Relatives of the He clan
In ancient China, the relationship between honor and inferiority under the influence of Confucianism was very important, and there was the concept of parents and brothers in the family, and there was also the dignity and inferiority of the subjects of the Son of Heaven in the country. We all know that in ancient times, emperors called themselves "朕" in their self-designations. Although there are also emperors who call themselves "widows" or "orphans", the emperors we see the most are the emperors who call themselves "朕", and the emperors do not allow the commoners to call themselves "朕", because at that time, "朕" has become the exclusive title of the emperor, and if the commoners dare to use it, they will be cursed to exterminate the Nine Tribes.
We all know that after Qin Shi Huang destroyed the 6 kingdoms and unified the world, in order to distinguish himself from the differences between the heavenly sons and princes in the past, he combined the imperial characters in the three emperors and the imperial characters in the five emperors to create the title of emperor. And in order to more clearly distinguish himself from the common people, Qin Shi Huang decided to use a kind of emperor's exclusive self-designation. Among the many self-designations such as "I", "Wu", "朕", etc., Qin Shi Huang chose "朕". So why did Qin Shi Huang call himself "朕"? Expert: Take the word "朕" apart and look at it, and you will understand.
In fact, before Qin Shi Huang unified the 6 kingdoms, "I", "I", "Yuan" and these self-proclaimed can be used by anyone, even a random displaced person on the street can call himself "朕". But in terms of pronunciation and tone, the word "朕" is definitely more imposing than self-proclaimed names such as me and me. And those high-ranking officials and nobles, in order to show their identity, distinguish themselves from the common people, and in ordinary times, they must use the self-designation of "朕" more than the self-designation of "I" and "Wu".
Of course, for civilians, the self-designations of "I" and "I" are more approachable and easy to draw relationships with others. However, for the emperor, a sufficiently majestic self-designation can show the domineering and majesty of the emperor, so Qin Shi Huang chose "朕" in the exclusive self-designation.
Of course, Qin Shi Huang's choice of "朕" as his exclusive title must have had a deeper reason. After research, experts put forward a theory, for example, if the hieroglyphic characters are taken apart, the words "boat" and "灷" will be obtained. These two words are colloquially speaking, boats and burning fires. In the era of human clans, our people rely on the Yellow River yangtze River to originate, and having a boat means having the ability to sail and being able to have more food and wealth.
As early as earlier times, fire meant the ability to drive away wild beasts, meant force, and after that, those who mastered fire also had the right to distribute food among the tribes, so later having fire became a status symbol, and then it was transferred to the ding, which has the saying of the nine heavenly sons. Therefore, the word "朕", which is pieced together from "boat" and "灷", has the meaning of sitting on the world and commanding the world.
As a result, "朕" also became the exclusive self-title of the most powerful person in the world at that time, the Son of Heaven, although it was also called "widow" or some other miscellaneous titles later, but because "朕" has a long history, it was used the most, until the abdication of Puyi, the last emperor of our country. (Source: Beijing Jiuqin Culture)