As early as in matrilineal society, the "surname" is the same as the mother's, so the "surname" is "girl" and "birth", while the boy's name is "shi", which is more convenient.
During the Xia, Shang and Wednesday dynasties, boys transitioned into a patriarchal society and changed the rules of the game. Both men and women would follow their father's "surname", and "surname" was used to distinguish between high and low status. It was stipulated that only the noble ones had a surname. Boys We are still accustomed to calling people by their family name instead of their surname.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, "surname" and "family name" were simply combined into one, and from then on they were collectively referred to as "surname" or "surname". Let's take a look at some interesting surnames
1. Surnames that indicate seasonal events
Spring, summer, autumn, winter, yin, yang, day, month, seconds, minutes , hour, ten days, quarters, years, years, etc. For example, Xia Donghai in "Family with Children", female revolutionary Qiu Jin, etc.
2. Surnames indicating directions
East, west, south, north, up, down, left, right, front, back, high, low, etc. For example, there are Xi Shi, Zuo Lengchan in "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", Zuo Zongtang of the Qing Dynasty whose surname was Zuo, Hou Yi who shot the sun, Gao E who wrote the last forty chapters of "A Dream of Red Mansions", etc.
3. Surnames indicating the heavenly stems and earthly branches
A, B, C, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, etc. For example, Ding Ruchang in The Battle of the Yellow Sea, Ding Chunqiu in "The Eight Parts of the Dragon", Xin Qiji, a poet from the Song Dynasty, etc.
4. Indicate the surnames of various professions
Industrial, agricultural, business, academic, military, art, division, pottery, medicine, iron, cadre, etc. For example, the pastoral poet Tao Yuanming, Shang Yang during Shang Yang's reform, Nong Jinsun in "Huo Yuanjia", etc.
5. Surnames expressing various colors
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple, red, black, white, gray, black, etc. Huang Chao in the Huang Chao Uprising, the scheming Huang Gai in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Huang Rong in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Huang Feihong in Foshan Wuyingjiao, Wu Tingfang in "Looking for Qin", Bai Juyi, the poet of the Tang Dynasty, etc.
6. The surname is based on the five elements
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, etc. For example, the Qing Dynasty literary giant Jin Shengtan, the Korean star Kim Hee Sun, etc.
7. Taking six animals as surnames
Cows, horses, sheep, chickens, dogs, pigs, etc. For example, crosstalk actors Niu Qun and Ma Ji, famous Three Kingdoms generals Ma Chao, Zhuge Liang beheaded Ma Su in tears, Zhu Bajie from Journey to the West, etc.
8. Taking the seven-year surname as a surname
Wind, cloud, thunder, lightning, rain, snow, ice, etc. For example, the heroic hero mentioned just now, Lei Feng who loves to help others, actor Xuecun, writer Bing Xin, etc.
9. Taking the three friends of Suihan as surnames
Pine, bamboo, plum, etc. For example, Mei Chaofeng in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the popular Mei Lanfang, Hong Kong star Anita Mui, etc.
10. Take the four auspicious animals as surnames
Dragon, Phoenix, Crane, Li, etc. In the Qing Dynasty, General Fengshan was stationed in Guangzhou, and Minister Fengquan was stationed in Tibet.
11. Use Chinese dynasties as surnames
Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Jin, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming, Qing, etc. For example, the founding prime minister Zhou Enlai, the writer Zhou Shuren, Qin Hui who killed Yue Fei, Qin Xianglian who was abandoned by Chen Shimei, Tang Yin who ordered Qiuxiang from Tang Bohu, etc.
12. Taking surnames based on firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea
For example, Chai Jin in Water Margin, calligrapher Mi Fu, Hong Kong star Mi Xue, etc.
13. Surnames that represent numbers
One, two, three, four, five, Lu, seven, eight, nine, ten, zero, one hundred, one thousand, ten thousand, one hundred million wait. For example, the well-known Wu Zixu has the surname Wu, and his surname is Lu, which is actually the sound of 6. Of course, Lu You, Lu Yu, Lu Jia, etc. in history.