1. The Chinese esthetician Wang Chaowen, whose original name was Wang Zhaowen, was inspired by the "The Analects of Confucius" said "He who hears the Tao in the morning will die at night". At the age of 22, he changed his name to Wang Chaowen to express his pursuit of the true meaning of art and exploration. The spirit of life truth. 2. my country's famous educator Tao Xingzhi, whose original name was Tao Wenjun, believed in Wang Yangming's philosophical thought of "knowledge is the beginning of action" when he was young, so he changed his name to Tao Zhixing. Later, through educational practice, he realized the fallacy of "Knowledge is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowledge" that he believed in when he was young. Instead, he firmly believed that "Action is the beginning of knowledge, and knowledge is the completion of action." So he changed his name to " Knowing by doing”. It shows his transformation and development from idealist epistemology to materialism. 3. Chinese geologist Li Siguang, formerly known as Li Zhongkui. When he was 14 years old, he was allowed to study in Japan at public expense with excellent results. However, when he filled out the registration form, he mistakenly entered the age "fourteen" in the name column. Since the form was difficult to change, he quickly changed the word "ten" into the word "li" by adding a few strokes, but the word "four" could not be changed. But the name "Johnny Si" is unpleasant and meaningless. what to do? When he looked up, he saw the four characters "Guang Bei Si Biao" on the big plaque in the middle hall. These four characters described the spread of virtue and good deeds far and wide, so he had an idea and added "Li Si" after "Li Si". The word "guang" was used, and later he was called Li Siguang. 4. Zhang Henshui, a modern Chinese writer, was originally named Zhang Xinyuan. Once, after he read the last line of Li Yu's "The Cry of the Night", "Since life grows and hates the water, it flows eastwards", he realized that time is like running water and must not be let go in vain with sighs. So he changed his name to Zhang Henshui as a spur to his life. 5. Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese oil painter, was originally named Xu Shoukang. Once, he went to a relative and friend's house for a wedding banquet. Many wealthy children were wearing silk clothes, but Xu Beihong wore a cloth coat. He was ignored by others. From then on, he became cynical and determined not to wear silk clothes. In order to make a living in society, he wanted to study in a "foreign school", but his father could not afford the money. So he went to borrow money from others, but no one looked down on him as a "poor boy". This made him deeply feel the bleak future and the desolation of the world, and he couldn't help but feel sad, like the cry of wild geese, and he changed his name to "Beihong" from then on. From then on, he always regarded himself as a tragic hero and devoted himself to painting, and finally became an art master. 6. Shi Naian, the author of "Water Margin", was originally named Shi Duanyan. When he was writing "The Legend of Jianghu Heroes", he wrote the chapter "Shi Xiuzhi kills Pei Ruhai". He felt that the writing was not smooth and it was difficult to finish the chapter, so he gave up the writing and covered the book, unwilling to write any more. When his friend learned about this, he told him a story about a monk who devoted himself to chanting sutras and sitting in the nunnery for 30 years, and actually knocked a wooden fish into a deep hole. This inspired him a lot, so he wrote the word "Nai'an" and posted it on the post. Study, as a motto, warns oneself to concentrate on creation. Later he simply changed his name to Naian. 7. The famous modern writer Mao Dun was originally named Shen Yanbing. After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, he returned to Shanghai from Wuhan and had no way to make a living. He followed the advice of his friends and spent four weeks writing his masterpiece "Disillusionment", which he prepared for Ye Shengtao. Published in the "Novel Monthly" edited on behalf of the editor. But at that time, he was wanted by the Chiang Kai-shek government. If he used his real name, it would cause trouble for Ye Shengtao, and the owner of "Novel Monthly" and the boss of the Commercial Press would not allow it. He was indeed in a depressed and painful state of mind at that time. in contradiction. So he casually wrote the word "ambition" as a pen name. However, Ye Shengtao thought that the word "ambition" was obviously a pseudonym and would still cause trouble, so he added a cursive prefix to the word "spear". Shen Yanbing has continued to use this pen name since then. 8. Mr. Lao She, who won the title of "People's Artist", was originally named Shu Qingchun. He was named by his parents because he was born on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, only seven days away from the Spring Festival. He was named "Qingchun" for auspicious reasons to celebrate spring. The meaning of arrival. When he entered the normal school of technical secondary school, he had a word for himself, giving. This character was obtained very cleverly by splitting his surname into two halves to form the character "Shiyu". There is another explanation for these two words, which is "self-sacrifice", which means giving up selfishness and personal interests, and it also means dedicating oneself. Later, he took the first character in "Shayu" and added the character "老" in front of it as his pen name. In 1929, when he published the novel "Lao Zhang's Philosophy", he officially signed it as "Lao She".
