"Qian shou"
Shǒu) was a name for China people in the Warring States and Qin Dynasties. It was widely used in the Warring States period, and its meaning was the same as that of ordinary people and common people at that time.
Money, Li Ye. It is said in ancient times that when Emperor Yan was driven to Zhuolu by Chiyou, he turned to Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan for help and formed a tribal alliance to attack Chiyou. The defeated captured Jiuli people were called "Limin", which was different from "Shu Ren". At that time, a thousand hands meant prisoners of war and slaves.
In ancient society, the hierarchy was strict, and ordinary people could only wear linen clothes, which were rough in texture and low in price, so "cloth clothes" became synonymous with the people. People, also called Bai Yi, Bai Shi and Ding Bai, refer to people who are not famous. For example, Liu Yuxi's "Humble Room Inscription" said: "There are literati talking and laughing, but there is no Ding Bai."
Besides, people are also called subalterns, which means many things. In addition, "self-protection" is also an ancient name of the people (mostly referring to residents who have lost their land and moved out). For example, in the Book of Songs Feng Wei, there is a chapter about "self-protection", in which an ungrateful young man is written. Right people, raw people, civilians, kings, people and Ding Kou also have the meaning of people.