In ancient times, the meaning of the name and the word was not the same, the word was an additional code name in addition to the name, and the word was a further interpretation, extension and development of the name. Today's names are uniformly named, and there is no meaning of words.
The ancients said that "words are like their people", and the earliest words actually refer to people's table words. Because words often represent lofty ideals or noble virtues, it is highly praised to say that words are like their people.
The "Li Ji Qu Li" says: "Men twenty crowns and words", "women fifteen and characters", the purpose of taking words is to make people respect him, for others to call, ordinary people, especially peers and subordinates are only allowed to call the word of honor and can not be called by his name. The word also represents the person's adulthood.
The ancient name is somewhat similar to today's nickname, for the elders to call, and the word is similar to today's name, for others to call.
If we understand the relationship between names and words in general, there are roughly several ways to name and take words:
1. The name and the word are synonymous. For example, Qu Yuan's name is Ping, the word is original, and Guangping is the original. Confucius students Zaiyu, ZiZi I, Jilu Ziyu, Yan Hui Ziyuan, Zhuge Liang Zi Ming, Tao Yuan Ming Zi Yuan, Zhou Yu Zi Gong Jin, Zhuge Jin Zi Yu, Wen Tianxiang Zi Rui, Zhou Heng Zi Jiu all belong to this category.
2. The first name and the word are opposites. Jin Dafu Zhao Wan (reducing meaning) Zi Yu (increasing). Once dotted (little black also) word 晳, color white also. Tang Wang ji character is useless, Zhu Xi (Huo Liang) character Yuan obscure, Yuan Zhao Mengfu character Zi Ang, Yan Shu character Tong shu, Liu Kuan character narrow.
3. Extension of first name and word. Zhao Yun Zilong (云從龙); Chao Shuzhi (晁補之, Literally No Blame); Su Shi (苏轼), Zi Zhan ("Zuo Chuan Shu 28 Years"): "JunFeng Shi and Guan Zhi"),Yue Fei Zi Pengju, Li Cooking Character Knife Worker.
4, the name and word supplement, such as Yu Qian, the word Tingyi. The Book of Shang says, "Humble benefits. In a sentence, humility is the prerequisite, and benefit is the consequence of humility.
5. The name and word categories are the same, such as Shenshu Zimu
From the above five categories, it can be seen that words and names are closely related, and words are often supplemented or interpreted by names, which is called "name correspondence", which is mutually tabled, so the word is also called "table word".
But there are also some people whose names are related, and we are not sure today, some of them have changed their names, but the words have not changed. Some of them have a relatively hidden source of their words, and these niche books, in the long river of history, have slowly been lost.
There are also words that are taken according to the meaning of the word but, but today the original meaning of these words has changed. If there is a person named Zhong Single Character Wild, it is estimated that friends who do not know much about the game will find it difficult to find the connection.
Many ancient people's table words are more well-known than their own names, so that some celebrities who are often hung up on their lips "painfully distort their names" are always called by people.
For example, Jiang Shangziya, Wu Yuanzi Xu. Confucius's disciples left a deep impression on people, such as Zilu, Zixia, Zigong and so on. These are actually all words, and their real names are Zhongyu, Bushang, and Duanmuci. The Western Chu Dynasty overlord Xiang Ziyu, the Eastern Jin Dynasty great literary scholar Tao Qianzi Yuanming, Xie Lingyun's real name is Righteousness. The famous generals of the early Tang Dynasty, Qin Shubao, Wei Chigong, Xue Rengui, and Su Dingfang, all of whom were characters, and their real names were Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Jingde, Xue Li, and Su Lie.
If you have the opportunity to take the table words, what will be your words? Welcome to comment on the message.