Naming Art

Author: Lin Baozhong
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The latest edition to date, the author has dedicated long years of research to the first decipherment of name codes, filling the gap in the study of Chinese naming conventions. This book tells you three things: the cultural essence of the Chinese nation—Chinese characters; the most important task of entering the world—naming; and the cutting-edge field of interest to many—name verification. Through a brief analysis and comparison of various schools of naming studies today, the book establishes the theoretical framework of structural naming methodology and provides numerous real-life name examples to illustrate the specific application and operation of naming analysis techniques. Naming studies are not an empty discipline; they are people-centered and closely related to the form, energy, spirit, emotions, and will of the name holder. Naming studies are also a study of Chinese characters—without Chinese characters, there would be no Chinese naming studies, and the field of Chinese character studies is also extremely broad. This book explores the origins, development, evolution, structural aesthetics, and other related factors of Chinese characters, revealing their structural characteristics and functional extensions. The pictographic nature of Chinese characters determines their potential commonalities with human anatomy. Through brief connections between humans and handwriting studies, humans and psychological studies of Chinese characters, and humans and calligraphy culture, it reveals that Chinese characters are not just ordinary phonetic scripts. Chinese characters are the language of humanistic painting, integrating concrete, imaginative, and abstract elements, with high levels of information concentration and condensation, thereby inspiring and elaborating the independent system of structural naming methodology. It has its own unique analytical techniques, supported by a large number of real-life name examples for detailed analysis, offering a fresh perspective. In names, people are only aware of the common meanings of the Chinese characters, while the more significant role is played by their structural meanings. The book also elaborates on the art of naming and the various factors that influence destiny. Through a brief analysis and comparison of various schools of naming studies today, the book establishes the theoretical framework of structural naming methodology and provides numerous real-life name examples to illustrate the specific application and operation of naming analysis techniques. In names, people are only aware of the common meanings of the Chinese characters, while the more significant role is played by their structural meanings. The book also elaborates on the art of naming and the various factors that influence destiny.