9. The name of the famous mathematician Hua Luogeng is also very interesting. After he was born in the "Qianshengtai" small grocery store in Jintan County, Jiangsu Province, his father Hua Zhixiang happened to carry a basket into the store. At this time, the midwife congratulated him. The father, who was over forty, held his son in his arms, looked at him with a smile, then took a basket, put it gently inside, put another basket on top and said: "Enter the basket to avoid evil. If Tong Geng is 100 years old, he will be here." Call him Luo Geng!" From then on, the name of this famous mathematician has not changed. Although the name given by the old man has elements of feudal superstition, it does not prevent Hua Luogeng from making great contributions in the field of mathematics. 10. Guo Moruo, a famous modern Chinese writer, was originally named Guo Kaizhen. In 1919, when he was studying in Japan, he took the pen name "Moruo". What does this mean? "Mo" and "Ruo", namely Moshui and Ruoshui, are the two rivers flowing through Guo Moruo's hometown. Guo Moruo chose Ershui as his pen name to express that he was in a foreign country and never forgot his homeland, which also showed his strong patriotism. 11. Bing Xin, a famous modern female writer, was originally named Xie Wanying. "Bing Xin" is taken from a poem by Wang Changling, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: "Friends and relatives in Luoyang are like asking each other, and a heart of ice is in a jade pot." The reason why she chose "Bing Xin" as her pen name was, according to her own explanation: "Firstly, because the word Bingxin is simple and easy to write, and it means Ying. Secondly, I am too timid and afraid of being laughed at and criticized. Bingxin is such a pen name. These two words are new. When people see them, they will not think that these two words have anything to do with Xie Wanying." 12. Li Bai, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, is said to have caught a lot when he was born. Therefore, while his father was happy, he also felt a little embarrassed: If his son really became a poet when he grew up, wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't have a beautiful name? Therefore, his father became more and more concerned about naming his son. He was so cautious that he didn’t even give his son a name when he was 7 years old. In the spring when Li Bai was 7 years old, when his family was sitting in the yard, his father decided to compose a Wing Chun quatrain in order to test his son's ability. After his father chanted "The spring breeze brings warmth and the flowers bloom, and the golden spring comes first", his mother thought for a while and chanted: "The fire burns the apricot forest and the red clouds fall." As soon as she finished speaking, Li Bai pointed at the plum tree with her finger, He blurted out: "The plum blossoms are in full bloom and the tree is white." When his father heard this, he applauded repeatedly and suddenly thought: the first character of this poem is his family name, and the last character "white" just refers to Li. The holiness and elegance of the flower, isn't this a good and poetic name? So, he decided on the spot that his son's name would be Li Bai. 13. Xu Wenchang (1521-1593), a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty, was originally named Xu Wei. Xu Wei was smart since he was a child and could write a book at the age of 12. When he took part in a Juren exam, he wrote the question as soon as he saw it. Although the article was short, it was very insightful. Since there was still a lot of time left after finishing writing, Xu Wei drew the statues of ancestors in the blank spaces of the test paper, as well as the altar table, sacrifices and himself wearing the costume of a human being to worship his ancestors. He also wrote "no more than that" between the pictures. Four words. After the examiner read the test paper, although he admired the essay he wrote, he shook his head repeatedly at the painting. In order to punish Xu Wei for his contempt, he deliberately criticized: "The article is too short and thick-skinned, and his name is ranked after Sun Shan." This time, Xu Wei "lost his name to Sun Shan". Three years later, Xu Wei took the exam again, and it happened to be the same examiner. Facing the examiner, Xu Wei, who was very annoyed, listed the shortcomings of the imperial examination on the test paper. The articles became longer and longer. He couldn't fit it on the test paper, so he wrote it on the table or beside the drawer. When it was time to hand in the paper, Xu Wei carried the paper, table, etc. on his back and handed them over. The examiner was shocked when he saw this and asked quickly: "What do you want to do?" Xu Wei said with a smile: "You like long articles, I will give you long articles to read!" Later, this anecdote spread like wildfire, and Xu Wei was People called him "Wen Chang", and he simply changed his name to "Wen Chang". 14. Lin Zexu, our national hero, was named by his father. It is said that when he was born, Xu Si, the newly appointed governor of Fujian, passed by the door of his house in a sedan chair and played gongs. Because his father knew that Governor Xu Si had valued intellectuals and won the respect of scholars, he hoped that his son would imitate Xu Si when he grew up. , to be an upright official, he was named "Zexu". "Ze" means "to imitate". In this way, Lin Zexu's name was born, and he later became the first national hero to resist foreign aggression in modern Chinese history. 15. Yue Fei, a famous anti-Jin general in the Southern Song Dynasty, was named Pengju. According to records, when Yue Fei was born, there happened to be a big bird flying on the roof, so he named him "Fei" and the Chinese character "Pengju". 16. Zheng Banqiao, a famous writer and painter in the Qing Dynasty, was originally named Zheng Xie.
The name "Banqiao" comes from "Willow Branches" by Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: "There are thousands of willow branches in the spring river, and the old Banqiao was twenty years ago. I said goodbye to the beauty on the bridge, and I regret that there is no news until now." Borrowing "Banqiao" The word "bridge" is used to satirize the harshness of the world. The name is consistent with its works and painting style, which is thought-provoking. 17. Zhu Ziqing, a famous Chinese writer and democracy fighter, was originally named Zhu Zihua, and his nickname was Qiushi, which means "taking the spring flowers and autumn fruits". In 1917, Zhu Zihua applied for an undergraduate degree at Peking University. In order to encourage himself not to lose heart or get discouraged in difficult situations, to remain innocent, and not to join in with the bad guys, he took the word "self-purification" from "Ning Jie is honest and upright to self-purify" in "Chu Ci? Bu Ju" Two characters, changed his name to "Zhu Ziqing" and the character "Pei Xian". "Pei Xian" comes from "Han Feizi? Guan Xing": "Dong An is slow in nature, so he wears the string to prevent himself from being anxious." It means that the bow string is often tense, and those with slow nature wear it to warn themselves. The history of Zhu Ziqing fully proves that others, as the name suggests, have indeed achieved "self-purification". Comrade Mao Zedong once said in the article "Farewell, Stuart": "Zhu Ziqing was seriously ill and would rather starve to death than receive the 'relief food' from the United States. ""Exhibits the heroic spirit of our nation." 18. Musician Nie Er’s original name is Nie Shouxin. When he was young, he could quickly sing the songs he heard. People called him "Ear" because of his good ears and because his last name consisted of three characters for "ear". Later, when he became a professional composer, he simply changed his name to "Nie Er".