What do Han people get their names for, and how did Han people get their names in Han history?

Although Qin was a unified empire, it was very short-lived, but Qin's influence was very large. By the time of the Han Dynasty, the northern and northwestern ethnic groups still called the Han Dynasty people "Qin people", while the Han Dynasty people called themselves "Chinese". At that time, the ethnic groups in the frontier also often called the people of the counties and counties of the Han Dynasty "Han people", but it was not yet a national concept, it meant "people of the Han Dynasty".

However, in the Han Dynasty, there were already collective names such as "Hu Han", "Yue Han", and "Yi Han", which probably began to have the meaning of ethnic names. As for the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Han people under the ** regime called themselves "Chinese" and "Jin", but the border ethnic groups still called them "Han people". Obviously, at this time, the title of "Han people" has a relatively clear national meaning.

However, it was also during the period of the two Jin and Northern Dynasties that the concept of "Han people" as a nation was accepted by both Han and non-Han people. At the same time, as the self-proclaimed "Chinese" of the Han people under the rule of the previous ** regime, it has been shared by all ethnic groups living in the Han land, including the Han people. This is the result of the internal migration of various ethnic groups in the frontier since the Eastern Han Dynasty and the further integration of various ethnic groups during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.

The various ethnic groups represented by the "Wuhu" established political power one after another, took possession of the Yellow River valley centered on Liangjing, accepted the advanced Han culture, proclaimed themselves "Chinese emperors", and competed with the Jin dynasty for orthodoxy. In this way, "China" and "Chinese", which have a sense of cultural superiority and are based on regional concepts, are no longer suitable for the exclusive use of the Han people living in the interior. After the term "Chinese" or "Chinese" was shared by all ethnic groups living in the interior, the non-Han people, as the ruling nation, used "Han" or "Han people" to refer to the Han in order to distinguish the Han Chinese.

In this way, "Han" or "Han people" became a formal national concept. In the Tang Dynasty, the title of "Fan" appeared among the ethnic minorities, and they were collectively called "Fan Han" together with the Han people. The five dynasties succeeded the Tang Dynasty, and it was still known as the "Fan Han", and it was also used in the Song Dynasty.

In the Yuan Dynasty, due to the further integration of ethnic groups, the northern ethnic minorities who originally entered the Central Plains have been completely sinicized and are called Han people.

At first, the surnames of the Han people were different from those of the Han people. The original surname is the clan name of the matrilineal clan commune. The character "surname" is a combination of the words "female" and "life".

Many ancient surnames have female characters, such as Jiang, Yao, and Ji. A surname is a branch of a surname. Due to the reproduction of offspring, the clan was divided into several branches, scattered throughout the country, each of which had a special sigil with a surname.

Later, there was not much difference between a surname and a surname.

Take official positions as surnames, such as Sima, Shangguan, Hou, Shuai, and Wei; 2.Occupations and skills as surnames, such as Tao surnames, Cang surnames, and Shang surnames; Take the name and title of the ancestor as the surname, such as Uncle Sun, Wang Sun, Gongsun, etc. surnames, such as Qi, Lu, Wu, Chu; Take the original worshippers as surnames, such as horses, cows, sheep, dragons, etc.

The surname is based on the characteristics of the place of residence, such as Dongguo, Ximen, Yang, Liu, Li, etc. Take numbers as surnames, such as Wu, Lu, Wan, etc.

In addition, some compound surnames, such as Sunchang, Helan, and Huyan, are translated from the pronunciation of ethnic minorities. The "Hundred Family Surnames" written by the Song people has 408 single surnames and 76 compound surnames. The Dictionary of Chinese Names, published in modern times, includes 4,129 single and compound surnames.

There are only about 200 common surnames, and only 100 are the most common single surnames. Those with the surnames Li, Wang, Zhang, Liu, Chen, Yang, Zhao, Huang, Zhou, Wu, Xu, Sun, Hu, Zhu, Gao, Lin, Wu, Guo, and Ma account for more than half of the country's population.

Ancient Chinese names are more complex than modern names, and generally include four items: surname, first name, character, and number. After the birth of the child, the father will name the child. Men are crowned at the age of 20, and women are married at the age of 15, which is a person's official title.

No, it's a person with a certain reputation and culture. It is used to express a person's thoughts and interests. Such as Tao Qian and Liu Wu; Ouyang Xiu, a famous drunkard, was also known as a 61-year-old layman in his later years; Lu You, acting Weng.

Modern people don't pay as much attention to naming as the ancients. With the exception of a few people with words and numbers, the average person usually has only one name. Most of them are one or two words.

Names reflect the cultural and psychological characteristics of the Han people. If someone uses words like "rich, noble, rich, noble", they want to become rich; Some people use words such as "health, health, song, longevity" to hope for health and longevity; Some people use words such as "Dong, Jie, Jun, Cai" in the hope of making a fortune. When people give names to animals, they often use "Peng, Dragon, Tiger, Leopard" to symbolize bravery, strength and good fortune.

When naming plants, "pine, locust, tung and cypress" are used to symbolize solemnity and vitality; Women use "wind, shadow, phoenix, swallow", "orchid, chrysanthemum, plum, apricot" to express beautiful, gentle and kind wishes.

The Han people, formerly known as the Han people, were named after the Han Dynasty in China.

The Han nationality was originally called "Huaxia" as the inhabitants of the Central Plains, and then gradually assimilated and integrated with other ethnic groups, and began to be called the Han nationality in the Han Dynasty. The Han nationality is the main ethnic group in China, and is the descendant of the Yellow Emperor and the Yandi tribe in ancient times, and the descendants of Yan and Huang. The Han people are also a nation with a long history that has not been interrupted in history, and it is also the largest ethnic group in the world.