Difference between revisions of "Chinese name"

From SamuraiWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
(Created page with " Members of the Chinese scholar-aristocracy typically had a series of different names; Japanese artists, Confucian scholars, and the like often emulated this system, adopting ...")
(No difference)

Revision as of 23:12, 5 January 2014

Members of the Chinese scholar-aristocracy typically had a series of different names; Japanese artists, Confucian scholars, and the like often emulated this system, adopting pseudonyms. Individuals often also had Buddhist or other posthumous names.

  • Personal name 姓名 (C: xìngmíng, J: seimei) - one's standard family name and given name.
  • Courtesy name 字 (C: zì, J: azana) - in China, one's adult name
  • Art-name or pseudonym 号 (C: hào, J: gô) - a name one adopts as an artistic or scholarly pseudonym