The correlation of the word of the ancients and name actually very close together, because install the original intention of name and word,be to build formal with distinction honour low grade, make the person between different position in the family hierarchy mutual name is convenient.
The relation of name and wordGenerally speaking, the earliest name has individual character only, the word is double word, have the concern with suitable yin and yang. The name is this world, the word is shade. Renown, namely the code name of one individual government, also make formal name, government-owned name, the word is shade, namely illicit name, so the circumstance of word and name application differs somewhat.
Usually the meaning concerns name and word couplet. The extend the meaning that the word is a name justice, perhaps be identical meaning.
For instance Li Bai, the word is too white, just added a word that decorate. Du Fu, word child beautiful, beautiful He Fu is synonymous, added commonly used child word. Zhu Geliang, word Kong Ming, ming Yuliang is synonymous, kong Hetai is same, it is to decorate justice.
Close for instance again feather, word cloud is long, the between extend the meaning that is feather and cloud justice. Zhang Fei, word ala heart, it is same extend the meaning justice. Ou Yangxun, the word is believed this, ask has assuring meaning namely, remain significant correlation.
The applied situation of name and word is differentThe name is the government-owned name that in running a system, archaic census register uses, be just like now the name on Id, authoritative sex, be official attestation. So always in formal circumstance and file, for instance division take an examination ofing, sign, title deed, contract, want to sign government-owned name. General and only, and do not change.
The word is more optional, can have, also can have several. The word is to appellation goes to the lavatory between compeer, for instance between the classmate, with word appellation, it is a kind of custom, after growing up namely, the name is avoid as taboo, elder is OK appellation, junior and compeer are unfavorable breathe out continuously its name. Its name breathes out continuously between compeer, do not respect, weigh a word so. So the word is informal circumstance application, for instance the correspondence contact between the classmate, say with the word.
The name is elder place is taken commonly, increase later when be two, arrange according to the word in familial pedigree of a clan likely, take the word with an agnate compeer, add oneself name again. Still be equivalent to single name actually, it is much only a familial mark.
There still is number beyond the nameOutside eliminating name and word, still have number, more optional, it is the order that oneself take commonly. In order to indicate oneself interest, ambition, mental pursuit, the talented person that has social class and capacity quite commonly can take order, date can replace its name and circulate sometimes on the society.
Still have a kind of case, it is name and the word barge against that become face emperor, to avoid avoid as taboo of the Supreme Being, can take the place of with the word only the name goes at the world. For instance the big calligrapher Deng Shi of quiet day is like, this renown Deng Yan, with Jia Qinghuang the renown Zuo Yan of the Supreme Being has with the word, so all one's life need not its name, go at the world with the word only.
The application of the name is from formal and make, and as feudal disintegrate, this one tradition also subsequently and die out. Also do not have what call somewhat to evade again say, and even brother's son of father's younger brother of father and son, grow in the home young between have sometimes with the word, also be culture is short of a kind of performance that break.