Teacher Yan, a naming expert, suggested that in addition to combining traditional birth and numerology when naming your baby, you should also consider modern usage habits!
Mortals need to have a name, and the name must be divided into a surname and a given name. The name is not only a symbol of the person, but also a mark that distinguishes and connects people with each other. Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to their names. Our country's surnames and given names have gone through a long process of evolution before they developed into the names commonly used by people today. In ancient my country, surnames and given names were not used from the beginning. Instead, the surname came first, followed by the given name, characters, nicknames, etc.
The ancients said: "It is better to teach a child a skill than to give him a thousand pieces of gold; it is better to teach a child a skill than to give him a good name." This is indeed the case. Chinese people have always been particular about naming. It’s not for nothing that Chinese people attach great importance to names. In the minds of Chinese people, names are of great significance in a person's life and are not just a symbol without practical meaning.
Although the surname and first name as a symbol cannot determine a person's destiny, it always carries the information of the times, engraves cultural concepts, leaves the imprint of family lineage, and embodies the feelings of parents towards their children. The deep affection and ardent expectations imply different ideals, ambitions, tastes, hobbies and goal pursuits. It plays a subtle role in life. Names are the beginning of family education, the locking of parents’ information codes on their children’s life prospects, and the “solidifying agent” that strengthens personal aspirations or social responsibilities. A name instilled with life beliefs will regulate, act and influence a person's life.
[Edit this paragraph] Discussion on naming in ancient times
Since ancient times, people have attached great importance to naming. The ancient sage Yin Wenzi once said: Shape determines the name, name determines the matter, and matter tests the name. This means that to observe and identify things and characters, one must first name them before they can be accomplished. Xunzi also once said: "A name has solid goodness, and it is easy to pass by without brushing it off. It is called a good name." This means that a name has a perfect name, a name that is easy to understand and not misunderstood by others, can be said to be a good name. In order to come up with a good name, young parents always have to dig through the thick vocabulary and source of words, rack their brains, and try to come up with a good name for their baby. As the modern bourgeois enlightenment thinker Yan Fu said: "One name is the best." Standing, he hesitated for ten months." Under certain social circumstances, names can even determine a person's future and destiny. In the seventh year of Tongzhi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, during the national imperial examination, Wang Guojun, a candidate from Jiangsu, ranked among the best. He was honored to participate in the imperial examination. He was originally ranked first. However, Empress Dowager Cixi was very dissatisfied when she saw that his name was a homophony of "the king of the country", and immediately issued an edict. Take the third class examination for the palace. Wang Guojun was sent to Anhui to serve as a county magistrate, and was later offered a teaching position. He served as an instructor in Shanyang County for 20 years before being elected as a county magistrate in Yunnan due to his outstanding talents. He died before taking office. In the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, Liu Chunlin from Zhili took part in the scientific examination and ranked among the top three Jinshi. Because his name "Chunlin" means spring rain, and his surname is homophonic with "Liu", he was very favored by the Empress Dowager Cixi. Thinking that this person's name was auspicious and in line with his own state of mind that his favor would last forever, he decreed that Liu Chunlin would be ranked first in the first class and become the last number one scholar in the Qing Dynasty.
Li He, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, also suffered harm because of his father's name. When the talented Li He was preparing to take the national examination, someone slandered him, saying that Li He's father's name was Jin Su, and that "Jin" had the same pronunciation as "jin" in Jinshi, which was taboo. Li Hesui did not dare to take the exam. What is even more tragic is that Cha Siting, the Minister of Rites during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, ended up with his family and his family destroyed just because he was involved in the name of the emperor. It was a terrible tragedy. He served as an examiner in Jiangxi Province and took the sentence "Wei Min Zhi" from the Book of Songs as a scientific examination question. He was falsely accused of having ulterior motives, implying that Yongzheng was about to be beheaded. The basis was that the word "Wei" was removed from the word "Yong" The word "Zhi" is the word "正" without the head. In the end, not only did he die of illness in prison, but he was also brutally slaughtered. Although this is closely related to the strict hierarchy in feudal society, it is enough to show the importance of a name to a person. To choose a good name, you must first have a correct name. Only then can the name be correct. Su Xun, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, once rectified his brother's name and wrote a model article titled "Brother Zhong's Zi Wenfu Theory". Su Xun's Zhong brother (second brother) is named Su Huan, whose courtesy name is Gongqun. After reading the "Book of Changes", Su Xun thought that Brother Zhong's name was inappropriate and suggested that "Wenfu" should be used to replace "Gongqun". Su Xun discussed the philosophy of life in the article and poured out his life beliefs. It is a powerful and righteous work.
