The arrangement of seniority by characters in the history of the Xie family was first seen in the 5th generation of the Xie family in Chen County, which was pioneered by Xie An. He named his eldest son Yao and his second son Yan. The last son was named "Yu", which is the radical of the character "Yu", which is actually the prototype of the Xie family name. After that, the 7th generation brothers Hui and Zhao used the word "ri" for their names, brothers Zong, Yue and Wei used the word "纺" for their names, Huilian and Huixuan used the word "hui" for their names, Lingyou, Lingyun*** uses the word "ling"; the 8th generation Shiji, Shiping and Shixiu*** use the word "shi"; the 10th generation Caiqing and Jiqing*** use the word "qing", Xuan, The words "brother" and "brother" are written next to "yan"; the 12th generation of Yan and Bo's words are written next to "人", etc., which are all the evolution and development of this situation. According to the records of "The Biography of Xiezhuang in Southern History", Xiezhuang had "five sons: Biao, Li, Hao, (Shan Cong), and (氵艹龠). It is said in the world that Zhuang's famous son is based on the wind, moon and landscape." This is another one. The characters of this situation.
Guangdong's "Meixian Genealogy of the Xie Family":
I: Pu Liu, born in the first year of Lizong Baoyou in the Southern Song Dynasty, originally lived in Shibi Village, Ninghua County, Fujian Province, and because of his appointment as Meizhou The Wei ordered him to divulge his residence. Three sons were born: Tianzuo, who lived in Baidu; Tianbao, who moved to Chaozhou; Tianyou, who lived in Bingcun.
The second generation: Tianyou, born in the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty from the time of Emperor Shizu to the Yuan Dynasty, was an official observer in southern Guangdong. The first son: Jun Zhong.
The third generation: Jun Zhong, the second son: Yingde and Wenxing.
The fourth generation: Yingde, gave birth to three sons: Yili, Erli and Sanli.
The fifth generation: one Li, gave birth to three sons: Ying, Bi and Zhang.
Two Li, gave birth to three sons: Sui, Man and Chong.
Three Li, gave birth to three sons: (Wang Rui), (Miao-纺), and Wei.
For the purpose of praying for blessings and seeking good luck, the words used to rank seniority are all festive words such as auspiciousness and wishful thinking. The words of dozens of generations are often listed and written into the genealogy to make it easier for the children of the same clan to name them. . The generation characters in the genealogy are arranged in an orderly manner and the characters are used carefully. In order to facilitate memorization, most of them are compiled into four-character, five-character, seven-character sentences with the same number of words, and most of them rhyme.
The Xie family has not been ranked nationwide, and naturally there is no unified national generation character. However, most of the Xie families who live together in different regions have the Zhaomu (that is, the generation character) inherited from generation to generation in the region. ).
Take the two characters jade and silk used as the radicals of generation as an example. They are used in the 5th and 7th generations of the Xie family. At that time, it was just before and after the Xie family's political status was established. Its family style had not yet been completely freed from the cultural family, and the special status of the political family had not yet been fixed. Therefore, the aspirations placed on the children of the clan and the desire for political and economic interests are bound to be very strong, so they are reflected in the characters. The two characters "jade and silk" used have a distinct economic color in ten aspects; on the other hand, the character "jade" is also used to represent the children of nobles, such as the aforementioned "jade born in Lantian". The purpose of the namer is obviously to hope that future generations will become gold and jade, so that they can serve the country and glorify their ancestors.
The words Shi and Qing are used among the 8th and 10th generations. They lived in the heyday of the family, and it is obviously self-evident that the person named after them will be a minister and enjoy the world forever.
The three characters "日, 人, and 言" reflect natural phenomena and social existence. When used as characters, the deep meaning to be expressed is not obvious.
The two characters Hui and Ling are symbols of religious belief. The Xie family in Chen County was originally a Taoist family. After the middle of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, some people began to convert to Buddhism due to the influence of social trends. They used the two characters Hui and Ling as their generation names, which is proof that they wanted to distinguish themselves from traditional family education. Xie Lingyun, who uses the character "Ling" as his character generation, is a devout Buddhist, and his examples have been mentioned in the previous sections; Mentioning "disciple Huilian" and so on, he also firmly believed in Buddhism.
