Characteristics of China's personal names

The names of China people also have their own traditions and characteristics. In China, the first name comes first, the first name comes last, and the first name has one word and two words. The names of ancient China people are more complicated than those of modern people. Besides surnames and first names, there are words and numbers. Male to 20 years old, female to 15 years old, to take a formal name, this is the word. People with status and culture need numbers, and they often take numbers according to their place of residence or interests. For example, Li Bai, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, lived in Qinglian Township, Sichuan Province when he was a child, and gave himself the name Qinglian lay.

China people's names often have certain meanings and express certain wishes. Some names contain the place and time of birth or natural phenomena, such as "Beijing, morning, winter and snow". Some people want to have certain virtues, such as "loyalty, righteousness, courtesy and faith". Some names express the hope of health, longevity and happiness, such as "health, longevity, relaxation and happiness". Men's names are different from women's names. Men's names often use words to express their bravery, such as "tiger, dragon, male, big, just and strong". Women's names are often used to express gentle and beautiful words, such as "phoenix, flower, jade, color, Juan and Jing".

Now people in China are not as particular about naming as the ancients. Except for nicknames (informal names since childhood) and big names (formal names), ordinary people no longer take characters and numbers, and names are not necessarily arranged by generation.