The titles are as follows:
(1) Ancestor: In ancient times, the broad sense refers to all male ancestors above the father's generation, and the narrow sense refers to the grandfather.
(2) Grandfather: also known as "royal father", "eldest father" and "ancestor". In ancient times, "Gong", "Tai Gong" and "Weng" could also be used to address grandfather; today the most common name for grandfather is "Grandpa".
(3) Grandmother: can also be called "Big Mother", "Queen Mother", and "Chongci". And because the ancients had wives and concubines, grandmothers were divided into "grandmother Ji", "grandmother concubine" and "grandmother concubine". The name "grandmother" is commonly used in ancient and modern times.
Related Overview
Chinese culture is profound, and people’s names are endowed with profound cultural significance. The ancients placed more emphasis on meaning and connotation in naming, as well as on the order of generations and distinctions between elders and younger ones, which has continued to this day for thousands of years.
For a person, seniority is determined from birth, and he has no choice. The seniority among members of the same clan is strictly observed. For example, the names must be accurate. In daily life, one must greet the elders, offer smoke, give up seats, and give way. The order of sitting is also very particular, and etiquette must not be messed up. A person's words, deeds, and even destiny will be affected by clan etiquette and bound by traditional morality.