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1. Taboo the names of ancestors and sages
The Han people generally avoid the names of their ancestors when naming. Han Chinese tradition places great emphasis on seniority. Taking the names of ancestors not only disturbs the order of generation; it is also regarded as disrespectful to the ancestors.
Under the feudal system, people not only had to "respect their ancestors" but also regarded them as the supreme. Even calling the monarch by his first name was treason. During the Yongzheng and Qianlong reigns of the Qing Dynasty, this rule alone was sufficient. The death penalty affects all nine clans. So this taboo was called "national taboo". But as far as modern people are concerned, although the theory of names is not strict, they generally do not use the names of great people and celebrities, otherwise it will easily lead to indistinguishability between the present and the past.
2. Taboo cold words
Names are for communication, otherwise, the name will lose its value. Today's era is the age of computers, and the Chinese characters stored in most computers are limited to commonly used characters. If you use some uncommon words when naming, which most people do not recognize, it must affect the communication between people. Using uncommon words in naming will only make other people's work more difficult and troublesome.
The reason why people choose uncommon characters when using names is actually very simple, just to avoid being cliché. However, the common characters that people generally know are only three to four thousand characters, and naming is mainly for others to call them, not to show off their knowledge. Although naming should avoid clichés and similarities, it cannot rely on using uncommon words. Using uncommon words will also cause certain obstacles in normal communication, which can be said to be more gain than loss.
3. Avoid monotonous repetition of name fonts
Some people like to make use of the physical structure of Chinese characters when naming. For example: Shi Lei, Lin Sen, and Nie Er are examples of this. The aesthetic effect of this kind of naming is quite good, but it is a pity that our surnames can only be used so little. And even if the three surnames are Shi, Lin, and Nie, it is impossible for everyone to use this method.
For some people, if the radicals of the three characters in their name are exactly the same, it will give people a sense of monotony. Especially when you sign in calligraphy, you will feel more strongly that names with the same radicals, such as Jiang Langtao, He Xinren, etc., no matter how you arrange the layout, will have a dull and monotonous feeling, which will not cause any trouble. It is an aesthetic effect that is indulgent, varied, twists and turns, and full of charm. Since we use Chinese characters to name, we must not only consider the abstract beauty of elegance and refinement in meaning, but also pay attention to the variety of image beauty when writing.
The above example shows that there is a physical structure matching problem between the first name and the last name. If the physical structure does not change, the name will appear dull and formal.
When using glyph naming, there were two techniques in the past. One was to split the surname into a given name, and the other was to add a surname to the given name. The so-called splitting a surname into a first name means taking a part of the name and using it as a given name, or dividing the surname into two parts and using it as a first name. For example, Yi Yin, the Prime Minister of the Shang Dynasty, took part of his surname "Yin". In addition, the famous modern musicians Nie Er, Zhang Dagong, Ji Wuyan, Dong Qianli, and Yang Muyi also fall into this category. Some people in ancient times divided their names into characters, such as Zhang Yi's character Sanyi and Xu Fang's character Fangzhou in the Ming Dynasty, and You Dong's character Tongren and Linji's character Jiren in the Qing Dynasty all fall into this category. It's also like the Qing Dynasty's **Ling character. There are also some people who divide their names into nicknames. For example, in the Qing Dynasty, Hu Jue was nicknamed Guyue Laoren, and Xu Wei was nicknamed Shuiyue Tiandao, and they were also divided into nicknames.
The so-called adding a surname to a given name means adding some strokes or radicals to the surname to form a new character, such as Lin Sen, Yu Xu, Jin Xin, Li Ji, etc. There are also people who like to use names with the same radicals and promote this as a naming technique, such as Li Ji and Zhang Chi. This technique is actually not worth promoting.
4. Polyphonetic characters are taboo
Most of our country’s surnames are monophonic. There are also some surnames with polyphonic characters, such as the word "乐". This kind of surname can obviously cause trouble in social situations. If the polyphony of surnames is an unavoidable fact, then the drafting of names can completely avoid this trouble. There was a student named Lelele somewhere in Shandong, but the teacher didn't know how to call him during class. The teacher was actually stumped by this name. The three characters of this name are all polyphonic, and there are eight ways to read them. Readers can arrange them by themselves if they are interested.
So polyphonic words should be avoided as much as possible. If you want to use it, it is best to mark the pronunciation by concatenating it into meaning. For example: Cui Letian, Meng Lezhang. The former uses "天" to indicate that "乐" should be read as le, and the latter uses "Zhang" to indicate that "乐" should be read as yue.
The last one uses meaning to tell you what to read.
There are quite a few polyphonic characters in Chinese that commonly use only one sound. When naming such polyphonic characters, there is no need to worry about mispronunciation when using them.
