What did the ancients pay attention to when they took names?
1, yearning for material and status
Confucius said, "People who are rich and expensive want what they want." He faced up to people's desires, but stressed that they should be realized through proper channels. Later, when Confucianism advocated that "knowing is not good for friendship and knowing is not good for work", people's pursuit of material is no longer verbal recognition, and this selfish desire should be hidden. Because of the cultural concept of valuing righteousness over profit, the title of scholar-bureaucrat always avoids this aspect, and literati are unwilling to show their hidden desire for profit.
After the establishment of the feudal bureaucratic political system, being an official was both rich and expensive, and more people were named after the word minister.
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the right way to be an official was the imperial examination. Scholars were lured away from the land, immersed in classics and stereotyped writing, and dreamed of "ten years without asking, becoming famous in one fell swoop". Only the characters in the Draft of Qing History were circulated, and the names related to the imperial examination included Tang Diankui, Xu Zhankui, Huang Kaibang, Zheng Kuitu, Cai Tingkui, Su Tingkui and many others.
2, clinging to the desire of life
Qin Shihuang leveled the world, swept Liuhe and mixed districts. With his supreme power, he made many people rush about for his dream of longevity, and the result was in vain. However, this sincere dream is not unique to extremely rich people.
Although most people don't fully believe it, they still have a glimmer of hope. So it is very common to express this will when naming. This is often a blessing from parents to their children. In addition, allusions, people, animals and plants related to longevity are often named by people.
3. The expectation of turning disaster into happiness.
Disease is the enemy of human beings. It always interferes with and destroys people's normal life. In ancient times, how could people not be anxious about health problems? This kind of mood is reflected in the naming, there is a kind of naming to avoid disasters and diseases, and it is entrusted with the deep love for the named person and the painstaking invitation to learn from each other.
In the pre-Qin period, King Chu Ping died of illness before he ascended the throne, and moved to his residence after he ascended the throne. In the Han Dynasty, there was an ancient title of generals in ancient times, Huo Qubing; The word Sima Ji was celebrated in Jin Dynasty. There was Sima Jian in the Northern Zhou Dynasty; In Song Dynasty, there were Feng Quji and Huang Quji, and the famous poet Xin Qiji. There were Su Qu collections in Qing Dynasty, and so on.