During the Zhou Dynasty, the names were eclectic, advocating simplicity, and even had many strange names. Hou Ji's name is "abandon" because his mother threw him away; Lu Chenggong is called "black arm"; Jin Chenggong's name is actually called "black ass". Later, with the development of society, the richness of standardized characters and the improvement of concept consciousness, people's names have become a science.
Ancient people paid great attention to word search, and words were generally composed of two characters. The first word was generally taken according to ranking, for example, Confucius was the second child, the word Zhong Ni, and his brother Meng Lame; During the Three Kingdoms period, the three brothers of the State of Wu each had their own characters: Bo Fu, Zhong Mou, Shu Bi and Ji Zuo. There are also many useful "zi", because "zi" is a good name or honorific title, such as Sima Qian, whose word is long; Cao value, the word Zijian; Su Dongpo, the word Zizhan. The latter word is the main component of the ideogram, and it is related to the actual meaning of the name. The key points are as follows:
The actual meaning is the same, for example, Qu Ping, the original word. Guangping county, the original, has the same meaning; Yan Hui, the word Zi Yuan. Deep, intelligent backwater also has the same meaning. The actual meaning is similar, such as: Liang Hong, the word "Bo Luan". Luan and Hong are all birds; Li Yu, the word Li Weng. Fishermen often wear hats. The actual meaning is reversed, for example, Wang Fuzhi, the character is unlucky. Light is the morning, and darkness is the night; Han Yu, return the word. The more forward, the more backward, just the other way around. The practical meaning is extended, for example, Li Bai, a poet, has a white word. Taibai is a broadening of Taiyi; Du Mu, the word Mu Zhi. Broaden the meaning of grazing. Those with similar practical meanings, such as Zhao Yun and Zi Zilong. Cloud from the dragon, wind from the tiger, meaning is consistent; He, the word Tingyi. Modesty benefits, and profit is the bad influence of modesty.
In ancient times, people attached great importance to benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust, especially in addressing. Names are generally used as courtesy names, self-proclaimed names, or elders' names for the younger generation. Others are generally regarded as words. If the names of kings, parents and the elderly are taboo, they should not be called. In ancient times, most men expressed their words for themselves at the age of 2. At the same time, it should be noted that women also expressed their words for themselves in ancient times, usually when they got married. Kong Yingda Shu: "I was born in March and added my name ... I was twenty years old. I have the method of being a father. Good friends and others can't call their names again, so I inserted the word". In the Book of Rites, a woman said: "Ten years and five years, and then married at twenty." At the end of Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan, a famous Confucian, noted that he should be married in years. A woman promises to marry, but it's a word, but it's not allowed to marry, and it's twenty.