If the name is incorrect, the communication will not be smooth, and sometimes it will leave a laughing stock and make people laugh. Wei Zhongxian, the great eunuch during the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, was originally a rogue. His original name was Li Jinzhong, but he changed his name to serve the eunuch Wei Dynasty. He had an affair with Xizong's wet nurse, the Hakka family. Because of the Hakka family, he gained the trust of Xizong and gradually took charge of the government. He gathered a large number of wings and placed close friends everywhere. He excluded and attacked upright and loyal ministers in the court, and oppressed Donglin celebrities in the outside world. The flatterers actually worshiped him and called him "Nine Thousand Years Old", and governors from various places built shrines for him. Such a great traitor was both unfaithful and ungrateful, and ended up with an eternal infamy. Because Wei and Wei have the same pronunciation, how could Wei Zhongxian end well? Qin Hui, the great treacherous official of the Southern Song Dynasty, was named Huizhi. Qin Hui was an insidious man, cruel by nature, fond of flattery, and persecuted Zhongliang wantonly. There were countless unjust cases, among which the frame-up of Yue Fei was the most obvious. What he did was consistent with his name "Hinoki". "Hinoki" is a kind of juniper, which is covered with thorns and pricks people everywhere.
Although it is not absolute that a good name matches a good person, we must strive to be true to our name. As the elegant and elegant Su Dongpo said, "Only names and facts in this world cannot be deceived."
Nowadays, young parents in my country's only-child families have begun to think hard and quote scriptures on names for the sake of their children's promising future and rapid success. A good name contains an expectation.
The name is gold. Once you have the awareness to correct your name, you can choose a good name. What is a good name? Although "different people have different opinions", one thing everyone knows is that names, as a tool for social communication, must be tested by social practice. Names are not only a matter of self-evaluation, but also a matter of other people's aesthetic and social evaluation. Names rooted in China's excellent traditional culture meet the psychological needs of Chinese people and are a reflection of Chinese people's aesthetic taste and national identity. We should strive to make people live up to their names and be honest with their names.
The ancients had a name soon after they were born. When they grew up, they had to take the word. The two were connected to form a common name. Regarding the role of the two, Wang Yingkui of the Qing Dynasty once said: "In ancient times, names were given in correct form, and characters were used to express virtue." This means that names are used to distinguish each other, and characters are used to express virtue. The two are different in nature and have different uses. Generally speaking, in ancient times, names were used in stages. When children were young, they were called nicknames, and when they were older, they were called big names. Once the word is given, the name becomes something that should be avoided. When it comes to matching, one can only use the word instead of the name.
In most cases, the name and the character together constitute a person's codename. Although the uses are different, there is still a connection between the two. Most ancient people chose words based on their names, and it is almost rare to see names that have nothing to do with the content of the words.
In addition to names and characters, ancient people often used numbers to replace names. A number is a fixed alias, also known as an "alias". As early as the Zhou Dynasty, people had already begun to take numbers. In this regard, "Zhou Li" explains that the title is "respecting his name is more laudable", which means that the title is an honorific or a laudatory title for a person in addition to his name and character. The early Hao had this characteristic, and most of the people with Hao were sages and scholars. For example, Laozi was nicknamed Guangchengzi, Fan Li was nicknamed Guiyizipi, etc. In the pre-Qin period, there were not many people with names and titles. By the Qin, Han, Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there were still not many people with titles. The only names recorded in historical records were Tao Qian, also known as Mr. Wuliu, Ge Hong, also known as Baopuzi, etc. people. However, in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, with the prosperity of the feudal country and the highly developed culture, more and more people had nicknames besides their given names. For example, Li Bai was named Qinglian Jushi, Du Fu was named Shaoling Yelao, and Bai Juyi was named Xiangshan Jushi. They all fall into this category. In the Song Dynasty, the practice of taking titles developed further. The well-known 108 generals in "Water Margin" all have nicknames, which represent the social atmosphere at that time. People in the Ming and Qing Dynasties regarded it as a fashion to take a nickname. From the emperor to the common people, almost everyone had a nickname. As recorded by Ling Yangzao of the Qing Dynasty in the book "Li Shao Bian", at that time, "in the villages and ridges of Lu City, there were Wei people and Suofu, and all the illiterate people had names, and they were also vulgar and crazy. Sitting on a hundred offenders; if the elder brother is "mountain", the younger brother must be "water", and if the uncle is "pine", then Zhong must be "bamboo". It's not particularly funny. I have recently heard that women also do this, and call people "curling old clumsy". , she is my concubine." Even some thieves who turned into bandits had nicknames. For example, the above-mentioned book gives an example of a case being tried by a county magistrate, which is very illustrative of the problem. This example says that when a county magistrate was hearing a theft case, he accused the prisoner of trying to excuse himself. The prisoner suddenly said: "You are stupid, I don't dare." Call yourself an alias.
