The names of ancient people are very particular, and they are very different from the names of modern people. They are much more complicated than the names of modern people, and the culture they contain is richer and deeper. Below I share with you some nice ancient men’s names.
The ancients maintained a close relationship between characters and names.
People born after the 20th century have relatively simple names. On the premise of adhering to the surname of the ancestors, taking one or two characters as the first name is enough. For them, a name is a simple word whose meaning cannot be divided. However, for ancient Chinese people, a name is a name and a character is a character. Each has its own independent meaning and cannot be confused together. Here we focus on the characters of the ancients.
Starting from the Zhou Dynasty, people used other names in addition to their given names. "Book of Rites Tan Gong" says: Young name, crown character. The explanation of this sentence is: when he was born in three months, he was given a name, so he was given a young name; when he was twenty, he had to be a father, and his friends and the like could not call him by his first name, so he was given a new name. There is a way to be a father at the age of 20. Adding a prefix at the age of 20, of course, refers to a man; for a woman, it is prefixed with a hairpin, and the prefix is ??added when she is ready to get married (15 years old). People are given names as soon as they are born, in order to distinguish each other, otherwise they will not be able to enter the existing social order system with an independent identity. There is no scruple about calling children by their first names, but it does not seem to be respectful enough to adults. The name is chosen to solve this problem. Therefore, the names of the ancients were mainly used to refer to themselves; the characters of the ancients were mainly used to refer to others. Of course, this does not mean that it is necessary to address people by their names in all cases. This depends on the mutual status of the two parties in the conversation. Those of equal status should respectfully address others by their names instead of their names, and humbly address themselves by their names instead of their names. Elders can also address their juniors, teachers to their students, and superiors to their subordinates by their names, which makes them appear more cordial. If the purpose of naming is to distinguish each other, then the choice of words is to indicate superiority and inferiority. This is the basic difference between the functions of names and words.
The word is independent of the name, but it is closely related to the name. According to ancient philology, characters have the meaning of breeding. Therefore, we can also understand that the characters of the ancients are derived from names. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, people's names and characters generally had special meanings. Wang Yinzhi, an exegesis scholar of the Qing Dynasty, summarized and revealed the five types of relationships between names and characters in the Spring and Autumn Period, which was comprehensive and accurate. Here are some additional examples:
Synonyms and mutual training. Fan Xu, a student of Confucius, also had the courtesy name Zichi. Xu and Chi both mean waiting. Min Sun, courtesy name Ziqian. Loss and Qian both mean loss. Yan Hui, courtesy name Ziyuan. According to "Shuowen Jiezi" it is explained: Yuan means backwater. Back, Yuanshui also.
Antonym relative. Duanmuci, a native of Wei, named Zigong. Rewards given by the superior to the inferior are called gifts, and offerings from the inferior to the superior are called tribute. The meanings are exactly opposite. Tang Mei, a general of Chu, had the courtesy name Ziming. Ambiguity means darkness, which is the opposite of light.
Inference by analogy. Nangong Kuo, a disciple of Confucius, also named Zirong. To include, to include; to infer to tolerance, to be tolerated. Chu Chen Zhonggui, named Zijia. From returning home to returning home, it is a matter of course.
According to the meaning, it means the truth. Qi Gongzi Gu, named Zicheng. From the meaning of solidity, it refers to the tall and solid city wall. A native of Lu, Ran Geng, named Boniu. From the meaning of farming, it refers to the specific farming cattle.
Distinguish objects into categories. Sui Yuan, a native of Wei, had the courtesy name Boyu; Chen Guan, a native of Qi, had the courtesy name Ziyu. Yuan and Guan are both types of jade. Kong Li, son of Confucius, was given the courtesy name Boyu; Prince Li of Chu was given the courtesy name Ziyu. Carp and bream are both types of fish.
The names for people listed above all consist of two characters, but the first character has no real meaning. For example, the sons of Zi Chi and Zigong were the laudatory names for men in ancient times. The uncle of Bo Niu and Bo Yu are ranked first among the characters Bo, Zhong, Shu and Ji. Therefore, such two-character characters are actually one-character characters. This is also one of the characteristics of early life characters.
After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the number of two-character characters gradually increased and became the mainstream. Moreover, the order in which words and names are used together also changes. In the pre-Qin period, people were given names first and then names. For example, the Chu general Baili Meng Mingshi, Baili was his surname, Mengming was his character, and Shi was his name. After the Han Dynasty, it was changed to give names first and then words. For example, when Cao Pi talked about the Seven Sons of Jian'an in "Dian Lun Wen", he called Kong Rong Wenju, Chen Lin, Kong Zhang, and Wang Can Zhongxuan. Here, Kong Rong, Chen Lin, and Wang Can are The names, Wenju, Kongzhang and Zhongxuanze are their characters respectively.
In addition, in terms of the way of selecting characters, it not only inherits the traditional practices of the pre-Qin period such as synonyms, relative antonyms, categorical inferences, distinguishing objects and categories, and using rankings and good names to enter characters, but also has some new ones. development. Previous page 1 2 3 4 Next page