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Why is Su Shi called Shi?

Why did Su Shi call him Shi? He liked to worship Su Dongpo for many years and never thought about why he was called Su Shi. Tell me the standard answer directly until you finish reading this book.

Su Shi's name was given by his father Su Xun, which is no problem, but why he was called Su Shi reflects Su Xun's fatherly love and realm. Su Xun wrote in "The Names of Two Sons" that he named his two sons (Su Shi and Su Zhe) because the wheels, roof and chassis of a car all play an indispensable role. Only the crossbar in front of the car seems to be of little use, but if it is removed, it will not be like a complete car. Stone, I hope you don't become a dispensable thing in people's eyes. Cars must be on the track (lane) to drive, but as far as the credit of cars is concerned, no one mentioned the lane; However, even if the car turns over, even if the horse is injured and killed, the driveway will not be affected. There is no great happiness and no great disaster, so I wish you peace in your life. Su Xun is famous for two things in history. One is that he worked hard in middle age and became a late bloomer. The other is that he raised two good sons. Judging from his name, he is both an innocent man and a man of great wisdom. Su Zhe was clever when he was a child, and his father was afraid that he would suffer in society, so he urged him to put a low profile. Su Shi, on the other hand, is more profound and subtle, fearing that he is too "unpretentious" (unwilling to show), so I hope he will make progress.

Fan wai: Su Dongpo has long been called Su Dongpo. In the early years of Yuanfeng, Song Shenzong, Su Shi was falsely accused of being a poet and slandered to Huangzhou, and his life was in trouble. Ma Zhengqing, a friend, applied to everyone to give Su Shi a hillside outside the east gate of Huangzhou for farming. If Su Shi wants to give himself a name, just call him Su Dongpo. Later, his works also used the name "Dongpo", such as Dongpo Collection and Dongpo Zhi Lin.