In terms of word usage, choosing a number is different from choosing a name or a character, and most of them are not limited by the number of words. Judging from the known nicknames in the past, there are aliases with 2 characters, 3 characters, 4 characters, and even aliases with more than 10 characters and more than 20 characters. For example, the painter Zheng Banqiao of the Qing Dynasty had a 12-character nickname, namely "the scholar of Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong Jinshi". As for a master named Shi Guoguo in the religious world, his nickname has as many as 28 characters, that is, "The traveling monk Xiaofoshan is always in charge of the affairs of the world's famous mountains and manages the affairs of the famous mountains in the world, and also manages the immortals, cranes, food, wages, and the village princes." A person's alias actually uses nearly 30 characters, which is really a wonder in ancient and modern times.
Because the ancients were more arbitrary in choosing names and did not have to avoid taboos, this stimulated the Ming and Qing people who suffered from literary inquisition and taboos to a certain extent, prompting them to choose names between names. They often use nicknames to express themselves. Most people at that time had one nickname, but some people had several nicknames. For example, the painter Shi Tao in the early Qing Dynasty was named Hongji, and had as many as four nicknames: Qingxiang Taoist, Balsam Pear Monk, Dadizi, and Blind Venerable.
In summary, it can be seen that the titles of ancient Chinese people are far more complicated than those of modern people. They have names, characters, and nicknames. The coexistence of caste names and names not only adapts to the needs of the parties at different ages and situations, but also adds new content to China's name culture.
1. Give a name. Li Daoyuan of the Northern Wei Dynasty wrote in "Shui Jing Zhu·Fenshui": "In the eleventh year of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty, Jin Qiang was granted the title of vassal state. Later, he established a farming camp and accumulated millet here, which was called Yangchangcang. There is Yangchang Slope on the mountain. In the northwest of Jinyang, the rocks are lingering like sheep's intestines, so Cangban was named. "Scene 7 of the Peking Opera "Ode to the Dragon River": "My parents gave birth to me and named me Panshui."
2. Seek fame. "Shang Kao Gong Cui Yu Bu Shu" by Han Yu of the Tang Dynasty: "The people of today are pursuing profit and leaving the Tao behind. They only learn the knowledge and use it to become officials." "History of the Song Dynasty·Daoxue Biography 1·Zhou Dunyi": " Huang Ting insisted that he had "a very high character and a generous mind, as gentle as the wind and the moon as he was honest about his name, but keen on pursuing his ambitions".
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[Edit this paragraph] New regulations on national naming
The Ministry of Public Security issued the "Name Registration Regulations (First Draft)" in June 2007, which has been researched and drafted by the Ministry of Public Security. It has also been issued to local public security agencies to organize training. Sources from the relevant business departments of the Ministry of Public Security said that the "Regulations" are still in the process of being studied and are only a first draft.
★New regulations for naming children can use the same surname for both parents.
The "Name Registration Regulations (Preliminary Draft)" stipulates for the first time that citizens should take their father's or mother's surname, but they are allowed to use the surnames of both parents. When children adopt the surnames of both parents, they can use both parents' surnames. Based on the current 1,601 surnames in my country, this approach will add 1.28 million double surnames, thus alleviating the problem of duplication of names for people with common surnames.
From the actual situation in my country. Judging from the situation, allowing children to take their father's or mother's surname and advocating the use of both parents' surnames can not only show the family and blood relationship between the children and both parents, but also have positive significance in solving the problem of name duplication among people with common surnames.
