1, the name is a special name of an individual in society, that is, a symbol used by an individual in society. Words are often the explanation and supplement of names and their true colors, so they are also called epigrams.
2, the name is from an early age, for the elders to call. Chinese characters are taken by adults and called by outsiders.
Second, the connection between ancient names and characters:
1, synonymous: that is, ideographic characters and names have the same meaning, are related to each other and are in a parallel relationship, so they are also called parallel forms.
2. Similarity of meaning: that is, ideograms and nouns have similar meanings, but they are not exactly the same, and they can complement each other, which is called auxiliary word form.
3. The meaning is opposite: that is, the ideographic text and the name are opposite in meaning, which can be called contradiction.
4. Consistency in meaning: that is, ideographs and names often come from one sentence with the same meaning, which supplements or modifies the meaning of the word name. This situation can be called expansion.
5, meaning extension: that is, the extension of the meaning of the name. This situation can be called extension.
The original origin of ancient surnames
The original source of ancient surnames in China is primitive religious worship, totem worship and ancestor worship based on "Heaven". The so-called "heaven" is the law that everything has. Primitive totem worship is the root of China's ancient surnames. A large number of ancient documents support this view.
Descendants from the same ancestor are called clans. Surnames originate from the names of tribes or tribal leaders. Its main function is to distinguish the descendants of different clans in the tribe and facilitate intermarriage between different clans. Therefore, the appearance of surnames marks the change from group marriage system to consanguineous marriage system, which is an important milestone in the progress of human civilization.
Surnames are passed down from generation to generation, which is generally stable, while surnames change with the changes of feudal cities and official positions, so there will be several surnames or different surnames between father and son in a person's descendants. Last name and first name together form a person's first name. "Surname, unified his ancestors from the exam; The surname is not divided by his descendants. " The surname is a racial number, and the surname is a branch of the surname. Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, surnames began to merge.