What was a 12 year old boy called in ancient times?

A 12-year-old boy was called a chief horn in ancient times. The total horn is eight or nine years old to thirteen or fourteen years old, the ancient children will be divided into two halves of the hair, tied into a knot at the top of the head, in the shape of two goat horns, so it is called "the total horn", and later on called childhood for "total horn". From "Poetry - Wei Feng - Hooligan" "total horn of the feast, speech and laughter" translation: children play together, talking and laughing naturally who do not care.

Zǒngjiǎozhījiāo (pinyin zǒngjiǎozhījiāo), a Chinese idiom, is the opposite of "青梅竹马", which refers to a friend who has grown up with a childhood acquaintance. It refers to a friend who has been with you since childhood. It is from "Three Kingdoms Zhi-Wu Zhi-Zhou Yu's Biography" (《三国志-Wu Zhi-Zhou Yu Biography》), cited in Jiangwu Zhuan.

Ancient Boys' Age Designation:

1, tufts of hair: refers to childhood. In ancient times, when children were not crowned, their hair hung down, so "tufts of hair" was used to refer to childhood. Pan Yue's "The Fugue of the Field": "Being brown with a train, the tufts of hair are all over the head."

2. Teething: Teething is the replacement of teeth, i.e. the removal of milk teeth and the growth of permanent teeth. According to physiological norms, boys change their teeth at the age of eight and girls change theirs at the age of seven, so "Beginning to replace the teeth" became a synonym for childhood.

3, bundle hair: bundle, bundle, knot meaning. In ancient times, when a boy became a child, his hair was tied up in a bun, so the term "bundled hair" was used as a synonym for childhood, and he was usually called a child when he was fifteen years old.

4, dance spoon: 13 years old. Generally, it refers to the age of 15, when one should learn various skills. Dai Dai Li Ji - Bao Fu: "Gather your hair and attend the university, learn the great arts and fulfill the great rules." Translation: It means that when a man is over 5 years old, and he attends the university, he can attend the university and study there. Learning the great arts: learning to scrutinize all kinds of skills there.

5. Dancing Elephant: a man is fifteen to twenty years old. It is a synonym for becoming a child. Originally, it was the name of an ancient martial arts dance. Li Ji - Nei Zi (The Book of Rites): "To become a child, one dances the elephant and learns to shoot and defend." Translation: children become older children and learn archery.

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