★There are restrictions on the names used by citizens
Necessary restrictions should be placed on the names used by citizens under certain conditions. The "Regulations" stipulate that names must not contain the following content: 1. Damage to the country. or national dignity; 2. It goes against good national customs; 3. It is likely to cause adverse reactions or misunderstandings from the public.
Considering the number of characters used in Chinese names, single surnames usually have two to three Chinese characters, or are compound surnames. The surnames of both parents usually have three to four Chinese characters. The Regulations stipulate that except for those using ethnic characters or written or translated Chinese characters, the names should be more than two Chinese characters and less than six Chinese characters. For example: the husband's surname is Zheng. If the wife's surname is Fu, they can name their child "Zheng Fu Beckham"
The "Regulations" stipulate that the name must not use or contain the following words, letters, numbers, and symbols: 1. Simplified. Traditional Chinese characters; 2. Variants in surnames; 3. Foreign characters; 6. Arabic numerals; 8. Words outside the scope of Chinese characters and ethnic minority characters
Change: Name change only once in a lifetime
The "Regulations" stipulate that when a child adopts the surname of both parents, he or she can be named according to both surnames, which does not count. Once compound surnames are implemented, many parents may plan to change their children's names. The "Name Registration Regulations (Preliminary Draft)" also stipulates that in order to prevent the abuse of name rights and frequent name changes, after the implementation of the regulations, my country will Citizens who are over 18 years old may apply for name change registration only once. The Regulations also stipulate that anyone who submits false certification materials to apply for name registration or name change registration shall be given a warning by the household registration authority and a fine of 500 yuan shall be imposed. A fine of not more than RMB 800 will be imposed on anyone who fraudulently obtains name registration or name change registration.
[Edit this paragraph] Tips for naming Niu Baobao
Name science believes that a person’s name is It is closely related to the zodiac. The so-called zodiac sign refers to the stems and branches of the year a person is born. If a person is born in the year of Jiazi, he is a rat, in the year of Yichou, he is an ox, in the year of Bingyin, he is a tiger, etc. Among the twelve zodiac signs, rat and ox, tiger and pig, rabbit and dog, dragon and rooster, snake and monkey, horse and sheep are compatible; rat and horse, ox and sheep, tiger and monkey, rabbit and rooster, dragon and Dogs, snakes and pigs are in conflicting relationships; rats and sheep, ox and horses, tigers and snakes, rabbits and dragons, monkeys and pigs, chickens and dogs are in harming relationships. In names, if "Chong", "Harm" is bad, "He" is good. Therefore, when naming, we must try our best to combine the name with the zodiac sign to avoid conflict. How to avoid it? This article only takes the zodiac sign "Ox" as an example for analysis.
The appropriate words to use when naming babies born in the year of Ox
(1) Yu with the radical "草". Because cows eat grass as their main food, the name "grass" means they have abundant food, a fulfilling inner world, and will have no worries about food and clothing throughout their lives. For example: Li, Hua, Zhi, Miao, Ru, Ping, Jing, Lotus, Yi, Fu, Yun, Celery, Cang, Su, Fang, Ruo, Ying.
(2) There is the radical "辶", which looks like a snake; there are also the radicals "酉", "鸟", and "禹", because "巳酉Chou" is a triple combination, That is, the Ox, Snake, and Rooster are in harmony with each other and help each other. For example: Ji, Dao, Pei, Xi, Zhao, Huang, Qiu, Ze, Xiang, Mai, Feng, Fei, Jian, Luan, crane, bird, Ming, gull, warbler, pigeon, Hong, cuckoo, Ba, Mao, Soar.
(3) The word "倀" means the cows are resting under the eaves. For example: Jia, Shou, An, Bao, Ding, Bin, Hong, Yi, Wan, Lian, Ting, Shen, Wan, etc. However, the word "Yu" means "prison", so use it with caution.
(4) With the root of "field", cows can find a suitable place to graze or plow in the fields. They can enjoy delicious food leisurely or plow the fields diligently, doing their duty and working hard without complaining. For example: Jia, You, Shen, Dian, Nan, Jie, Bei, Si, Liu, Fu, Chou, Jiang, Miao, Lei.
(5) There are the root words of "禾", "uncle", "载", "wheat", "rice" and "bean". The above are all staple foods preferred by vegetarians. Those born in the zodiac sign of Ox A name with the above-mentioned root characters means that the food is abundant, you will not have to worry about food and clothing, and you will never be poor in this life. For example: Xiu, He, Bing, Ke, Qin, Cheng, Zhong, Tian, ??rice, paddy, Ji, Jia, crisp, Ying, Ji, wheat, rice, beam, charm, and bean.
