The so-called "nickname" refers to the name people used in childhood. According to reports, posthumous title appeared in Qin and Han Dynasties in China. As for why China people like to give their children "nicknames", they have not been abolished so far. The explanation in folklore is as follows: First, borrowing the names of stones, flowers, birds, fish and insects around them, or even calling them casually, is easy to catchy and remember. For example, Cao Cao (Meng De), posthumous title Ashun, Geely, Gu Kaizhi posthumous title Hutou, Tao Yuanming, posthumous title Xigou, Wang Anshi, posthumous title Badger Lang, Guo Moruo, posthumous title Wenbao, Zhao Dan posthumous title. Second, it is named after fate or deliberately taken out of superstition, such as A San A Si, cats and dogs, iron egg pillars, etc., which have the meaning of affection, meanness and easy "feeding". Third, get a lucky one, such as Garbo, Frye and Xier. , and bluntly expressed the good wishes of celebrities.
Nicknames are generally only used between family and friends. But "nickname" is the predecessor of "your name". Because, since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the gentry in China began to "taboo posthumous title", thinking it was indecent and funny. So he set up a "name correction" for social occasions.
The most influential posthumous title in history is Confucius' posthumous title "Hill". The most interesting nickname is Jin Chenggong's nickname "black ass". The reason why Jin Chenggong's ass is "black" is said to be because "his mother dreams of treating her ass with ink" (Mandarin Week).
Whether this nickname represents a profound meaning. Have cultural value