1. Zhao
After Wu Zetian, the only empress in Chinese history, ascended the throne, she wanted to give herself a name that suited her very well, both to express her uniqueness and to Show your own brilliance.
But what word can you choose to make yourself stand out? It would definitely not be possible to express it with some familiar Chinese characters, so Wu Zetian decided to create an unprecedented character for herself, so that there would be no repetition.
When it comes to creation, people at that time particularly worshiped the sun and moon, and believed that the sun and moon were sacred. Wu Zetian compared herself to the sun and the moon, and wanted to hang herself in the sky forever like the sun and the moon, so she came up with the word Zhao.
2. Chou
In the early Qing Dynasty, the celebrity Xu Tao wrote a letter to a friend, and the word "Chou'an" was creatively used in the last congratulations. My friend didn't understand it when he first read it, but after repeated pondering, he suddenly realized that it meant "everyone has a long and happy life".
When the word "chi" is broken down, it means "everyone lives a long life", which is a very wonderful usage.
3. Afternoon
A man named Li Anyi went to visit the rich Zheng Sheng. Zheng Sheng refused to welcome guests when he went out, so Li Anyi wrote a big letter on the door of his house. The word "noon" left.
When others asked why, Li Anyi replied: "It's just that the cow doesn't get ahead."
Here the word "Wu" is used to mean "the cow doesn't get ahead", to mock the rich who refuse to do so. Come out to greet guests and split the characters so cleverly!
4. Tuan
One morning, "Tuan" was shopping and suddenly saw "Yuan". He went up to say hello enthusiastically: "Hello! Yuan!"
"Yuan" said: "I don't know you?"
"Tuan" said: "We went together to pay New Year greetings to others and wish them a happy family reunion. Why did the weather get so hot? If you take off your coat, you won’t recognize me?”
5. Wan
One year, the old man hired a scholar from Chu State to teach his son how to read. . On the first day of school, the teacher wrote something on the white paper with a brush and told his son: "This is the word '一'." His son studied it very seriously and remembered it firmly. After he returned, he wrote to The old man looked at it and said, "I have learned a word - '一'." The old man saw that his son had learned it hard, and he saw it and was very happy in his heart.
The next day at school, the teacher wrote two more strokes on the paper with a brush and said: "This is the word 'two'." This time, my son didn't think there was anything new. He just remembered it. Go home. On the third day, the teacher wrote three strokes on the paper with a brush and said: "This is the word 'three'."
The son's eyes rolled, as if he had realized something, and he couldn't learn anymore. Throwing down his pen, he happily ran back to his father and said, "It's really easy to read. My child has already learned it. There is no need to trouble your husband now, so as not to spend so much money on hiring him, please ask your father to fire him." When he saw his son Being so smart, the old man happily prepared the reward and fired the teacher.
A few days later, the old man wanted to invite a friend named Wan over for a drink, so he asked his son to get up early in the morning and write an invitation. The son agreed: "Okay, isn't this easy? It depends on me."
The old man saw that his son was confident, so he felt relieved to do other things. Time passed slowly. Seeing that the sun was almost setting in the west and his son had not finished writing, the old man couldn't help but become a little anxious: "What's wrong with my son?" After waiting and waiting, the old man finally got impatient and went to his son's room in person. To urge.
As he entered the door, the old man saw his son sitting at the table with a sad face. The paper was stretched on the ground, and it was full of gangsters.
The son was drawing on paper with a wooden comb stained with ink. When he saw his father coming in, he complained: "There are so many surnames in the world, why does he have the surname Wan? I borrowed it With my mother’s wooden comb, I can write more than 20 strokes at a time. My hands are sore from writing since early in the morning, and I have only written less than 3,000 strokes! It’s really difficult to write 10,000 words!”