1, Zhong, a percussion instrument used for sacrifices and banquets, The Book of Songs Official Gong, My Fair Lady, Bell and Drum Music, etc. There is a morning bell hanging in the temple, "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, midnight to the passenger ship";
Because of this sound-making function, clocks and watches were used as clocks, chimes, wall clocks, etc. , can tell the time; So it is used to refer to "what time" and "three minutes", which means time and time.
The clock is a vessel for holding wine. Duan Yucai said in Notes on Explaining Words in Shuowen: "In ancient times, this kind of vessel was used to calm down (this word was pronounced ZH, meaning accumulation, and later it was written as" storage ". The shape of "Ning" is a simplified word for "Ben" and "Li", so it is bigger than the bottom and smaller than the neck. Self-esteem scoops into respect, and self-esteem scoops into respect. Therefore, it is also called a clock. The extended meaning is Zhong Ju ".
This passage talks about the size of the wine container from the capacity of the wine. The clock is very big and is used to store wine. Its shape is big at the bottom and small at the top. Pour the wine from the clock to the statue, and then scoop it from the statue to the pot. Therefore, the large capacity is called "Zhong", which is extended to "Zhong Ju". Therefore, "clock" is not only a container for holding wine, but also a unit of capacity, and it also extends to the meaning of party, such as "beauty of nature", affection for clock, love for clock and so on. That's what it means.
Zhong also made a surname, and Guangyun Gordon pai' ea chung-hoon said, "Zhong, surname. Out of Yingchuan. Another China surname is Zhong Lishi. " "Wuyin Jiyun": "Shiben" cloud, the same clan as Qin, was later named the surname. "
As a big surname in China, Zhong is a well-known figure in history, such as Zhong, Zhong Hui and his son in the Three Kingdoms period, and the famous calligrapher Zhong was also an influential figure at that time. Zhong Xing, a writer in Ming Dynasty, was the founder of Jingling School. Of course, there is the "Zhong Ziqi" discussed in this article.
Generally speaking, in the use of names, surnames are surnames, and surnames are symbols with strong personal colors. The use and pronunciation of surnames and first names generally respect the habit of names following their owners. According to this principle, the word "zhong" in Mr. Qian Zhongshu's name should not be changed at will. Zhong Ziqi's original surname is Zhong, but in fact, Zhong, as a surname, is still interpreted as Zhong, the surname in Modern Chinese Dictionary.