Therefore, it is obvious that Kaoyu is the word on the tombstone, what does it mean?

The "therefore" on the tombstone refers to the meaning of the deceased, and it is also a kind of nostalgia for the deceased. "Xian" means first, and it is an honorific title for the deceased. "Kao" and "妣" refer to the father and mother, respectively.

Therefore, it means that the person has passed away.

Conspicuous: The meaning of eminence, highlighting the status of the person in his life.

Kao: It means my father.

妣: Refers to the mother.

Kao refers to the deceased father, and 妣 refers to the deceased mother. Generally, these two words are used in the monuments erected by children to their parents. Therefore, it means that the person who erected the monument and the deceased are very close, and they are close relatives or elders.

It is generally used for the deceased who has no living elders, and the following are the situation of children and grandchildren.

When it comes to some things in China's rural areas, there are actually a lot of things, and many times I have never seen them, so some people have also asked, which is about tombstones, for example, I often see what are written on some tombstones, so what do these words mean? Let's continue to analyze and reveal the secret of this problem!

In recent years, it has indeed become popular in rural areas to erect monuments in front of the tombs of ancestors. My grandparents died in 1994, and a monument was erected a few years ago. The stele uses "show".

If you take a closer look at these tombstones in the cemetery, it is indeed as the title says, some of them are written "Xian", some are written "Xian", and some are written "Ci". In addition, there are words such as "test", "妣" and "讳". These are all regulations handed down from ancient times, and they are very particular and cannot be used indiscriminately.

The inscription can reveal a lot of information, and those who understand it can follow the inscription until the name, year of birth and death, family situation of the person buried in the tomb, the situation of the clan at the time of death, and the relationship between the person who erected the monument and the person who was buried.

Different customs in different places will also vary the content engraved on the tombstone, and even the same words will represent different meanings in different regions. In particular, there is a big difference between the north and the south.

Let's talk about them one by one.

Therefore, this is very easy to understand, which is the meaning of deceased. In ancient times, "old man" had two meanings, one was to refer to an old friend, and the other meant to refer to a dead person.

Obviously, this is a kind of honorific title for the ancestors. It is generally followed by the word father or mother, showing father and mother. According to the records of Qing Dynasty scholars, the word "Xian" was written as the word "Huang" in the past, which is also the emperor's father with Qing, Huangmu.

This is not to say that his parents were emperors and empresses, but that aggressiveness was the praise of the ancients for the deceased ancestors, to show the dignity of the deceased. Later, because of the stipulation that "Shishu shall not be called the emperor", it was changed to a prominent character.

We will see that some tombstones use the first character, and some use the first character. There is a difference, generally speaking, the first character is an honorific title for the deceased, and the Xianzi is a good name for the deceased. In some places, the death of the deceased is due to the death of parents and parents-in-law, and there are children and grandchildren who are worthy of using the word Xian, and ordinary people can only use the first word.

Kao Yan This is also simple, Kao, refers to the father, and 妣, refers to the mother. In other words, the father or mother of the person who erected the monument is buried in this tomb.

In addition to Kao and Yan, the words Yan and Ci will also be used in some places, and the meaning is similar. Yan refers to the father, and kindness refers to the mother. Strict father and mother.

In addition, it is also mentioned that everyone should pay attention to the difference between the use of the words "讳" and "wisdom". The ancients paid attention to taboos, especially the younger generations could not call the names of the elders, so the names of the elders should also be avoided when the monument was erected. When mentioning the name of the male elder, use "obscurity", and when mentioning the name of the female elder, UFIDA sells "wisdom".

For example, Gong Liu xx.

The meaning of the tombstone is as follows:

1. Therefore. Therefore, the meaning of "therefore" is easy to understand, so it is in the past. Used in conjunction with deceased, it refers to a deceased deceased.

Generally speaking, as long as it is on the tombstone, the word "therefore" is used the most. It refers to the tomb of someone who has passed away, regardless of generation, young and old.

2. Display. "Xian" generally refers to the deceased person who has relatives above him, and there are no prominent people in the future generations. In terms of identity, he is still an ordinary person, and he uses it first.

"Show" refers to the deceased people have no relatives above, and the descendants of future generations are better mixed, in order to show respect for the deceased, the word "Xian" is often used.

3. Examination, concubine.

The test here is not a test, the test of the test, this test word is generally used in conjunction with Yan, representing parents. Xian Kao represents the deceased father, and Xian Yan represents the deceased mother, so in ancient China, an idiom "such as mourning Kaoyu" means that this person is very sad, as if his parents have died.

Origin of the tombstone:

For the grave of the funeral relatives, one or two generations can be remembered, three generations later it is not clear, especially after migration, war does not know where the ancestral grave is, people come up with many ways, at the beginning people from the dead to the burial, to maintain the coffin rope with the garden stake inspiration, in front of the tomb to insert a stake bamboo pole, tie a fibrous thing (paper or silk, etc.).

Writing the date and hour of the deceased's birth and death is called "Mingjing" (or "Mingjing"), but it is easy and damaged, so people will find another way: the rich and noble people used stone garden pillars instead of wooden garden piles, and carved the deceased's name, birth time, official rank, etc. on the stone pillars, and in order to engrave more characters, its shape evolved into square and rectangular, and began to be buried in the tomb or outside the tomb.

Referring to the house building, the top of the stele is added with a stele cap, decorated with carved animals, plants or landscape patterns, the stele body is engraved with the resume of the deceased, indicating that it is a single burial with wives, concubines, sons, daughters, etc., and the yin house (i.e. the tomb) Feng Shui geographical location is oriented (indicated by the heavenly stem and earth branch) The middle-class family erects a medium tombstone, and the poor family can only set up a small stone stele with a name, or a pottery brick stele or plant some kind of evergreen tree as a logo.

As a result, the tombstone is gradually transformed into a cultural artwork by practical goods, and its function, form, texture, and cultural decoration are also more and more diversified, and the tombstone of celebrities pays more attention to the body of the monument with high-quality stones such as flower gangite and marble, and there is a statue of the deceased on the top of the monument or a porcelain statue of the deceased inlaid in the center of the monument. The tombstone became a "certificate of honor" and ornament to record the deceased's family lineage and meritorious deeds.

In line with the social customs of the Chinese people's glorious ancestors, Ze and descendants, and the eternal social customs, in order not to be affected by natural erosion and man-made damage such as wind, rain, and sun, the tablet is erected outside the tomb, and the epitaph and inscription are buried in the tomb. Tombstones prevailed in the Han and Tang dynasties, and later became a fixed trend.

Therefore: deceased; Xian: an honorific title for the deceased; Kao: Father; Yan: Mother.

Therefore, the word "therefore" not only has the effect of replacing the words that may offend others, but also appears solemn and solemn, suitable for the solemn and sad atmosphere after the death of the person, and can also express the memory of the ancestors engraved on the tombstone, the meaning of nostalgia, a small "therefore" word has a very many functions.

The word "xian" is very similar to the pronunciation of "xian", so the meaning of these two words is also very similar, "xian" is also an honorific title for the ancestors of the deceased, and the difference with "xian" is that "xian" is mainly used to describe the deceased who has the highest rank in the family and has no ancestors among the living people.

If the deceased is the father, the person who erected the monument will engrave "Kao" on the tombstone, and if it is the mother, it will be "妣". In ancient times, "Kaoyan" could also represent the parents of others.