The five elements of Zong belong to gold.
1. Taboos about the attributes of the five elements of Zong:
1. The attribute of the five elements of Zong is gold. According to the principle that metal overcomes wood in the five elements, it is taboo to name Zong with characters that belong to wood in the five elements. ;
2. It is taboo to name Zong characters with the same rhyme final ōng, or names with the same tone as Yinping. This makes the pronunciation difficult to pronounce and has no sense of rhythm;
3. Naming Zong characters It is taboo to use the same character as the ancestors and elders. If the ancestor's name contains the character zong, it is taboo for the younger generation to be named with the character zong.
2. The meaning of the etymology is as follows:
1. Nothing changes but its origin. This Zongzi is originally a knowing character. Zong is the shape of oracle bone inscriptions, the outside is a house, and there are spiritual stones for worshiping ancestors inside, indicating that this is the ancestral temple; it is also the shape of bronze inscriptions, and the inside of the house is a spiritual stone, which still means worshiping ancestors; or The shape of Xiaozhuan; also the writing method of regular script.
2. "Shuowen": "Zong also respects the ancestral temple." For example, "The Book of Songs Dayafu": "Ji Yan (banquet) in the ancestral temple." This means: the banquet has been held in the ancestral temple. . From this, it can also be extended to the ancestor, such as "Zuo Zhuan Chenggong Three Years": "Enable the successor to the post." The general meaning is: enable me to inherit the position passed down by my ancestors.
3. Later it was extended to a clan. For example, in "Historical Records of Qin Shihuang": "If the chariot is broken by the chariot, the clan will be destroyed." The chariot declared to the public. In other words: the chariot split his body to show the public, and destroyed his clan. In ancient times, the sect was the foundation, so the sect can also serve as the foundation and main theme. For example, Laozi said: "Words have their origin." This means that speech must have its foundation.
4. A master generally refers to a person who is respected and regarded as a teacher, such as a master of a generation. However, the master mentioned in "Han Shu Ping Di Ji" is an official name. This kind of official is in charge of the instruction of the clan's children.