The first name is usually given by parents
The first name is usually given by oneself after adulthood
But it is usually for scholars
Because People who don't read are illiterate and don't know how to choose a nickname for themselves
The number is also given by themselves
In ancient times
It was called by name. Very rude
Look in "Three Kingdoms"
When Ma Chao was about to die, he gave Liu Bei a petition and asked him to take care of Ma Dai and said this:
"The more than 200 members of the Chen family were all killed by Meng De."
Cao Cao killed almost all of Ma Chao's family of more than 200 people
Ma Chao still called him Cao Cao's representative Calling by name but not by name
Generally speaking
Only parents and teachers can call you by name
It would be rude for others to call you by name
Friends, brothers, classmates, and colleagues usually call each other by their cousins
The number is usually chosen by oneself
Basically, it is used at the end of articles and so on
p>The descendants will also call the sages by their titles
to show respect
When you see the descendants calling Fan Zhongyan, they call him "Fan Wenzhenggong"
Fan Zhongyan It is the example of scholar-officials of all ages
After his death, he was given the posthumous title "Wenzheng"
We will call him "Wen Zhenggong"