Why ancient Chinese women should not be literate

But "characters" were only limited to people with status in ancient times. "The Book of Rites: Qu Li" says: "Men have twenty crowns and words", and "women have fifteen words and words", that is, regardless of men and women, only when they reach adulthood, they take words, and the purpose of taking words is to make people respect him and be called by others.

Ordinary people, especially their peers and subordinates, are only allowed to call their elders by their first names.

Ancient women with characters include Dong Xiaowan, Zuo Fen, Xue Tao, Ban Zhao, Cai Wenji, etc.

There are words.

According to records, in ancient times, men took characters when they were 20 years old, and women took characters when they were allowed to marry.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the great Confucian Zheng Xuan had a note: "It is said that the person who should marry in the year." The woman is allowed to marry, and she is not allowed to marry, and she is not allowed to marry. This means that a woman should be allowed to marry at the age of fifteen. A woman who is allowed to marry shall be fifteen years old and shall be given a letter of expression, and if she does not agree to marry, she shall be twenty years old.

However, there are very few women written in the history books, and most of them are written about so-and-so, and there are few records of names.

Ancient Female Names:

1. Ruike. Source: Table Ruiliang is here, Shu Ji Ke Yiyue Wen Tang to Xue Quantang poems.

Rui Ke is selected from Tang poems, which means that auspicious rui qi permeates the sky, making people can't help but be happy and happy when they see it. "Ruike" can be understood as Fushou Kangning, Kexinru. Jiangnan Yilin thinks that "Ruike" is very suitable as a girl's name, which means that the baby is dignified and atmospheric, warm and kind, polite and understanding, and often brings good luck to the people around him, and has a good relationship with friends.

Second, Xinqiao. Source: Botian for the New Year's wine, arbor for the new poultry Year's Title Maots Quantang poems.

"Xinqiao" is selected from a Tang poem, which means: In order to harvest a full harvest in the coming year, the new wine brewed in the paddy field is offered, and the tall trees are waiting for the roost of the new birds. "New Joe" can be understood as a vigorous growing tree, as a girl's name, it means that the baby has a tenacious and upright heart like an arbor, dares to face all the challenges of life, has a strong vitality, can forge ahead, accumulate steadily.

3. Hibiscus. Source: Book curtain path, piano platform pillow hibiscus fence Ande Mountain Pond Banquet Collection All Tang Dynasty poems.

"Hibiscus" is selected from a Tang poem, which means: There is a path outside the study, and the cushion where the piano is placed is placed next to the hibiscus fence. This poem depicts a simple and fresh study picture to us, and also expresses the poet's mood of not liking things and not being sad about himself.

Jiangnan Yilin feels that "hibiscus" is very suitable as a girl's name, implying that the baby loves to read, is diligent and progressive, and has a fresh and elegant temperament.

The Book of Rites and Qu Li says: "Men have twenty crowns and words" and "Women have fifteen crowns and words", that is, regardless of men and women, only when they reach adulthood and filial piety, the purpose of taking words is to make people respect him and be called by others. Ordinary people, especially peers and subordinates, are only allowed to accompany the sail and call him by his first name.

For example, Cai Wenji (177?－?Mingyan, the original word Zhaoji, the Jin Dynasty avoided Sima Zhao, changed the word Wenji, Chen Liuyu (now Kaifeng Qi County, Henan) in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the daughter of Cai Yong, a great writer in the Eastern Han Dynasty, is a famous talented woman and writer in Chinese history, good at astronomy and mathematics, erudite and literary, good at poetry, and long debate and music.

His representative works include "Eighteen Beats of Hu Ji" and "Poems of Grief and Indignation".

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At that time, in the eyes of the ancients, in fact, both men and women felt that women were inherently inferior, and many people were influenced by this concept, which led to a series of opinions. Therefore, it is natural to learn knowledge to be able to gain fame and fortune, which can only be done by people who have a certain status in society as a man, so at that time, it was impossible for women to learn cultural knowledge and literacy, and they would refute this matter with a playful and abusive relationship, so his fundamental reason was the status of women at that time, so the two had a great relationship, and it could be said that it was a decisive relationship.

The first reason is that people at that time were deeply influenced by the concept of "male superiority and inferiority of women". At that time, it was customary for men to marry several women, and few men could restrain themselves from monogamy. In fact, at that time, in their hearts, they regarded marrying a few women as wives and how many people they could support in the family as the capital of comparison.

Therefore, the social atmosphere at that time was distorted and could not be accepted by the people who are now open-minded. Therefore, under the influence of this trend, the inadequacy of women to be literate was supported by many people at that time. In fact, this is also a manifestation of women's pathos.

The second reason is that at that time, there was always a saying among the people that "women are virtuous if they are not talented", which played a vital role in the development of women at that time. Therefore, because many people have been influenced by this concept, they have a playful and abusive prejudice against women who want to learn. But we all know that everyone is created equal, and it is the same for knowledge, and we can all acquire knowledge, so this is unscientific.

The third reason is that at that time, whether women were born in a family or an ordinary family, their status was actually very low, and most of the time they were used as a tool to obtain benefits. Therefore, such a "tool" to learn knowledge is naturally not necessary.

Women were at a disadvantage in the society at that time, so this led to the people at that time thinking that women were not suitable for learning because it would improve their literacy.

The ancients believed that women were not the same, which was related to the low status of women. Because the ancients believed that it was enough for a woman to have children as long as she could take care of the family. It is not necessary for people to be literate, and it is useless to know words.

This has a certain relationship with the low social status of women in ancient times, from ancient times to the present, women have won the hearts of the people, and even said that women are not talented and are virtuous, and do not need to learn words.

Yes, if women were literate, they would inevitably be resentful of the words in books about the need for women to be restrained, or the perception that certain characteristics of women were evil, which led to the emancipation of women, and women would seek their own rights and interests, which conflicted with the ancient belief that women should stay at home.

The word is another name taken by Confucianism (in fact, it is to advertise itself as a scholar), and the ancients believed that "a woman is virtuous if she is not talented", so even if she takes the word, no one recognizes it!

In ancient times, the status of women was low, and there were no words, right?

The word was given by the elders in the early days, during the coming-of-age ceremony for men.

Ancient women generally did not have words.

In ancient times, women's status was not named.

With the word, the father's surname before marriage, and the husband's surname after marriage. Only those with higher status are famous. But there are no words either.