(6) There is a character in the shape of "车", which means an ox pulls a cart, and it also means to be upgraded to a horse. Although the oxen pulling the cart is hard and tiring, the oxen still accept their fate, live up to their trust, complete the task, and are recognized by their masters. The capable and responsible oxen will have the opportunity to perform. Such as: Lian, Lian, Yun, Xuan, Yun, Lun, Ke, Qing, Shi, Hui.
Words to avoid when naming people who belong to the zodiac Ox
(1) Avoid using the radical "心", because the word "心" represents the heart and is a vegetarian. Oxen do not eat meat. If the name of an Ox sign has "心" or "忄" next to it, they will easily feel depressed and cannot eat meat even though they have it. For example: Xin, Zhi, Zhong, Yi, Heng, En, Hui, Yi, Hui, Huai, etc.
(2) Avoid using the radical "horse", because "when a green ox meets a white horse, it will flee without a fight". The punishment with the horse means that the ugly and noon will harm each other. For example: Jun, Cheng, Ji, Teng, Ma, Feng, Xu, Du, Hua, Luo, Wu.
(3) Avoid using the radical "sheep", because cow and sheep are "hedges", that is, ugly and unhedged. For example: the words "kind", "group", "xiang" and "beautiful" are prone to signs of life, separation and death, as well as unsatisfactory things happening.
(4) Avoid radicals with "彡", " scarf", "clothes", "cai", "show" and "tie", which are like wearing colorful clothes. If an ox is put on a colorful coat, it will either become a sacrifice or become a fire ox formation. It will devote its life to others without any regrets until it dies of old age. For example: Cai, Yan, Bin, Xi, Yu, Zu, Lu, Fu, Li, Hu, Qiu, Chu, Xiang, Pei.
(5) Avoid radicals with "king", "jade", "jun", "emperor", "big", "long" and "crown". People are afraid of being famous, pigs are afraid of getting fat, and cattle are afraid of becoming fat. When a cow is too big, it is easy to become a victim. For example: Ling, Mei, Zhen, Min, Li, Zhu, Qin, Qi, Rui, Ying, Yu, Zhang, Huan, Yang, Huan, Kui, etc.
(6) Avoid radicals with "日" and "山", because cows working under the sun will become "panting cows"; it is also very hard for cows to walk on mountain roads, and cows will have difficulty walking up the mountain; in ancient times When the emperor sacrifices the ox, it must be under the sun. For example: Yu, Xu, Ming, Yi, Wang, Chun, Chang, Jing, Zhi, Hui, Xiao, Feng, Yue, Jun, Gang, Chong, Rong.
(7) Avoid the root word "shi", which means sacrifice. Since ancient times, cattle, sheep, and pigs have been sacrificed to heaven. Sacrificing oneself as a cattle and exchanging life for glory are too high a price. It is best to avoid words such as "piao", "biao" and "瀀".
(8) Avoid the roots of "Yao", "Shun", "Yu", "Yong" and "Xi". The names of those born under the sign of the Ox are taboo with the names of previous emperors, such as the names of monarchs such as Li Shimin and Zhu Yuanzhang. If a person born under the sign of the Ox calls the king a king, it will make the cow work extremely hard, harm his own health, and weaken his resistance.
In addition, I will also tell you the appropriate names for some babies with the "Cow" sign.
Examples of female names: Xuezhu, Xuefen, Qingyun, Qingfang, Wanruo, Wanru, Qingxia, Qingxue, Qinggui, Qingqi, Zilan, Zicui, Hanmei, Hanju, Qiongyao, Qiongying, Crescent Moon, New Spring, Cuiying, Cuiwei, Jingying, Jingfan, Bisi, Bisong.
Examples of male names: Xinqing, Xinshu, Buyun, Feifan, Juling, Jichen, Yelang, Yemao, Baiyun, Bailang, Lishan, Liyan, Keren, Keren , Danxue, Rangjing, Jiangfan, Jiangyu, Bingchi, ***乐, Renfei, Renxin, Qianshan, Qiqi, Qiguan, Xiangyang, Baichuan, Baizhi, Blowing waves, Blowing rain, Xiandan , leisurely.
