chinese-name-culture中国姓名文化

1、ChineseNameCulture•WhatistheChineseName?•TheOrigin•Surnames(Familynames)&Baijiaxing•Givennames(Firstnames)•SomeInterestingNames•HowtoAddressChinesePeople过渡页（设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦）WhatistheChineseName?TheFormationofChineseNamesfamilyname(surname)Chinesenamegivenname(firstname)nicknameDifferentkindsofnamesformalnamepennameTheFormationofChineseNamesInChina,mostpeople'snameshavetwoparts,thefamilynamesandthegivennames.Onepersonmayhavedifferentnames.Forexample,whentheyareveryyoungathome,theyusuallyhavepetn。

2、ames.Inschoolandsocietytheyusetheirformalnames.Ifsomeoneisawriter,heorshehasapenname.Mostofthenameshavespecialmeanings.Someshowtheirparentswishes.Girls'namesshowthattheirparentswantthemtobenice.过渡页（设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦）TheOriginTheOriginItissaidthattheoriginalpurposeofgivingeachpersonanamewasforconvenience.Ancientpeoplefoundthatwheneveritwasdark,theycouldn'tseeeachotherandtheycouldn'ttellwho'swho.Eachpersonwasgivenaname,sothattheycouldaddresseachothereasily,eveninthedark.Later,peoplebecamemoreandmore。

3、particularabouttheirnames.Undertheinfluenceofpolitical,economicandotherfactors,peoplehaddifferentpreferencesatdifferentperiodoftime.过渡页（设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦）Surnames&BaijiaxingSurnamesOriginofsurnamesSurname'soriginscanbetracedbacktothehumanprimitivesocietymatrialsystemperiod,somanyChineseancientsurnameisbesidethefemalecharacters.BaiJiaXingThereabout6362surnamesareexistinginChinaatpresentand468recordedinthebookHundredSurnamescancover90percentoftheWholepopulation.SurnamesXing(姓)：“姜”(Jiang),“姚”(Yao),“马。

4、”(ma)FamilynameShi(氏)：“周”(Zhou),“楚”(Chu),“陶”(Tao)SurnamesTheoriginsofshi(氏):reigntitlesorfeoffssuchas“赵”(Zhao)titles:“王”(Wang),“侯”(Hou)occupation:“屠”(Tu),“贾”(Gu)placetheylived:“李”(Li),“西门”(Ximen)nationalities:“宇文”(Yuwen),“慕容”(Murong)SurnamesDifferencebetween“xing”and“shi”XingreflectedthebloodrelationshipofmarriageShiindicatedfeoffsorprofessionswhichmanifestedpeople’ssocialstatus.AftertheQinDynasty(221BC-206BC),xingandshigraduallymergedtogether.过渡页（设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦）GivennamesForChinesegivennames,t。

5、heyalwaysbearaspecialmeaning.Thestyleofthegivennamesvariedindifferentperiods,socialclassesandregions.GivennamesTraitoftimes•ConfucianClassics“徳”，“仁”，“政”，“和”,“忠”，“义”，“清”，“明”，“正”。。。。•revolutionarynamessuchasstrongcountry(強國,强国),easternwind(東風,东风)“Jianguo”(建国meansestablishastate),“Wenge”(文革meanstheculturalrevolution),“Xiangdong”(向东meanstowardseast),“Hongwei”(红卫meansredguard),“Zhenhua”(振华meansprosperChina)•now,thepursuitofindividuality结束页（设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦）GivennamesGenderdifferences•Maleslinkedwithst。

6、rengthandfirmness,andfemaleswithbeautyandflowers•Females:repeatingacharacter,forexampleXiuxiu(秀秀)orLili(麗麗,丽丽).Lesscommoninmales,althoughYo-yoMa(馬友友MǎYǒuyǒu,马友友)isawell-knownexception.GivennamesNamemeaningsmale:“Wen”(文meansintelligence),“Wu”(武meansmartial),“Ming”(明meansbrightness),“Jie”(杰meansoutstanding),“Long”(龙meansdragon),“Hu”(虎meanstiger),“Xin”(信meansfaith),“Zhi”(智meanswisdom),“Yi”(义meansjustice)and“li”(礼meanscourtesy)Peng(鹏meansroc)female“Fang”(芳meansfragrance),“Zhu”(珠meanspearl),“Ya”(雅mea。

7、nselegance),“Xiu”(秀meansbeautiful),“Ling”(灵meansclever),“Hua”(华meansglory),“Hong”(红meansred),“zhen”(贞meanschastity),“Shu”(淑meansgentle),“Jing”(静meansquiet),“Mei”(梅meansplum)“Ju”(菊meanschrysanthemum)“Lan”(兰meansorchid)GivennamesGendersexism:•comesalittlebrother(來弟),•invitesalittlebrother(招弟)•hopesforalittlebrother(盼弟).•望弟(hopesforalittlebrother),•牽弟(bringsalongalittlebrother),•帶弟(bringsalittlebrother),•引弟(attractsorleadsalongalittlebrother),•領弟(receivesalittlebrother),•andeven也好(it'sallright,too(。

8、tohaveagirlfirstthenaboylater)).Sometimesfeminizethecharacter'弟'(youngerbrother)to'娣'•traditionalsexismormalechauvinismGivennamesNamerules:•oneofthetwocharactersinthepersonalnameissharedbyallmembersofagenerationandthesegenerationalnamesareworkedoutlonginadvance(Myexample:张楚悦，张楚凡，张楚焱•siblings'namesarefrequentlyrelated,aboymaybenamedpine(松sKng,consideredmasculine)whilehissistermaybenamedplum(梅Méi,consideredfeminine)•sharethesamelastcharacterinthegivennamewhilevaryingthefirstcharacter:元春(yuanchun),。

9、迎春(yingchun),探春(tanchun),and惜春(xichun)•Consultfortunetellers,accordingtoprinciplessuchasFiveelements(五行wǔxíng).GivennamesTaboo:Tonameachildafter:•famousfigures'names(notappropriate)•eldergenerations'firstnames(highlyoffensive)•emperors'firstnames(forbidden)GivennamesChineseassociatednamesforprominentpeople,exampleofSunYat-sen'snames1Officialname:SūnDémíng(孫德明)2Milkname:SunDìxiàng(孫帝象)3Schoolname:SūnWén(孫文)4Caricaturalname:unknown5Courtesynames:SūnZàizhī(孫載之)6Pseudonym(s):1.SūnRìxīn(孫日新)a2.SūnYìx。

10、iān(孫逸仙,1886)ajap.NakayamaShō(中山樵,1897)-Death,Honorarytitles:7Posthumename:Gúofù(國父)8Templename:noneb9Eraname:nonecNotes:a.bothpronounceSunYat-seninCantonese;b.onlyforRoyaltyandEmperors;c.onlyforRoyaltyandEmperors'reigns.过渡页（设计好之后可以删掉这个文本框哦）HowtoaddressChinesepeople?•Notveryfamiliar:notcalltheirfirstnames,calltheirfamilynameswithMr.orMrs.aheadinordertoshowrespect.•Inthecompany:callthepeoplewiththeirtitlessuchas“DirectorYangorDeputyLi.”•Forfriends：calltheirfirstnames.Itisatabootocalltheseniorgener。