Ten taboos of Chinese names

1. Taboo of ancestors' and sages' names

The Han Chinese people usually avoid the names of their ancestors when it comes to naming. Han tradition is very much about seniority. Taking an ancestor's name as a name not only disturbs the order of seniority; it is also seen as disrespectful to the ancestor.

Under the feudal system, people not only had to "honor their ancestors", but also as the supreme, even if the monarch's name is treason, the Qing Dynasty, Yongzheng, Qianlong, this alone can be punished with death and the nine clans. This taboo was known as the "national taboo". But as far as modern people are concerned, only on the name of the theory, although not strict, but generally not to great men, celebrities, the name of the name, otherwise it will be easy to cause the ancient and the present are not different.

2. Avoid cold words

Names are for social use, otherwise, the name loses its value. Today's era is the era of computers, the vast majority of computers store Chinese characters limited to commonly used words. If the naming, the use of some out-of-the-way words, the general public does not recognize, must affect the communication between people. Naming the use of secluded characters can only increase the difficulty and trouble of other people's work for nothing.

The motivation for people to use remote words in naming is actually very simple, that is, in order not to fall into the commonplace. But the general people recognize the common words, but only three or four thousand words, and naming is mainly for others to call, and not to show off knowledge. Naming of course, to avoid clichés and similarities, but not by the use of rare characters. The use of rare words, in the normal communication will also appear to be a certain impediment, can be said to be more than lost.

3. Taboo name font monotonous repetition

Some people named, like to make use of the Chinese characters of the morphological structure. For example: Shi Lei, Lin Sen, Nie Er this name is an example. The aesthetic effect of this naming is quite good, but it is a pity that our surnames can be so utilized very little. And even if Shi, Lin, Nie three surnames, it is impossible for everyone to use this method.

Some people name themselves if the three characters of their name have exactly the same radicals and borders, which creates a sense of monotony. Especially when you sign in calligraphy, you will feel more strongly that the name of the same radicals, such as Jiang Langtao, He Xinren, etc., no matter how to arrange the layout, there is a sense of dull monotony, will not produce a point of things long and easy, changes in colorful, alternating twists and turns, the aesthetic effect of the rhyme through the note. Since we are using Chinese characters to take the name, we should not only consider the meaning of the elegant abstraction of the beauty, but also pay attention to the writing of the image of the beauty of the change of the colorful.

The above example shows that there is a problem of matching the form and structure of the first and last names. If there is no change in the morphological structure, the name will look dull and formal.

There used to be two techniques in the use of glyphs in naming, one is to split a surname into a name, and the other is to add a surname into a name. The so-called split surname for the name refers to the name of a part of the intercepted as the name, or split the surname into two parts as the name. For example, Yi Yin, the auxiliary minister of Shang Tang, was formed by taking a part of his surname "Yin", and the famous modern musicians Nie Er, Zhang Da Bow, Ji Wu Yin, Dong Qian Li, and Yang Mu Yi also belong to this category. Some ancient people will name is divided into words, such as the Ming Dynasty ZhangYi word three benefit, XuFang word ark, Qing Dynasty YouDong word the same person, LinJi word Jiren belong to this kind. Also such as the Qing Dynasty ** Ling word Da Ke and so on. There are also some people is the name is divided into the number, such as the Qing dynasty Hu Jue number of ancient moon old man, Xu Wei number of water and moon Tian Dao, and then sub-name into the number.

The so-called increase in the name for the name refers to the basis of the surname and then add some strokes or radicals constitute a new word to become a name, such as Lin Sen, Yu Yu, Jin Xin, Li Ji, etc.. There are also like the name with the same radicals of the word, and this as a naming technique to promote, such as Li Ji, Zhang Chi, this technique is actually not worth promoting.

4. Avoid polyphonic characters

Most of our surnames are monophonic. There are also individual surnames belonging to polyphonic characters, such as: music word. This kind of surname will obviously cause trouble in communication. If the family name of polyphonic is a fact that can not be avoided, then the formulation of the name can be completely avoided this kind of trouble. There is a student named Lele Lele somewhere in Shandong, but the teacher did not know how to call him in class, the teacher actually let the name to the difficult. The name of the three words are polyphonic characters, there can be eight readings, the reader is interested in their own arrangement.

So you should try to avoid polyphonic words. If they are to be used, it is best to label the phonetic reading by linking them into meanings. For example, Cui Le Tian and Meng Le Zhang. The former shows that "music" should be pronounced as "le" through "tian", and the latter shows that "music" should be pronounced as "yue" through "zhang", while the last one tells you what it should be pronounced as by its meaning.

There are quite a few polyphonic characters in the Chinese language that are commonly used with only one sound. Such polyphonic characters can be named without fear of mispronunciation when they are used.