Characteristics and taboos of naming cow babies,
Cows grazing on the plains will obey the command of the cowherd. If there are more than two cowherds, the cows are not as good as humans, and the burden is too heavy, which is not a good thing. Cows are farm animals, and they can give full play to their talents when they are in the right place.
Personality characteristics and naming taboos of baby cows
Chou means connecting and organizing. It belongs to the second of the twelve earthly branches. Its direction is north, north and east. For example, in one day It seems that it is between one o'clock and three o'clock in the middle of the night, when all the grass and trees are sleeping. If divided into four seasons, it is December, which is the month when families gather around the fire.
Oxen can work together to bear no matter how heavy the burden is, and will never give up until the goal is achieved. Oxen always insists on his own opinions and completes his goals at his own pace, so he chose "oxen" to represent "ugly" .
The correct way to name a baby in the Year of the Ox should be as follows:
First, calculate the eight characters according to the year, month, day and hour of the baby's birth, sort out the fortune and the four pillars of fortune, and use the naming method Formulate a naming plan based on the five-frame anatomy method of the Baodian. The five-frame must be auspicious, and the three elements must be smooth. Pay special attention to the following points:
1. Determine the size: The name has different sizes. If it is too big, the life owner cannot resist it. It invites disaster, and if it is too small, the waste will delay the good life of the native.
2. Choose gods: perfect the combination of the five elements.
3. Divide civil and military affairs: take the literary destiny and the military destiny. , don’t mix things up.
4. Distinguish between coarse and fine: bold people use the name of grandeur, delicate people use the name of elegance.
5. Look at status: people with high status use the name of strong Hexagrams, people with average status use the hexagrams of good fortune.
6. Find good and bad luck: find disasters and use hexagrams to resist and resolve them.
7. Matching fonts: Match the font type according to the structure of the owner's surname, up and down, left and right, single, traditional and simplified, etc.
8. Choose the pronunciation: the third character must choose the upper pronunciation of the opening.
9. Check the meaning of the words: Check the life of the lord, and choose poetic and picturesque words.
If you are born in the Year of the Ox, you should pay careful attention to the Year of the Sheep, the Year of the Dragon, or the Year of the Horse. The next zodiac signs are the Year of the Rat and the Year of the Snake. Everything will be smooth and successful.
According to the principles of Liuhe, Sanhe, and Mutual Generation, the surnames suitable for people born in the Year of the Ox are: Shi, Tian, ??Shen, Gu, Huang, Miao, Gu, Kang, Pang, Long, Gong, Nong, Zhang , Niu, Niu, Yuan, Lian, Mao, Zheng, Fei, Weng, Wu, Jin, Yao, Jia, Xiang, Guo, Li, Meng, Hong, You, Pan, Xiao, Jiang, Kong, Chi, Shen, Wen , Liang
Surnames not suitable for those born in the Year of the Ox: Zhu, Xu, Ni, Tong, Zhang, Yang, Xiong, Ma, Xu, Feng, Jiang, Ding, Cheng, Wu, Sheng, Di< /p>
Sanhe: Siyouchou Sanhe (snake, chicken, ox)
Si: Xuan, Lian, Jian, Hong, Kai, Buddha, etc. (snake) glyphs and parts head.
You: Zheng, Weng, Que, Yan, Zhao, Tao, Fei, Fei, etc. have the shape and radical of (chicken).
Ugly: Ox can be used as Ox = keep pace with each other. Two oxen can pull a cart, making things easy.
"Sanhui" Haizi Chou Sanhui (Shuihui)
Hai: Jia, Hao, Hao, Hao, Xian, etc. have the shape and radical of (pig).
Zi: Shui, Cheng, Bei, Hei, Ji, etc. have (rat) glyphs and radicals.
Chou: Mou, animal, 橳, 鉉, etc. have the shape and radical of (ox).
[Edit this paragraph] The cultural connotation of names
When the ancients chose names, there was a certain connection between names and characters, which set off and complement each other.
For example: Qu Yuan, whose courtesy name is Ping, is originally his name, Ping is his character, and the two characters Ping and Yuan are connected. Kong Rong, whose courtesy name was Wenju, became his name, which means comprehensive understanding, and Wenju, who became famous in one fell swoop for his articles, became a literary star. Bai Juyi, whose courtesy name is Lotte, and Lotte and Juyi complement each other.