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Literary name] A name given by people in the old days other than their real name to express virtue or the meaning of their real name
Detailed explanation
"Old History of the Five Dynasties·Book of Zhou·Biography of Wang Jun" ": "Although Taizu ascended the throne, he would always call him brother, and sometimes call him Biaozi, never forgetting the bond of commoner. "The first episode of "The Legacy of Xuanhe": "At that time, there was an alchemist named Lin Lingsu in Wenzhou. His first name was Lingwen, and his surname was Suichang. "Peach Blossom Fan·Tingzhi" written by Kong Shangren of the Qing Dynasty: "The surname of Xiaosheng is Hou, his given name is Fangyu, his courtesy name is Chaozong, and he is a native of Guide in Zhongzhou. "The second chapter of "Strange Situation Witnessed in Twenty Years": "This person's surname is You Yunxiu, and he was my father's most intimate friend at home. ”
Basic concepts
Table characters, also known as characters, are aliases that ancient Chinese people gave themselves in addition to their names, which are related to the meaning of their real names. Nowadays, they are generally rare. Some people use it.
Documentary records
According to records, in ancient times, men were given the given name when they were 20 years old, and women were given the given name when they were married. For example, Confucius was given the given name Zhongni, and Sima Qian was given the given name Zichang. According to the "Book of Rites·Tan ??Gong", when a person reaches adulthood, he needs to be respected by the society. It would be disrespectful for his peers to just call him by his first name, so he needs to choose a word for himself to use in society. It is used when interacting with others to show mutual respect. Therefore, after the ancients reached adulthood, their names were only used by their elders and themselves. Calling themselves by their first names showed humility, while the characters were used by people in the Northern Qi Dynasty. Yan Zhitui believes that people's names distinguish each other, and characters reflect a person's virtues. Most people's names and characters are related in meaning.
The characters and names are related in meaning. What is the connection?
2) What is the connection in meaning between the names and the names? The ancients were very particular about choosing the names, and the situation was very complicated, but through careful inspection, analysis, and research, there are rules to be found. It is common to choose names according to the order of eldest and younger brothers. For example, Confucius was the second eldest, so he was named Zhongni. He also had an older brother named Meng Lai. The most typical one was the Sun family of the Eastern Wu Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period. Brothers. Sun Ce was named Bo Fu for his eldest son; Sun Quan was named Zhongmou for his second son; Sun Yi, the third eldest son, was named Shu Bi; Sun Kuang was named Ji Zuo for the fourth eldest son. There are also many cases of "Zi", because "Zi" was a good name or honorific for men in ancient times. So people like to use it, such as Kong Zhuang, whose courtesy name is Zisi; Zhong Yuan, whose courtesy name is Zi Lu; Sima Qian, whose courtesy name is Zichang; Cao Zhi, whose courtesy name is Zi Jian; Su Shi, courtesy name Zizhan; Du Fu, courtesy name Zimei; Yuan Mei, courtesy name Zicai.