Why did the ancients give their names, and what is the origin of the ancient people s numbers?

The ancients were named for two reasons:

1. It is the user himself/herself:

The middle and upper classes of feudal society, especially the literati, always liked to give themselves a name. It is precisely because the "number" is self-generated, so it is not limited by the family, patriarchy, etiquette and lineage like the name and the table, and can freely express and flaunt the user's aspirations and interests, so there are many kinds of aliases.

Second, it is recognized by others:

This kind of "number" is called "nickname", "nickname" or "mixed number" or "muddy number". It has a strong representation, which can not only enhance people's memory of all kinds of characters, but also a supplement to the name, character and number, and is often a portrayal or refraction of the character's face and character characteristics. The vivid nickname of "Water Margin" left a very deep and unforgettable impression on readers.

Nicknames such as Black Whirlwind Li Kui, Leopard Head Lin Chong, Blue-faced Beast Yang Zhi, Flower Monk Lu Zhishen, Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming, Winged Tiger Lei Heng, Desperate Saburo Shixiu, and Langli Baitiao Zhang Shun vividly and accurately depict the characters' personalities, specialties or physiological characteristics.

Because ancient people paid great attention to respect and humility, and also paid great attention to the size of their age, and they were also very particular about naming names, so they usually gave themselves a number, and some people gave him a number because of their wider range of influence.

Because the ancient literati always liked to give themselves a number, and it was also a sign of the character, which would be widely spread later, so there would be a number.

In order to strengthen ethics and morality, literature is published, and in order to better make people remember their names, some people will name themselves after the names of their places where they live.

In fact, most of the numbers are arbitrary, which is the same as our modern people's nicknames, which are very arbitrary.

There are three ways for the ancients to start a name:

1. Self-name by the environment of residence: such as Tao Qian's self-named Mr. Wuliu. Rent such as Li Bai has lived in Qinglian Township, Sichuan since childhood, so he calls himself Qinglian Jushi. Su Shi called himself a monk on the eastern slope.

2. Self-name with interest and ambition: such as Du Fu's self-proclaimed Shaoling Ye Lao. 10,000 books, 1,000 ancient gold and stone inscriptions, a piano, a game of chess, a pot of wine, an old man, and a 61 layman are Ouyang Xiu's self-names in his later years.

He Zhizhang called himself a Siming maniac. Jin Xinnong's self-proclaimed monk is a monk with porridge and rice, all of which reflect his personal interests.

3. With the age of birth, the artistic conception of the literary hall, the morphological characteristics, and even the amazing words, he called himself: Zhao Mengfu Jiayin was born in the year, and he called himself Jiayin. Yuan Zheng Yuan pretended to be the right, and called himself Shang Zuosheng. In the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunming called himself Zhu Zhi Zhisheng, and later evolved into Zhu Zhi Mountain in the folk.

Did the ancients give their own "trumpets", and what was the purpose of the ancients' "trumpets"?

name" is also called "original name", in the Xia Dynasty.

It has happened before, and it is generally given a name three months after birth, which is a personal special name. "Word" is also known as "table word", because "word" usually expresses and fills in the "name", which is related to "name", and "name" is in the surface, so it is also called "table word". Qualifications are examined.

The word "began with Yin Shang, and the founder of Yin Shang was Shang Tang.

The name Tianyi, the word soup.

In ancient times, people searched for words based on the classical style, crown ceremony.

It is a sign of an adult in ancient times, and the word search and the crown ceremony were carried out at the same time, and the crown ceremony was at the age of 20, and after the word search, he was able to marry a wife and have children, which means that he could go to society. Ancient people paid attention to the difference between the elder and the young, the hierarchical concept is strict, the elderly, the name between the peers is of course different, and the word search is just to distinguish the elder and the young, the name of the ancient people, often used to call themselves, the key to the word is convenient for others to call themselves, peers or each other influence is very much, honorific Chinese characters do not need a name, if the name of others is immediately called, it is a kind of offense and lack of attention to others, "Pai Zi Tan calls his name", "bluntly" is a derogatory word probably from this time.

Humility means that you don't need words in your name; The old man is called by name to show his respect and humility, and the teacher is called the student and the leading cadre.

For subordinates, you can also call them by their names, which looks more intimate, but they are generally called words, and if you are outspoken, you may have bad feelings. According to the "Shu" account: "The first birth of the third month and the beginning of the name, so the name of Yun You, the age of twenty has the law of being a father, good friends and other classes can not call their names, so the crown and insertion."

and "Etiquette, Shichen Touching the Crown": "The crown is the word, and the name is respected." The monarch's father used to be called by his name, and others were called by his name.

It is a good way to describe the use of words and names. Not only men must look up when they grow up, but women also need to do the same, women are called "unwritten" before they are married, and when they reach the age of marriage at the age of fifteen, they need to hold a ceremony.

And look up the word for good friends to call non-stop.

It is generally written by oneself, and the purpose of the number is to make one's reputation greater, like this kind of ancient poets such as Li Bai and Du Fu, they all have numbers.

It's not his own, but someone else gave it to him, and his grandson is generally those hundreds of Wang surnames or some relatives and friends, and their purpose is to make everyone remember it.

It is written by themselves, this is what they call themselves, and the purpose is to let others know what kind of person they are and what their character is.

