★There are restrictions on the names and words used
Necessary restrictions should be placed on the names and words used by citizens under certain conditions. The "Regulations" stipulate that names must not contain the following content: 1. Damaging the dignity of the country or nation; 2. Going against good national customs; 3. Being likely to cause adverse reactions or misunderstandings from the public.
Taking into account that the number of characters used in Chinese names is usually two to three Chinese characters for single surnames, and three to four Chinese characters for compound surnames or the surnames of both parents, the "Regulations" stipulates: Except for the use of ethnic characters or writing , except for translated Chinese characters, the name should be no less than two Chinese characters and no more than six Chinese characters. For example, if the husband's surname is Zheng and the wife's surname is Fu, they can name their child "Zheng Fu Beckham".
The "Regulations" stipulate that names shall not use or contain the following words, letters, numbers, and symbols: 1. Simplified traditional Chinese characters; 2. Eliminated variant characters, except for variant characters in surnames; 3. Self-made characters; 4. Foreign characters; 5. Chinese pinyin letters; 6. Arabic numerals; 7. Symbols; 8. Other words that are beyond the scope of standardized Chinese characters and ethnic minority characters.
According to the above regulations, names such as uncle, your father, grandpa, etc. cannot be used as names, nor can names with the words Mao Zedong