Xie Zhuang used the five characters wind, moon, scenery, mountain and water as the radicals of his five sons' names respectively, which further reflects his cultural mentality and spiritual pursuit. History books say that he could write good articles at the age of 7. When he grew up, he had an elegant demeanor and was fond of landscapes. He wrote famous chapters such as "Ode to the Moon" and tried his best to praise the beauty of nature. However, he is often restrained by officials and cannot fulfill his ambitions.
So he placed his affection on the Five Sons, so that the wind, moon, scenery, mountains and water in this world are always in front of his eyes, which can not only stimulate his interest in life, but also provide him with comfort.
In short, the character generation is one of the cultural phenomena in the history of the ancestors of the Xie family. In addition to forming a name together with the surname and other characters, it also has profound cultural connotations. Because of this, people with the Xie surname after the Southern and Northern Dynasties inherited this fine tradition and kept the culture of the generation in their names. For example, the Xie family in Ningxin County, Hunan Province, used the 10 characters "Guangchang Xingzongde, wealth and honor were passed down from ancient times" as the character generation; , Yunkai Yongkechang" 20 characters as the character generation; Guangdong Xie family uses the 24 characters "Scholars admire literature, moral talent, said Sheng Weiyan, Ru Ke Shaojia, Ying Yuan Qiyi, Hongzong Shiya" as the character generation. Each generation uses one word in order, which can be used for several generations and hundreds of years, which is the development of a deeper meaning based on the Xie family of Chenjun. Recently, there is news that people with the surname Xie living in Thailand and other places suggested using the form of Zhaomu poems to compile all the clansmen from all over the world into the same genealogy, so that when they interact, they can only report With one word, you can know the superiority and inferiority of the elder and the young.
The Xie family in Guangshan, Xinxian, Luoshan, Xixian, Gushi and Shangcheng areas of Henan Province were composed in 1945 and assigned 40 characters, in order:
Zhongnai Cheng Lianfang, Shao Fuhuan's chapter; Ru Ke showed his bright virtues and carefully guarded the Yi customs;
Yong Xi extended the ancestral constitution and inspired longevity; the national capital Ping Han, the honorary name shines in the future.
In 1913, Anren, the Marquis of Fujian Province, revised the genealogy list of the first to fourteenth generation:
Xitian was a literary court in the Yuan Dynasty, and the king Zhao Zhong was an official in Japan.
The Xie family’s behavior in the 36th year of the Republic of China of the seven ethnic groups in Yidongshan Mountain, Jiangxi Province:
The forest fields are warm and fragrant, and the orchids and sunflowers are fragrant; Yan Plateau;
Yuanshui Zhaopi Lian, because of the clear sky, I can see Wumen; the utensils are used for shaping, and the merits are good fortune.
The generational character list of the Xie family in Suizhou, Hubei Province in the 29th year of Guangxu's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1903) is:
Mao cultivates moral principles, teaches them for eternity, orchid and jade are everlasting, and has talents and talents. Beauty, poetry and books are spread, and family fortune is forever.
The 1946 genealogy of the Xie family in Hengxian County, Guangxi, from the 28th generation onwards, compiled the song "Schedule for Descendants (the order of the train)" into a song:
Hongzhi Jixu, The tin is in the southern state; the foundation is solid, the technology is prosperous; the treasure tree is cultivated, and it becomes a pillar; the literary classics and military weft are the light of the family and the country; the legacy of the past martyrs is long-lasting and auspicious.
The Xie family of the Dieshan Gong sect in Taiwan has been as follows since the first generation:
To establish the virtuous and benefit the friends, to uplift the heaven and fortune; the pavilion and the phoenix rise to the sun, and the brocade dragon rises from the clear clouds; Jiuguang, Kejiashi Hongen.
The Hsieh family of Taiwan's Xing Gong has been as follows since the eighth generation:
Hong Kai Jing's fortune, Shao Wen's ancestor De Guang; Bei Zhen is famous and has a scholarly reputation.
The Hsieh family of Taiwan's Hongxian Gong sect has been since the ninth generation:
Inherited the virtues of Hui Zu, the great grandson of Nanbang, and planted precious trees, orchids and osmanthus, to produce heavenly fragrance.