5. Avoid pronouncing words that are difficult to pronounce

The naming of a character can sometimes be done by superimposing sounds. For example: Ding Ding, Fang Fang, Xin Xin and so on. If the name is not a superimposed sound, the name and surname pronunciation method should be separated from a certain distance, otherwise, read up not smooth, not to achieve the effect. Some names are difficult to read, laborious, get it wrong will be read wrong, listen to the wrong. The reason lies in the name of the word tongue-twisting, almost become a "tongue-twisting", such as sink both Ji, Xia Yayi, Zhou Xiaochao, Geng Jingzhong, Jiang Jiabang, Zhang Changshang, Hu Chu father, Fu Zhufu and so on. Some of these names use two characters with the same vowel, such as Yayi, Jiang Jia, etc. Some of them use two characters with the same rhyme. Some of them even use two words with the same rhyme, such as both Ji, Xia Ya, Xiaoxiao, Hu Fu, Reed Chi and so on. The first type is a double tone, the latter type is a superimposed rhyme. Some use three words with the same rhyme, such as Zhang Changshang, Hu Chufu, Fu Zhufu, and so on. The so-called "tongue-twisting" characters mainly refer to double-sounding characters, superimposed-rhyme characters and homophonic characters. Since the consonants are the same, it is difficult to pronounce them consecutively, and it is also difficult to pronounce the words with the same rhyming part; therefore, double-sounding and superimposed rhymes are the main reasons for "tongue-twisters". Therefore, avoiding the use of "tongue-twisting" characters in the name mainly means not using double-sounding and rhyming characters in the name. After mastering this rule, it is much better to do it. In line with the phonological standards of naming, should be the first and last name of the vowel different groups, rhyming different categories. For example: Peng Tao, Feng Peng, Lou rhyme, Qi Fei, Yu sound, Wan Hong and so on. These naming, due to the naming and surname of the sound and rhyme of different groups of different types, and thus the sound has changed, read more smooth and pleasant to the ear.

If the name and surname of the same group, or even identical, as long as the relationship between the rhyme is dealt with, the effect is also very good; on the contrary, the name and surname of the same kind, or even identical, it is necessary to make some effort in the vowel up and down. For example: Peng Bing, Feng Fan, Lou Lin, Zhang Chen, Yu Kuan, Fang Chuan and so on.

6. Avoid reading ** harmonies

Some people's names, on the surface look very elegant, but because of the reading will be the same or similar to some other ** words and phrases sound, it will be very easy to cause people to ridicule and banter, to become a joke of the people talk about, to produce some kind of comical comedy effect. This kind of words can be divided into two categories: one is certain familiar words in life, and the other is derogatory words. For example: Cai Dao (chopper), Lu Hui (ashes), He Shang (monk), Tao Huayun (peach blossom luck), Tang Qiu (sugar ball), Bao Minhua (bracteate flower) and so on.

The above harmonies make the names seem not serious and dignified enough, and they are easy to teach people to laugh in public. There are also some names that can be misinterpreted as pejorative, such as Bai Yanliang (white-eyed wolf), Hu Lijing (vixen), and Shen Jingshang (psychopath).

This kind of harmonization often turns into nicknames. Parents name, if not careful , it is easy for children to cause a heavy psychological burden. By then it is too late to regret.

7. Avoid too fashionable words

At any stage in history, there will always be some extremely fashionable words. If the naming chase such a word, is bound to make people feel that the parents poor cultural quality, simple is vulgar, and such a name, but also easy to repeat. The fifties "Jianguo", seventies "Weidong", can be said to be all over the north and south of the Yangtze River; "Ma Jianguo", "Wang Weidong", "Liu Weidong", "Zhao Weidong" ...... can be said to be a thousand people.

Everyone goes after fashionable words, it is too monotonous and boring. From this can not let people think y, although thousands of years of feudal history in our country, and pay attention to "loyalty", "filial piety" and other words, if you take out the word Fan, "loyalty", "filial piety" and other words use frequency is not high. This shows that the ancient naming also do not like to catch up with the fashion. Confucian masters through the ages, those who desperately tried to instill "loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness" in the people of the great Confucian scholars, which one of their names in the "loyalty", "filial piety" and other words? Confucius preached "benevolence" all his life, but he named his son Carp, the name of a fish. The name of his son, Carp, is a fish name. Chasing after fashionable words sometimes seems a bit childish and superficial.

Secondly, Chinese people should not make up too foreignized names. The descendants of the Chinese nation are heirs to an ancient civilization, and our people have their own ethics, aesthetic sense and cultural values, so they should not belittle themselves. Especially in naming, to show to maintain the national character. Folk believe that the choice of nearly foreignized names, such as John, Mary, Lisa, Anna, etc., is sometimes still a fashion. However, in the later social changes and people and I interaction, may give the other side of the psychology of a kind of contempt and unpleasant impression. Of course, this is a misunderstanding of the different cultural aspects, but this misunderstanding may also affect the person to get the opportunity, for a name and pay such a price, in any case, is not cost-effective.

