory of her.
After hearing this, I thought that the price of such a commemoration was too high. If his father knew about it underground, I wonder what he would think?
Just imagine: if 'in case' We also expressed a wrong concept, and our children may have suffered some hardships. If we knew it, would we change it? What do you think?
The teachings of our ancestors are what our descendants should do. We do our best to follow the instructions of our ancestors, but if we find that there is something wrong or inappropriate in the instructions of our ancestors, which may even seriously endanger the lives, careers, marriages, or accidents of future generations..., can we consider finding another way to do it? method?
Only retaining the continuation of the family tree, but without a clear understanding of the original meaning of the words, can the use of generational characters be postponed?
To avoid confusion due to generational differences Improper use of zigzag will harm future generations. Therefore, if the family tree must be sorted by adding the characters of generation, you must think carefully! Think carefully!
Think carefully again!!