Confucius, a big family in China, has been doing this all the time. From the Ming Dynasty, they insisted on naming their descendants according to the word school until 1919, when there were more than one hundred generations. Then there are some most popular names handed down from the Spring and Autumn Period, such as Mencius, and the descendants of Ceng Zi also adopted such a naming method, and even referred to the word school form of the Confucius family. After all, they are all families of ancient saints. In addition to these long-standing surnames having their own word schools, other surnames pay a lot of attention to word schools, but because they are scattered, they are not unified, which is the distance between relatives and friends.
Word schools can't be made at will. Generally, they are four-character or five-character, and some are seven-character. These word schools are very easy to remember, and even contain the hopes and blessings of the ancestors for future generations. At the same time, there may be the origin and actions of this family. For example, there is a Ding family in Shandong, China, and they changed the word school when they worked out their genealogy. Their word school is four words, which soon explained the origin, story and hope for future generations. It is rare to see such a school that includes two aspects. After all, if it is expanded, it can be called a family history.