The Mystery of Chinese Naming Culture: The Mystery of Chinese Naming Culture

Author: Xu Jianshun
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: This book summarizes all aspects of traditional Chinese name culture, such as "the names and titles of ancient people" and "the unique and varied naming rituals and customs." It introduces the linguistic and philological rules of naming, gender differences in naming, beautiful characters and meaningful words suitable for names, and various practical naming methods. This book is a cultural popular reading that introduces naming knowledge and methods. Addressing the current crisis of naming, it meets the urgent demand of young parents for naming knowledge and techniques. The book summarizes all aspects of traditional Chinese name culture, such as "the names and titles of ancient people" and "the unique and varied naming rituals and customs"; introduces the linguistic and philological rules of naming, gender differences in naming, and beautiful characters and meaningful words suitable for names; proposes multiple practical naming methods, such as "using idioms," "using classical allusions," "associating with beautiful words," "commemorative naming," and "incorporating the meaning of the surname into the given name"; and provides numerous examples to help people learn how to choose beautiful names with Chinese cultural characteristics, rich meaning, and individuality.