5. Avoid pronouncing words that are difficult to pronounce
Sometimes you can use overlapping sounds when naming. For example: Ding Ding, Fang Fang, Xin Xin, etc. If the name is not an overlapping sound, there must be a certain distance between the pronunciation of the first name and the surname. Otherwise, it will not be read smoothly and the desired effect will not be achieved. Some names are difficult to pronounce and difficult to pronounce, and if you don't do it well, you may mispronounce or hear them incorrectly. The reason is that the names are awkward and almost become "tongue twisters", such as Shen Jiji, Xia Yayi, Zhou Xiaochao, Geng Jingzhong, Jiang Jiaqiang, Zhang Changshang, Hu Chufu, Fu Zhufu, etc. Some of these names use two initials with the same sound, such as Yayi, Jiang Jia, etc. Some use two words with the same rhyme, such as Jiji, Xiaya, Xiaochao, Hufu, Lizhi, etc. The former type is double tone, and the latter type is duplication rhyme. Some three characters have the same rhyme, such as Zhang Changshang, Hu Chufu, Fu Zhufu, etc. The so-called "tongue-twisting" words mainly refer to double-tone words, overlapping rhyme words and homophone words. Since the initial consonants are the same, it is difficult to pronounce them consecutively. It is also difficult to pronounce words with the same rhyme part when they are read together. Therefore, the double rhyme is the main reason for "tongue twisting". From this point of view, the avoidance of naming with "unpronounceable" characters mainly refers to the avoidance of naming with double tones or overlapping rhymes. Once you master this rule, it will be much easier to handle. Naming that meets the standards of phonetic beauty should have different sets of initial consonants and different types of finals for the first name and last name. For example: Peng Tao, Feng Qi, Lou Yun, Qi Fei, Yu Sheng, Wan Hong, etc. Due to the different pronunciation of the names and surnames, the sounds of these names have changed, making them easier to read and more pleasant to the ear.
If the first name and last name are in the same group, or even identical, as long as the relationship between the finals is properly handled, the effect will be very good; on the contrary, if the first name and last name are in the same group, or even identical, then you need to work hard on the initial consonants. For example: Peng Bin, Feng Fan, Lou Lin, Zhang Chen, Yu Kuan, Fang Chuan, etc.
6. Avoid reading the homophones of **
Some people’s names may appear to be very elegant, but because they sound the same or similar to other words and phrases of **, It can easily arouse people's ridicule and ridicule, become the basis for people's jokes, and produce some kind of funny comedy effect. Such words can be divided into two categories: one is some idioms in life, and the other is derogatory words. For example: Cai Dao (kitchen knife), Lu Hui (furnace ashes), He Shang (monk), Tao Huayun (peach blossom luck), Tang Qiu (sugar ball), Bao Minhua (corn flower), etc.
The above-mentioned homophonic sounds make the name seem not serious and solemn enough, and it is easy to make people laugh in public. In addition, there are some names that are easily misunderstood as derogatory terms, such as Bai Yanliang (white-eyed wolf), Hu Lijing (vixen), Shen Jingbing (psychopath), etc.
This homophony often turns into a nickname. If parents are not careful when naming names, they can easily cause a heavy psychological burden on their children. By then it will be too late to regret it.
7. Avoid overly fashionable words
At any stage in history, there will always be some extremely fashionable words. If you pursue such words when naming, it will inevitably make people feel that the cultural quality of the parents is poor, simple and vulgar, and such names are also easy to repeat. "Jianguo" in the 1950s and "Weidong" in the 1970s can be said to have spread all over the country; "Ma Jianguo", "Wang Weidong", "Liu Weidong", "Zhao Weidong"... can be said to be thousands of people alike.
Everyone is chasing fashionable words, which is too boring. This makes people think deeply. Although our country has thousands of years of feudal history and pays attention to words such as "loyalty" and "filial piety", if the word "fan" is eliminated, the frequency of use of words such as "loyalty" and "filial piety" Not high. This shows that the ancients did not like to follow fashion in naming. Among the Confucian masters of the past dynasties, those great Confucians who worked hard to instill "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness" in people, which one has words like "loyalty" and "filial piety" in his name? Confucius talked about "benevolence" all his life, but he named his son Li after a fish. Chasing trendy words sometimes seems a bit childish and superficial.
Secondly, Chinese people should not give names that are too Westernized. The descendants of the Chinese nation are the descendants of an ancient civilization. Our nation has its own ethics, aesthetic consciousness and cultural values, so we should not underestimate ourselves. Especially in naming, it should show the need to maintain national characteristics. Folks believe that it is sometimes fashionable to choose a name that is almost Westernized, such as John, Mary, Lisa, Anna, etc. However, in the future social changes and interpersonal interactions, it may create a contemptuous and unpleasant impression on the other party's psychology.
Of course, this is a misunderstanding based on different cultures, but this misunderstanding may also affect the opportunities that people get. Paying such a price for a name is not worthwhile anyway.
