Names are status symbols
A name is a symbol of one's identity, and a good name is not only eye-catching, but also unforgettable. For example, the modern historian [Mr. Guo Moruo] and the art educator [Mr. Li Kuchan], such names are not unusual, but also clear and unconventional. On the contrary, if you don't pay attention to the name, it will hurt the child and even change the name later.
Taking names is also a cultural manifestation
Name drawbacks: "follow the trend"
One of the biggest drawbacks of Chinese name is "following the trend", and everyone uses the same name in one go. Look at how many people are called Li Qiang, how many are called Zhang Jian, how many are called Wang Zhen, how many are called Li Li, and how many are called Zhang Hong! These names have the characteristics of the times, and at a glance, they are exclusive to the post-80s crowd. If the parents of the previous generation named their children, there was not much culture. So now these young parents give their children names, and they have made similar mistakes - the names are piled up. For example, "Haotian, Shihan, Yinuo, Zihang" and so on.
Children name names to avoid getting in the same light
Examples:
A few days ago, I watched a news and thought it was quite funny: in 2021, there were 20 children in a kindergarten class in a certain place, 5 called Haoran, 5 called Shihan, 6 called Zihao, and 4 called Zixuan. Now I think such a name is cute, but imagine 60 years later, these children have become old people, and the streets are full of old men and women named "ZiHao" and "Zi Xuan".
When you are old, you call it "Han Han" and "Haohao", do you feel awkward?
For example, "Zi" zǐ becomes the most used Chinese character for the name.
Taking the Chinese character "Zi" as an example, why do young parents prefer this type of Chinese character, and what is the reason behind it? You will find that the word "Zi" is used more in girls' names. Zi, left and right structure, left is "wood", right is "Xin". "Zi" essence is a deciduous tree, called "catalpa tree", this tree is characterized by a tight and excellent wood material, and there is elasticity, not easy to brittle, waterproof and moisture-proof, but also emits fragrance, known as a thousand years of immortal wood, excellent quality is also very precious.
Catalpa trees
"Zi": The meaning of the name
The catalpa tree is regarded as the king of the wood, and it is used in the name of a person, which means that the child can grow vigorously and healthily. Can grow into a talent, knowledgeable, thick people, to be a useful talent to the country, to become a talent among talents. For example, several typical names "Ziqi" describe girls as precious as jade. "Zi Han" said that a girl has temperament and cultivation, and so on...
"Zi", the children thrive
"Zi": a symbol of honor
Words related to "Zi" contain the meaning of glory and honor in it, such as the word "Zi Tong", which is the ancient king's title to the queen, The Zi is the noble of the wood, the ancients took the Zi as the symbol of having a son, and the emperor established the empress, not only for the mother of the world, but more importantly, for the sake of building heirs and inheriting the unification. "Zi" comes from the "Poetry, Wind and Dingzhi Fangzhong", so the name of the Chinese "Zi" itself also has a classical beauty, plus "Zi" and "Zi" homophony, but also means that the family can have more children and more children and grandchildren.
Zi, with a classical beauty
"Zi", the object must be reversed: often used as a [coffin]
It is precisely because of this meaning that the public data of the Civil Affairs Bureau shows that the Zizi has won the "champion" of the name word for 3 consecutive years. However, this word is now overused, the so-called extreme of things must be reversed, Chinese characters to see how to understand, if I want to tell you that "Zi" has another layer of negative meaning, will you still be so enthusiastic? "Zi" is essentially a fine wood, because it has a strong and tight, waterproof and moisture-proof, insect-resistant moth, not perishable characteristics, so in ancient times it was often used by emperors as a "coffin" burial. For example, the words "ZiQi" and "ZiGong" mean this. If you understand it from this perspective, do you still chase it? Is it good to get a name like this?
"Zi Gong" and "Zi Gong", which in ancient times referred to "coffin"
Naming tests parental literacy
According to incomplete statistics, there are about 100,000 Chinese characters preserved from ancient times to the present, is it not possible to use other Chinese characters? Of course, this requires our young and wise parents to use more brains when naming their children, and not to let so many similar names rot the street. Naming a name is a culture, a manifestation of the cultural literacy of parents. I am [Liaocheng Wanggang], the next article we will see you again.