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Auspicious
In ancient China, names and characters were used separately. Today it is collectively called "name", which refers to the name or given name. Our country's surnames and first names have gone through a long process of evolution before they developed into the "names" commonly used by people today. People value their surnames and first names very much. Therefore, parents pay special attention when naming their children. This is also the first gift parents give to their children. The original meaning of the word "Rui" refers to a token, usually made of jade, which functions as a seal, that is, an official seal in ancient times. The word "rui" after the word "rui" is extended to mean a good omen. The name also implies auspicious meanings.
The original meaning of the word Rui refers to a token, usually made of jade, which functions as a seal, that is, an ancient official seal. The word "rui" after the word "rui" is extended to mean a good omen. The name also implies auspicious meanings. Therefore, the word "Rui" is often used by parents in their children's names to express their best wishes for their children.
From ancient times to the present, people have attached great importance to their surnames and given names. Our country's surnames and given names have gone through a long process of evolution before they developed into the "names" commonly used by people today. But in ancient my country, names were not used from the beginning. Instead, surnames and surnames were used first, followed by given names, characters, and nicknames. Ancient people had many names in their lives, each with its own purpose and different meanings.
The surname has a left-right structure. The left is from "daughter" and the right is from "birth". They are born from "daughter". In a matrilineal society, children only know their mother but not their father. The mother's surname is the only ancestral surname that can be determined for future generations. Just as "Bai Hu Tong San Gang Liu Ji" says: "In the ancient Yuan Dynasty, before the Three Gangs and Six Jis, people only knew that they had mothers, but did not know that they had fathers." "Surname" is a collective noun, an identifier of a family, or a part that is closer to a certain blood relationship of a large family.
The surname only existed independently before the Han Dynasty. It was a branch of the surname. The surname was the family name of the clan. The members of the clan all took this family name as their surname. ?Name? refers to a personal symbol and carries a personal imprint.
In the traditional customs of our country, the name is chosen by the father a hundred days after the baby is born. According to the "Book of Rites" records, on this day, the mother and the nanny hold the baby. When he came to the hall to see his father, the father solemnly held the child's hand and named him. After the name is decided, the mother and nanny take the child back to the inner room, and then notify the relatives of the child's name. The father immediately tells the news to his friends and reports to the local governor for naturalization registration. Therefore, the naming ceremony is very grand and is the first major event in a child's life. In fact, among the Chinese people, some areas still retain the custom of naming babies when they are one month old. However, the right to name is no longer held by the father alone, but by the baby's relatives.