8. Avoid overly complimentary words
Whether a name sounds good or not does not depend on how gorgeous the words are, but on how well the words are used. But some people may make mistakes:
When naming boys, they are always inseparable from some overly strong words, such as Hao, Qiang, Yan, Meng, Chuang, Gang, etc. Although it is absolutely clear , it sounds strong and powerful when read in a manly manner, but it can also easily remind people of being ignorant, unruly, self-willed, and not following etiquette. They mistakenly think that they are some arrogant warriors. Therefore, since ancient times, the general nobles and scholar-bureaucrats have been giving gifts to people. When boys are named, they try to avoid these words. Because Chinese culture believes that those who are strong and strong are not those brave people who express their joy and anger in words and draw swords when encountering difficulties, but some great men who have a noble spirit, are not surprised or angry when encountering difficulties, and talk and laugh happily.
Some people name girls but they always use words such as Chunlan, Qiuju, Zhenzhen, Yanyan, etc. However, if they are placed in a certain cultural atmosphere, they will become People feel like they are floating. For example, the words "hua", "ping", "yan", "peach" and "willow" are often popular in women's names. Although the flowers are beautiful and bright for a while, they dominate the beauty and dominate the limelight, but after the storm, they will fall into pieces and become dust. Willows are also soft and fragile things. In the idioms, the willow-like willow-like willows, the broken flowers and the willows, etc., express the emotional evaluation of the symbolic meaning of this kind of thing. Peach blossoms evoke the association that beauty is prone to decay. Ping and Liu are both symbols of wandering and parting. Therefore, folk custom believes that when naming, you should try to avoid these seemingly bright words.
9. Simple names are taboo with common surnames
Currently, there is a craze for single-name names in our country, and the biggest drawback of single-name names is that they cause a large number of duplicate names. Calculated based on 4,000 Chinese characters, if all people use a single name, only 4,000 people can use a single name for a surname, and the 4,001th person will start to have the same name. In this way, the probability of duplicate names will inevitably increase greatly. On the contrary, although our country has more people and fewer surnames, if we use double names, if we avoid using fashionable words and clichés, the probability of having the same name is very low. From the perspective of aesthetic effects, double names have incomparable advantages in terms of the combination of glyphs, the harmony of pronunciations, and the refinement of word meanings. At least they have much more room for choice than single names.
For a big country with a population of more than one billion, it is impossible to completely avoid duplicate names. Moreover, even if many nicknames have the same name, they will not have much impact. For example, with the surname Chu, it is rare to have a person with the surname Chu in a unit. It is simply a miracle that someone with the same name appears again. Not so with big surnames. "King Zhang, Li Zhao and Liu all over the world", if such a surname is given a single name, it will inevitably lead to a large number of duplicate names.
People will notice that almost everyone with the same name has a common surname. There are two "Liu Wei" in a unit. If they are of the opposite sex, people will call them "male Liu Wei" and "female Liu Wei"; if they are of the same sex, they will call them "big Liu Wei", "little Liu Wei" or "fat Liu Wei". ”, “Thin Liu Wei” to show the difference. Instead of letting others add words at will, why not add another word and change it to a double name? In the current craze for single names, it is better to calmly choose a two-character name instead of having a big surname. As long as you give full play to the advantages of double names, it is not difficult to choose a name that is both elegant and loud.
Generally speaking, it is relatively easier to name a small surname, and the room for choice is much larger than that of a large surname. Some words that have been abused and become vulgar by big surnames have a very different effect when combined with small surnames. For example: Feng Wei, Chu Jian, Ku Bin, Sa Hua, etc. Of course, this does not mean that the naming of small surnames can be careless. Except that the room for choice is larger, the problems encountered by people with small surnames and those with big surnames are almost the same.
10. Taboos are not as taboo as other places
Some of the "forbidden areas" of names are established by social conventions, some are restricted by word meanings, and some are subordinate to one's own social concepts and aesthetic consciousness. . Some words have become "forbidden areas" in names. Certain words for filth and uncleanness are generally not considered names. However, some people or some areas have the custom of giving their children "mean names", "ugly names", and "dirty names" in order to prevent the children from being visited by demons, so that they can avoid disasters and live longer. . In fact, this is a superstition. Certain words indicating disease and ominousness are generally not included in names or numbers.
The names of the parts and organs of ** are not included in the names. But some are also named, or even often named.
There was Chong'er in the Spring and Autumn Period, Zhang Er, the king of Zhao in the Qin and Han Dynasties, Xiong Xin, the king of Chu Huai in the Warring States Period, and Liu Xinwu, a famous contemporary writer. However, these words for sexual organs have new meanings in conjunction with other words. The word formed by combining the word "heart" and "other" has a very different meaning from the word "organ".
Some frightening beasts have inappropriate names. However, some beasts are often named, such as golden leopard, wenhu, etc.
The names of typical characters in literary and artistic works are also mostly unknown to future generations. The names of certain typical characters and the specific meanings they represent have become part of Chinese culture and have fixed meanings integrated into them.
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