How to address names and characters in ancient times?
In ancient times, due to special attention to etiquette, names and characters were very particular. In interpersonal communication, first names are generally used as polite terms, courtesy names, respectful names and long names. Peers only call each other by their first names when they know each other well. In most cases, it is considered impolite to call each other or others by their first names. It is considered polite to compliment each other among peers. When writing letters or making phone calls from the bottom up, you can call them by their first names, but you must never call them by their first names, especially the names of the monarch or parents and elders, or even mention them, otherwise it would be "disrespectful" or "out of line", thus resulting in the unique "taboo" system in China. I won't say it here for the time being, but I will introduce it in detail below.
In ancient times, names and words were called together to show respect. There are two situations that deserve our attention:
The first situation is that in the pre-Qin period, when a name and a word are linked together, the word should follow the name. For example:
Confucius' father Jia, the ancestor of Confucius in the Song Dynasty, "Confucius' father" is a word; Jia "is a name; The surname is "Gongsun".
Uncle (hé), the father of Confucius, "Ge" is a name; Liang Shu is a word; Last name "Zi".
Meng is the son of Priscilla, and "history" is the first name; Meng Ming is a word; Last name is "Baili".
The son of Xiqiao Shujian, "Shu" is a name; "Xiqiao" is a word; The surname is Jian.
Bai, the son of uncle Jian, "C" is the first; "Bai Yi" is a word; The surname is Jian.
The second situation is that after the Han Dynasty, when people's names are connected, the "name" comes before the "word". For example:
"Lu Kongju, Guangling Chen Zhang, RoyceWong, Beihai Xu Gan Weichang, Liu Chen Zhang Dejin, Runan Yingchang, Dongping Liu Zhen are on business ..." This is a passage in Cao Pi's Dian Lun Paper, and the names of "Jian 'an Seven Sons" are all said first, then said.