the book of rites? Tan Gong said:? Young name, crown word. ? In ancient times, babies were named by their fathers three months after their birth. When a man is twenty years old, he takes the word when he is crowned.
Some ancient people took nicknames and birth names before naming them formally. For example, Liu Bang's nickname is Liu Ji (the youngest son is usually called Ji), and Cao Cao's nickname is Ashen. It is insulting and contemptuous to call people nicknames at will. In Yuan Dynasty, Luo Jingchen's Sanqu "The Return of the High-impedance" called Liu Bang Liu San. During the Three Kingdoms period, the biography written by the State of Wu for Cao Cao was called "The Biography of Cao Zang", and some people in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms called Cao Cao "A Zang".
There is an ancient book with a different language, such as the retainer of Ji family in Lu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, Yang Huo wrote The Analects of Confucius, and Yang Hu wrote Historical Records; During the Warring States Period, Li Kui of Wei also wrote Li Ke. This is not one person and two names, but two ways of writing one name, but different words are used to record it because of the same pronunciation in ancient times.
Names and words are related in a meaningful way, and they are not created at will. Some use words to explain names. For example, Qu Yuan was originally his word, Ping was his name, "Er Ya? Shi Di said:? Guangping Yueyuan. ? Another example is Yan Hui, a disciple of Confucius, whose word "Yuan" and "Hui" mean "rotation". Deep, backwater also. ? Some use words with similar or the same meaning to name and word. For example, Zaiyu, a disciple of Confucius, the word I, Yu and I are all first-person pronouns. Another example is Zhou Yu, whose name is Gong Jin. Both Zhou Yu and Jin are beautiful jade. Some use words with opposite meanings to name and word. Duanmu Ci, a disciple of Confucius, has the word Zi Gong, and the meaning of giving and tribute is relative. Ceng Zi's father, Ceng Dian, whose word is Xi, said in Shuo Wen Jie Zi. Point, Xiaohei also; Hey, people are white? It can be seen that point and Xi are antonyms. Zhao Mengfu, a calligrapher in the Yuan Dynasty, has the word "Ang", which means "Bow" and "Ang" means "Yang", while "Bow" and "Yang" have opposite meanings. Due to the development of the times and the change of meaning, some ancient names and words can't be seen today.
Generally, there was only one name for the ancients, but there could be two characters, such as Wen Tianxiang, whose character was good, and Song Rui.
many ancient Chinese characters have a word? Son? Words, such as Wu Yuan, Zi Xu; Ran Qiu, the word has; Du Fu has a beautiful word. ? Son? It's a good name for men. This? Son? Sometimes it can be omitted. For example, you can directly call Ran Qiu Ran You. Did the ancients add it after the word? Fu? Or? Father? The habit of? Fu? It is also a good name for men. Father? And? Fu? Is universal, such as Kong Qiu, the word Zhong Ni, also known as? Father? Or? Nifu? .
The ancients sometimes used names and words together instead of surnames. In this case, the names were usually given first, then the names. For example, Confucius' ancestor, Confucius' father Jia, is a word and Jia is a name; Confucius' father Shu Liang Ge, Shu Liang is a character and Ge is a name.
The ancients were very particular about the names, and all ages were in an orderly manner. In The Analects of Confucius, there was an article in which Confucius talked with his disciples about ideals. Confucius asked Ran Qiu about his ambition. Please, what about you? Long said young, respectful and humble, generally called by their names directly. When a young person is called long, and a humble person is called respectful, it must be called the word. For example, Wang Anshi said in "Answering Sima's Suggestion"? Do you think you've been friends with Jun Shi for a long time? Jun Shi is Sima Guang's word. Wang Anshi is two years younger than Sima Guang, so the letter to Sima Guang can only be called his word.