In the 5,000-year-old Chinese culture, the surname culture can be described as unique.
Every surname has a story and history behind it, and today we are going to discuss a relatively rare but culturally rich surname - "仉".
First of all, let's unveil the mystery of the word "仉". This character is not pronounced jī, nor is it pronounced jǐ, so how exactly is it pronounced? The correct pronunciation is "zhǎng". Yes, you heard it right, it's the "palm" sound.
The next time you meet a friend with the surname "仉", don't mispronounce it, otherwise it may make people think that you are a "half-" cultural person.
When it comes to the surname "仉", we have to mention Mencius's mother, the family of 仉.
As the mother of Mencius, she is famous in history for her godson story of "three migrations and neighbors". When Mencius was a child, his family lived near the cemetery, and Mencius and the children of the neighborhood learned to kneel and cry like adults, and played the game of handling funerals.
When Meng Mu saw it, she frowned: "This is not where I should live!" So, Meng Mu moved with Mencius. This time they moved to the market, and Mencius and the neighbor's children learned from the merchants to do business and slaughter pigs and sheep.
When Meng's mother found out, she frowned again: "This place is not suitable for my children to live in!" So, they moved again. This time, they moved closer to the school.
At this time of the first day of the summer calendar every month, officials go to the Temple of Literature, bow and bow, and treat each other politely.
Meng's mother nodded with satisfaction and said, "This is where my son should live." So, they settled here.
This is the widely circulated story of "Meng's Mother Three Migrations", which tells us that the impact of the environment on people is huge, a good environment can make a person, and a bad environment can destroy a person.
Imagine that if Mencius had not been guided and taught by the Confucian family, perhaps there would have been one less Confucian master in history. Therefore, whenever we read the surname "仉", we might as well pay more respect, because behind this surname, there is the wisdom and love of a great mother.
In modern society, although the surname "仉" is not common, every encounter is like an encounter with history.
And those friends with the surname "仉" often have a sense of responsibility and mission because of this unique surname, as if they want to inherit and carry forward the wisdom and spirit of the surname.
So, the next time you meet a friend with the surname "仉", you might as well chat with them about the story of Meng's mother's three migrations, or ask them what they think and feel about this surname.
Believe me, such a conversation will definitely be more meaningful and in-depth than a simple greeting and greeting.