8. Avoid overly complimentary words

Whether the name is good or not, it is not about how beautiful the words are, but about using the right words in the right way. But some people may make a mistake:

To the boy's name, is always inseparable from some too raw Meng's words, such as ho, strong, inflammation, Meng, barging, just and so on, although the decisive, read just strong, with the manly faction, but also easy to make people associate with the bad luck Meng froze, debauchery, make gas capricious, unrestrained etiquette, mistakenly thought to be a number of gallant martial arts, so, since ancient times, the general aristocracy So, since ancient times, the general aristocrats in the name of the boy, try to avoid these words. Because the Chinese culture that I am strong and strong, not those who are angry in the word color, in the event of pulling out the knife and up the blood of the brave people, but some of the inner gas, in the event of no fear and anger, laughing and smiling at the great husband.

Some people give girls named but always in some spring orchids, autumn chrysanthemums, Jane, Yan Yan and other words in a circle, but if they are put into a certain cultural atmosphere, it will make people produce a feeling of levitation. Such as women's names often like flowers, Ping, Yan, peach, willow and other words is. Although the flower is beautiful and bright for a while, the only show, out of the limelight, but the field after the wind and rain, it will fall into the mud and dust. Willow is also a soft and fragile things, idioms in the willows, willow flowers, broken flowers, such as willow, expressed the symbolic emotional evaluation of such things. Peach blossom arouses associations of the fragility of the red face. Ping and willow are both symbols of drifting and parting. Therefore, it is believed in folklore that these apparently bright words should be avoided when choosing a name.

9. Big name taboo simple name

Currently, China's personal names appear single name fever, and the biggest disadvantage of single name is that it causes a lot of renaming phenomenon. To four thousand Chinese characters, if all people use a single name, a family name can only have four thousand people use a single name, the fourth thousand and one people will begin to rename. In this way, the probability of renaming is bound to increase greatly. On the contrary, our country, despite the large number of people with fewer surnames, if the use of double names, if you avoid the use of fashionable words, avoid the use of abusive, the probability of renaming is very low. From the aesthetic effect, double name, whether it is the collocation of the word shape, the harmonization of the word sound or the word meaning of the hammer, have incomparable superior conditions, at least it is the choice of space than a single name is much larger.

For a country with a population of more than a billion, it is impossible to completely avoid renaming. Moreover, many minor surnames do not have much impact even if they are renamed. For example, Chu surname, in a unit can have a surname Chu, has been rare, and then appear a renamed person, simple is a miracle. The big name is not. "Zhang Wang Li Zhao all over the Liu", such a family name if the single name, hot will cause a large number of renamed.

People will notice that almost all of the renamed people are big names. A unit of two "Liu Wei", such as the opposite sex, people will be "male Liu Wei", "female Liu Wei" to call each other; if the same sex, they will be "big Liu Wei", "small Liu Wei" or "fat Liu Wei", "skinny Liu Wei" in order to show the difference. Instead of letting others add words at will, why not add one more word to change it into a double name in the first place? In the current single-name fever, the big name must not be hot, or calmly take a two-character name is good. As long as the advantages of double names are fully utilized, it is not difficult to get a name that is both elegant and loud.

Generally speaking, the naming of small surnames is relatively easier, the choice of margins than large surnames to be much larger. Some of the big names are abused by the common word, and small names together, the effect is very different. For example: wind Wei, Chu Jian, Kubin, Sawa and so on. Of course, this does not mean that the naming of small surnames can be sloppy. Except for a larger margin of choice, the problems encountered by small and large surnames are almost identical.

10. Taboos in the rest of the world

The "no-go" areas of a name are either socially agreed upon, or restricted by the meaning of the word, or subordinate to one's own social concepts and sense of aesthetics. Some words have become "off-limits" for names. Certain words that denote filth and uncleanliness are generally not included in names. However, some people or some areas have given the child a "cheap name", "ugly name", "dirty name" of the custom, in order to let the child is not for the demonic patronage, can be eliminated from disaster, long life. This is actually a superstition. Certain words that indicate disease and ominous, generally not into the name, number.

** The name of the parts and organs do not enter the name. But some of them also into the name, and even often into the name. Spring and Autumn has Chong Er, the Qin and Han dynasties have Zhao Wang Zhang Er, the Warring States Chu Huai Wang name Xiong Xin, contemporary with the famous writer Liu Xinwu. However, these ** organs of the word are matched with another word and another new meaning. Heart and other words combined with the word, and the meaning of the ** organ has been very different.

The names of certain fearsome beasts should not be included in names. However, some beasts are often included in the name, such as the golden leopard, Wenhu and so on.

The names of typical characters in literature and art works are also not taken by future generations. The names of some typical characters and the specific meanings they represent have become part of Chinese culture with fixed meanings integrated into them.

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