The ancients were particular about their names. Why did ancient people have sub-characters after their names?

Because Zi is an ancient title of respect for people.

sub-pinyin: zǐ

Interpretation:

1. In ancient times, it refers to children, but now it refers to sons: children. Children and grandchildren. Children. Children (younger generation, young people).

2. Fruits and seeds of plants: rapeseed. Melon seeds. Zi Shi.

3. Animal eggs: roe. Silkworm eggs

4, young, small: Ziji. Child livestock. Zicheng

5. Small and hard granular things: bullets (Dan? )。 Chess pieces.

6. as opposed to the "mother": sub-fund (interest). The snap button. Consonants (consonants).

7. Address for people: men. Wife. Scholar (scholar). Boat man (boatman) Talent.

8. Ancient honorifics for people; Call a teacher or a moral and learned person: Confucius. Pre-Qin philosophers.

9. The first place in the earthly branch belongs to the mouse: the ugly child is ugly (referring to an orderly level or the organization of things).

1. Time: midnight (11: to 1: p.m.). Midnight (late at night).

11. The fourth rank of five titles in feudal system: viscount.

12. Attached to nouns, verbs and adjectives, it is nominal (read softly): flag. Trouble. Fat man.

13. Individual quantifier suffixes (read softly): Knocked twice.

14. Last name. Extended information

Chinese character strokes:

Related words:

1. Sand [shā zi]?

tiny stone particles.

2. Who is [gè zi]?

refers to the figure of a person and the size of an animal.

3. Plum [méi zi]?

plum tree.

4. Pair [duzizi]?

dual words.

5. House [wū zi]?

room.

6. Date [Rizi]?

date.