How to use homophones to learn names from the Book of Changes
When naming their children after the Book of Changes, some people like to use homophones. But this method is not omnipotent. It is subject to two limitations: first, the limitation of the meaning of the word, that is, some homophonic sounds with good meaning must be used; second, not every surname has homophonic sounds or homophonic sounds with good meaning. Some words can even be counterproductive, such as "Wu", "Wang", "Fei" and other words even have negative meanings, so we must pay attention to the "four modernizations" issues when naming children with homophonic names.
Elegance. Homophony should be avoided that may mislead people.
Names such as "Pangbo", in addition to the meaning of broad knowledge and erudition, also have the same pronunciation as the word "majestic", which means majestic and majestic. Wuyue means "Five Mountains"; Pan Feng means "Climbing the Peak". It means to climb the peak; Wen Yanbo, "Yanbo" is a homologue of "Yuan Bo"; Jiang Bufan, "Jiang" is a homologue of "General", which means extraordinary in the future; words with the same pronunciation but different shapes, such as the above, make people hear these names. , it is naturally connected with the same pronunciation of meaningful words in the language, making the content of the name richer. These names have good homophony and can give off a bookish atmosphere.
2. Rationalization. The homophonic names must be harmonious and reasonable, and should not become "evil sounds".
There are two main methods of naming homophonic names: one is homophonic surnames, such as Liu (Liu) Qingshan, Luo (Mule) Yangbian, He (River) Siyuan, Zhu (Zhu) Baoting, Yu ( Fish) get water, etc. Second, the names are homophonic, such as Ma Xin (Xin) Chun, Shi Jing (Jing) Xian, Deng Ai (Love) Min, Kong Congzhou (Zhou), Li Gongpu (Servant), Feng Jinwen (Wen), etc. These homophones are very good.
The semantic surnames include Xue, Xue, Xue; Tan: Tan, Tan, Pan: Pan, Pan; Xin: Xin, Xin; Zhao: Zhao, Zhao; Yang: Yang, sheep; Song: send, chant (recite); Liu: stay, flow; He: river, and; Zhong: Zhong, Zhong, etc. This must be taken into consideration when using these words to create homophonic names.
Three interesting things. But this does not mean that the naming should be vulgar. On the contrary, it should be considered carefully and not leave this possibility open.
The fourth is culture. Here the author is not saying that the person who named Zhouyi is really uneducated, but that the indecent homophony may have caused mischief unintentionally. For example, some namemakers only pay attention to the meaning of the name itself, but ignore that the homophones of the name may be derogatory. For example, "Yu Gang" will make people think of "fish tank", "Hou Yan" will make people think of "laryngitis", and "Fan Wan" will make people think of "rice bowl".
In addition, people with the following three surnames should pay high enough attention, because they may be called out if they are not careful. These three characters are "Wu, Wang and Song". Let’s talk about the word “Wu” first. Care must be taken when naming the surname "Wu", because "Wu" and "Wu" are homophonic, and it is possible that the name has the opposite meaning.
Maybe you still remember Wu Faxian, a popular figure in the late 1960s? The homophony of this name is very offensive, meaning "unrestricted", that is, "lawless", so that later a popular saying became " Wu Faxian’s younger brother-Wu (Wu) Falong”.
The surname "Wang", when used properly, can bring glory, such as the names of Wang Shifu, the author of "The Romance of the West Chamber", Wang Xizhi, the calligrapher, and Wang Anshi of the Northern Song Dynasty. But if used improperly, the word "王" will make people think of the word "death" which is homophonic. The most famous homophonic case in history is Cixi's angrily demoting Wang Guojun (homonymous for "the king of the country").
Also pay attention to the word "Song". According to the "History of the Ming Dynasty", Song Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, proposed to marry the daughter of Korean Duke Li Shanchang. At that time, Li Shanchang was lying in bed and asked her name. He replied: "Song Zhong." Li Shanchang was angry and expelled her from the house. It turns out that Song Zhong is homophonic to "send one's death". Li Shan was ill, but his son-in-law came to "send one's death", which made him angry. Within three years, Song Zhong fought with Yan Bing and died in front of the battle, which really brought his end.
For example, when people hear the name "Liu Yang", they always associate it with "study abroad" which means "study abroad".
In addition, names such as Liu Fang, Wei Yang, Han Yuan, Du Zida, etc., whose homophonic sounds have become unlucky words for exile, sheep feeding, injustice, and big belly; another example is the word "Yang" that is often used in names and matches "Zhang" , named Zhang Yang, but everyone knows that the word "Zhang Yang" in common proverbs means flirting with frivolity and loving things.
It is not uncommon even today for names with bad homophones to sound like this. Therefore, when parents choose names from the Book of Changes, they must consider the names together and try to avoid homophones with ugly pronunciations and poor meanings.
Under normal circumstances, the surname and the given name are together, not separate, so we must consider the homophony of the first name together with the surname. For example, the word "xin" has a good meaning and sound, so it is very masculine when used as a name. In the early Han Dynasty, Han Xin, the general, showed off his power and defeated the Chu overlord Xiang Yu in Gaixia. His name was just like the person he was.