1. Fifty generations of descendants of Confucius, Mencius, Zeng and Yan
Hope that Gong Yan will inherit it
Hong Wen Zhen Shan Yan
Xingmin Chuanjiguang
Zhaoxianqing prosperous
Ling Dewei bless
Qin Shao Nian is famous
Build the road Dun An Ding
Maoxiu Zhao Yi Chang
Yu Wen Huan Jingrui
Yong Xi Shi Xuchang
2. Descendants of Confucius and Mencius Now naming, the official generation is from the 56th generation, starting in the Ming Dynasty:
1. In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang gave the Kong family eight generation characters: Gong, Yan, Cheng, and Hong. , Wen, Zhen, Shang, Yin are used for naming. Later, Kong Xixue, the fifty-sixth generation in the first year of Hongwu, and Kong Na, the fifty-seventh generation in the seventeenth year of Hongwu, successively attacked Yan Shenggong. In this way, "Xi" and "Yan" are added next to each other to form ten characters, namely: Xi, Yan, Gong, Yan, Cheng, Hong, Wen, Zhen, Shang, and Yin (the later Qing Dynasty changed Hong to For Hong, Yin was changed to Yan).
2. In the late Ming Dynasty, Kong Yinzhi (Kong Yinzhi), the sixty-fifth generation of Yanshenggong, recorded it accurately. Emperor Chongzhen gave it the words "Xingyu spreads its message widely, Zhaoxian celebrates its prosperity". Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty also gave it the words "Ling Dewei bless you, and Qin Shao's thoughts are prominent". In the eighth year of the Republic of China, Kong Lingyi, the 76th generation Shenggong of the Republic of China, established another twenty characters and asked the then Beiyang government for approval and publication. That is, the eighty-sixth generation to the one hundred and fifth generation. That is to say, "Build roads to ensure stability, repair and repair Yi Chang, enrich the culture and flourish the scenery, and make the world prosperous forever." So far, it is known that the youngest generation is the generation named "Qin". Therefore, many descendants of Confucius and Mencius can tell their seniority from their names. This is not always used by the descendants of Confucius and Mencius, but in the ninth year of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty (1744), the Ministry of Rites investigated and compiled it and reported it to the emperor for the order of descendants of Confucius and Mencius.
3. The descendants of Yan Hui (resurrection of sage) and Zengzi (zong sage) are also arranged in this way.