Taboos in naming with Yuan characters

Taboos in naming the character Yuan:

1. The five elements of the character Yuan are wood. According to the principle that wood overcomes earth in the five elements, it is taboo to name the character Yuan with characters belonging to the five elements earth. .

2. It is taboo to name the character Yuan with a character that has the same rhyme rhyme as uán or a character that has the same tone as Yangping. This will make it difficult to pronounce and have no sense of rhythm.

3. It is taboo to name the character Yuan with the same character as the ancestor. If the name of the ancestor contains the character Yuan, the younger generation is taboo to name it with the character Yuan.

Taboos for naming in ancient my country:

1. National taboo:

The so-called "national taboo" means that when naming a child, one must It is necessary to avoid using the country's title and the names of the central figures of national power, including the names of the reigning emperor and the names of previous emperors, and even the names of queens and queen mothers. In addition to the royal names, even the emperor's name and the names and posthumous titles of the previous emperors should be avoided.

In some dynasties, these names were avoided even when writing and speaking. In the new historical drama "Qingpingle", the young eunuch Liang Huaiji was almost executed for violating a "national taboo" in the explanation of his name Yuanheng.

2. Family taboo:

The understanding of "family taboo" is similar to that of "national taboo". The only difference is that the big family is different from the small family. As the saying goes, a country is composed of tens of thousands of families. "Family taboo" refers to avoiding the names of elders in the family, including parents, grandparents, etc., usually the names of three generations of ancestors.

3. The taboo of saints:

The "taboo of saints" is referred to as the taboo of saints. It means that when naming, you should avoid using the names of saints, such as "Yellow Emperor", " The names of sages such as Confucius and Zhou Gong are not as important as "family taboos" and "state taboos", but they were also avoided in most dynasties after the Han Dynasty.