The meaning of the trumpet of the ancients is as follows:

The number is another name for a person, and the closed finger is also called "alias".

In ancient times, some people had "numbers" in addition to names and characters. The number is another name for people, so it is also called "alias". The number is very practical, in addition to being called by people, it is also used as a signature for articles, books, calligraphy and paintings.

For example, Lu Tong's "Yuchuanzi Poetry Collection", Du Mu's "Fan Chuan Anthology", "Songxue Six-Body Thousand Character Text", Lao Lian's "Lotus Mandarin Duck Picture" and so on.

If we are not familiar with the aliases of ancient literati writers, it is difficult to know who the authors of these works were. Therefore, for the ancient literati writers, we must not only master their names and characters, but also remember their numbers. Such as: Su Shi Zizhan, alias Dongpo layman.

When did the wind originate, there is no detailed record in the literature, probably in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Like "Lao Dan" and "Guiguzi", they can be regarded as the earliest aliases in China. In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Tao Yuanming called himself "Mr. Wuliu", more people gave themselves a number in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and a general atmosphere was formed in the Tang and Song dynasties, and the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties reached their peak.

For example, the Ming Dynasty painter Chen Hongshou has four numbers: "Lao Lian", "Lao Chi", "Regret Chi", and "Cloud Gate Monk". Extended to modern times, the use of numbers has not declined, such as Su Xuanying's "Manshu"; Qi sulfur "White Stone"; He Xiangning is the "owner of Shuangqing Building". In modern times, the literati's name has gradually been replaced by a pen name.

To be precise, the names of the ancients should be divided into three types: name, character, and number. The name is the official name for oneself, the word is the continuation of this title, and the number indicates one's ambition.

The numbers of the ancients are divided into two kinds, one is self-named, that is, self-proclaimed, and the other is the number given by others. For example, Tao Yuanming of the Jin Dynasty planted five willow trees in front of his house, and he called himself Mr. Wuliu. Another example is Pang Tong, the strategist of Shu during the Three Kingdoms, his name is Feng Xia, and his Phoenix Chick is the same as Zhuge Liang's Wolong, which was sent by Pang Degong.

In ancient times, it was an honorific title, and the number of others often also showed a kind of respect for others. It is the name of the ancients according to their own interests or place of residence, and the number does not limit the identity, and anyone can name it for themselves according to their own hobbies or interests.

In ancient times, many literati had their own names, and they often started them according to their interests or places of residence. We are all familiar with these, such as the Tang Dynasty Bai Juyi Xiangshan Jushi, Li Bai Qinglian Jushi, Du Fu Shaoling Yelao, Song Dynasty Su Dongpo Jushi, Li Qingzhao, Yi'an Jushi, Ming Dynasty Tang Yin No. Liuru Jushi, Qing Dynasty Zheng Xie No. Banqiao and so on.

In ancient times, the number taken was just like the one we now get a screen name.

2. The relationship between names and words. "The Book of Rites: Qu Lishang" said: "Twenty men are ,...... with a crown."Women are allowed to marry, and they are allowed to write", which shows that the rules of "words" in ancient times were applicable to both men and women.

"Characters" were first popular in the circles of the upper class, but later gradually broke down the boundaries, and ordinary people also took more words, and became accustomed to them.

The word may be the interpretation of the meaning of the name, or it can be the play of the connotation of the name, and there are generally three relationships:

1) Explain to each other. For example, Zhuge Liang's word Kongming, Guan Yu's word Yunchang, Bao Zhao's word Mingyuan, Tao Qian's word Yuanming, Bai Juyi's word Letian, etc., are all words with mutual meanings and complement each other.

2) Positive and negative relationship with each other. For example, Han Yu, the word retreat, the more has the meaning of upward, and the meaning of the name retreat is just the opposite;

3) Meaning inference. For example, Du Fu's word Zimei, Fu means beautiful man, Zi is generally called to himself, Zimei means that he is very handsome. Yue Fei's word Pengju, Pengju means to spread its wings and soar to the sky.

Another example is Su Shi, the word Zhan, if we know that the ancient meaning of the word "Shi" refers to the horizontal wood in front of the car for people to lean on, and "Ju Shanzi" is the master's self-proclaimed, then it is logical to call it "Zhan" by reading the railing.

3. As for the literati bachelor to take aliases in addition to their names and characters, it is also an indispensable elegant thing. And this number is often more mysterious or even traceless than the word obtained, but most of them still have rules to follow. Many people like to use the names of places they have lived or stayed in, such as Tao Yuanming's "Biography of Mr. Liu of Wutong High School" cloud:

There are five willow trees next to the house, because I think it is a number. At the age of five, Li Bai moved with his father to Qinglian Township, Zhangming County, Mianzhou (now Jiangyou County, Sichuan), and later called himself "Qinglian Jushi"; After Su Shi degraded Huangzhou (now Huanggang County, Hubei), "he and Tian Father Ye were from the rivers and mountains, built a room on the east slope, and called himself a monk on the east slope." Su Shi took "Dongpo" as the name and admired Bai Juyi, because Bai Juyi had planted flowers in Zhongzhou (now Zhongxian County, Sichuan) to entertain himself, and the poem tasted several words about "Dongpo", Su Mu followed suit, so he took it as a number.