Names, characters and numbers are cultural phenomena in a certain historical period, and they have distinct characteristics of the times.
Names
Names are important to remember people's genealogy, and they are very noble. According to written records, in ancient times, babies were named in March, and they paid great attention to it. They were usually taken by elders and teachers, and they were also called by elders and teachers (including future superiors). In order to show its dignity, it can't be called casually in general public places.
Names are different from nicknames and pen names. Nicknames (baby names) are taken casually after children are born. In order to show kindness, nicknames can use such tacky words as "cat", "dog", "flower" and "grass". Some people are superstitious, thinking that the uglier the nickname, the better it is for children to support; There are also hopes that children will be healthy, so they will be "pier" and "strong".
pen name, since the late Qing dynasty, some people have published articles in newspapers and magazines, but they don't want to use their real names, so they just take a pen name. Lao She was originally named Shu Qingchun, and Lao She is his pen name. The word
is also called ideograph, which is another alias according to the meaning of the word in the name. According to ancient Chinese etiquette, a man is an adult at the age of 2, and he is crowned and given the word. Women can get married at the age of fifteen, hold a gift and take words.
It shows that they have grown up and can talk about marriage. In ancient times, taking characters was generally limited to literati and intellectuals, while the poor people were famous without words. There is a great relationship between ancient Chinese characters and names. Words are usually the explanation or supplement of names, and they are both external and internal. In Yan Family Instructions, there is a saying that "the name is correct and the word is moral". The word
is used in public places, and it is most widely used as an adult. Such as: Han Yanshou, Han Chinese, with a long word; Zhuge Liang, the word Kongming, is synonymous with Ming; Han Yu, the word back, is antonym. In ancient times, adding "Zi" in front of men's "Zi" showed respect for men, such as Su Shi, a writer in the Song Dynasty. Zhao Yun, Zi Zilong. Starting with commendatory words such as "morality, fairness and yuan" also shows respect or praise for men. Such as: Liu Bei, the word Xuande; Zhang Fei, the word Yide; Tao Yuanming, Character Bright, etc.
No.
is a kind of fixed alias, which is another name besides a person's name. It often has no internal connection with names and characters, and can be divided into other names, gift numbers, nicknames, law numbers, year numbers, posthumous title, temple numbers and so on.
The names given by celebrities are called "elegant names", such as Zhuge Liang's Wolong, Li Bai's Qinglian layman in Tang Dynasty, Du Fu's Shaoling Yelao, Su Shi's Dongpo layman in Song Dynasty, Liu Ruju layman in Tang Yin in Ming Dynasty and Banqiao in Zheng Xie in Qing Dynasty. Some other No.4 have a usage rate far exceeding their real names, such as Su Dongpo and Zheng Banqiao. The nickname is given by the user himself, unlike the name, which is limited by family and generation, so you can freely express your own sentiments. Common nicknames such as "lay man" and "mountain man" mean to despise Lilu. There are some useful names, such as Song, Zhou, Dunyi, Gui Youguang, Zhenchuan and Wang Fuzhi.
Nicknames are often recognized by others, and they are also called nickname, mixed name and mixed name. For example, in Water Margin, all 18 people in Liangshan have nicknames, such as "Flower Monk" Lu Zhishen and "Black Cyclone" likui jy. "Flower Monk" and "Black Whirlwind" are nicknames, which are in line with the character, specialty or physiological characteristics of the characters.
after the death of posthumous title, an ancient emperor, a vassal, a great doctor and a high-ranking minister, the imperial court should give them a title to praise or criticize good and evil according to their life experiences, which is called Shi or posthumous title. Shi is often divided into praise, such as literature, martial arts, Ming, Zhuang, Jing, etc. There are also derogatory meanings, such as Yang, Li, Ling, etc. There are also expressions of pity, such as mourning and mourning.
With the progress of society, some people's names have changed again. In feudal society, a girl surnamed Liu married a family named Zhao. After marriage, her name became "Zhao Liu". Modern people also use this method to get their names, but the difference is that the word "surname" is changed to their own names. For example, after "Li Peizhu" married a husband with a surname of "Wang", the name was changed to "Wang Peizhu" (there are many people named like this after Hong Kong married women).