Lu Xun began to use the pseudonym "Lu Xun" when he wrote Diary of a Madman on April 2, 19 18.
Why did Lu Xun call himself "Lu Xun"?
Regarding the meaning of this pen name, Mr. Xu Shoushang once asked Lu Xun, and Lu Xun's answer was: "I used the nickname Xunxing before, so I gave it a temporary name. The reasons are: first, the mother's surname is Lu; Second, Zhou Lu is a country with the same surname; Third, take the meaning of being stupid and quick. "
Historian Hou Wailu believes that it is inaccurate for ordinary people to interpret Lu Xun's fast words as "fast". "Er Ya Shi Lu" says: "Grazing a wolf, his son, is extremely fast." Lu Xun's Lu is taken from Lu Xun's mother's surname. Xun, a wolf in the ancient sense. Lu Xun pretended to be a wolf because he was willing to be a rebel and minister of feudal system. Logically, this name reflects his early thoughts and engraves the rebellious spirit of bourgeois democrats. Hou Wailu told Xu Guangping about the above explanation, and Xu Guangping repeatedly said, Thank you! thank you
In my opinion, Mr. Hou Wailu's explanation is a bit forceful, which obviously violates Mr. Lu Xun's original intention of "taking the fool and being quick" and exaggerates the pseudonym "Lu Xun" a bit too much. Maybe Xu Guangping's thanks are just courtesy.
Note: Lu Xun (formerly known as Zhou Shuren after Zhou Zhangshou) (188 1 September 25th, 2008-1936 10/0/0/0/0/9) was a writer, thinker and revolutionary. A native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province (ancestral home in Zhengyang County, Henan Province), formerly known as Zhou Zhangshou, is a talented person. Mother Lu Rui and father Zhou Boyi. Later, it was changed to Cai Yu.