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●—≺ Preface ≻—●
Many people have heard the phrase "I am older than you", generation is the position of a person among relatives, and most of the names taken by people in the past are taken according to the "word generation", and the size of the generation can be judged when you hear the name.
But why is it not popular to choose names according to "character generation" now?
●—≺ 字辈取名 ≻—●
The concept of family in China has always occupied an important position, the family is not only the basic unit of society, but also the core of people's lives, in order to maintain the harmony and stability of the family, the ancestors created a set of rigorous naming system, that is, the "character generation" system.
The so-called "character generation" refers to the naming method within a family, the same generation will use the same Chinese characters, and its biggest role is to divide the inferior and the young.
For example, in the TV series "Do You Know", the heroine's eldest brother Sheng Changbai and third brother Sheng Changfeng, the two of them are of the same generation, and they are both "long" generations.
But careful people will also find that the last word of their name, a "cypress" and a "maple", are all next to the wooden character, and they are also the names of a kind of trees.
This is also the naming method, or rule, that some large families pay more attention to, and their names often contain similar sides or roots.
Another example is the three brothers of the male protagonist's family, the short-lived eldest "Gu Tingyu", the male protagonist "Gu Tingye", and the younger brother "Gu Tingwei" born to his stepmother.
They are all surnamed Gu, and they are all from the Tingzi generation, only the last word is different, but they are all next to the word "fire".
This practice is easy for family members to identify the relationship between each other's generation, as long as everyone is a surname, compare the names of two people, and soon know who is older and whose generation is smaller, so as to distinguish the relationship between the elder and the younger, so as not to lose etiquette.
Of course, the "character generation" also helps to strengthen their sense of identity with the family tradition and strengthen the bond between family members.
In ancient times, when a natural disaster occurred, many families were scattered, and after many years, when they had the opportunity to meet again, even if they couldn't recognize them, they might be able to know the relationship between the two when they heard the name.
Therefore, the "character generation" is a very important tradition in ancient times, and each surname family has its own genealogy and family rules, etc., representing the inheritance and continuation of family culture.
However, with the passage of time, with the development of social modernization, this traditional culture is slowly becoming less used, and the tradition of "character generation" is gradually disappearing.
Is it because it is not good to name according to the "character generation"? Are there other reasons?
●—≺ Fall of the Direction ≻—●
One is that the name according to the "character generation" is too rigid, for example, if a boy's character happens to be "Fang", then his name will become very feminine if he is not careful.
The character is excellent and cannot be changed, so some people will feel that it is not good or undesirable to choose a name according to the generation.
Or the word that represents the character generation is more rare and difficult to write, many people can't recognize it, can't call it, in order to write better and recognize, many people don't like to use the word generation to name it.
In addition, many families with the same surname mostly use the same genealogy, and after the surname and character generation are fixed, only the third character can be played freely.
In this way, it is easy to meet people with the same name and surname, especially if the mainland has a large population, the rate of duplicate names will be higher.
The second is that people's education level has been greatly improved, and it is no longer a problem to choose a name.
After all, a person's name is to follow him for a lifetime, and when parents naturally attach great importance to it, they will generally not make a mistake if they choose it according to the character generation.
But now that people's cultural level has generally improved, it is not a problem to choose a name for their child, the range of choices is very wide, and parents can pin their good hopes for their children in the name.
For example, our common "Huimin" and "Zhiyuan" are parents' expectations for their children's wisdom and ambition.
There are also names that are symbols of a piece of history, such as Xiaoxue in "Family with Children", her stage name is Yang Zi, but her real name is Yang Yiao, which means that she hopes that the Olympic bid will be successful.
Because when she was born, China was bidding to host the Olympics, and her father wanted our country to succeed, so he gave his daughter such a name.
There are also many names like this, such as "founding the country", "building the army" and "building a strong country", reflecting the atmosphere of the great cause of the founding of the country in the sixties and seventies of the last century.
People's education level is high, and their thinking has also changed, and the name of the child is naturally more flexible and individual, and has their own ideas, and the "character generation" is too limited, so most of the young people nowadays do not like this way of naming.
The third is that many people's genealogies have been lost in historical changes, and they can't find a reference basis, so naturally they can no longer name them according to their generations.
If you want to rebuild the family tree, you need manpower, material and financial resources, and some elders of the family will negotiate and discuss, this kind of thing is more cumbersome, and there are not many people who can really unite together, and there are not many people who do these things.
Fourth, the concept of clan in modern people is getting weaker and weaker, and it used to be an agricultural society, and the size of the population represents the size of the productive forces to a certain extent.
A large family has been supporting each other, living relatively close to each other, and the relationship is relatively close, but now it is very different, and with the acceleration of urbanization, people's lifestyles have changed dramatically.
Everyone buys a house in the city to live, the neighbors of a building may not know each other, and some go to the big city to struggle, and even the Chinese New Year may not be able to come back, and it is difficult for a big family to really get together.
Therefore, the clan is gradually declining, and the character generation has no meaning, and now there are few young people who rely on the character generation to recognize people.
In this context, more and more people no longer follow the traditional rules of generation, but choose their favorite name as a way to show their personality and characteristics.
This phenomenon is especially evident among young people, who have received a higher education, have a broader intellectual horizon, and are more willing to pursue personalized names as a way to express their personality and characteristics.
●—≺ Conclusion ≻—●
Names play an important role in everyday life, they are not only a sign of personal identity, but also an important tool in our social interactions.
A good name makes a good first impression and facilitates an individual's success in society.
Nowadays, many young parents choose their children's names themselves, or spend money to find someone to choose a name, and the form of the name is no longer emphasized, and the tradition of the character generation is gradually disappearing.
However, this does not mean that we ignore family traditions, on the contrary, we should cherish and understand the cultural connotations behind these traditions in order to better understand and inherit our cultural heritage.