A epigraph refers to a name that expresses virtue or the meaning of a proper name in addition to its proper name. In ancient times, men were 20 years old and women 15 years old, so it was not convenient to call them by their first names. Therefore, another alias related to the meaning of this name is called Zi to show its virtue. When mortals treat each other with courtesy, they will call it virtue. Later, the word was called ideograph.

Originated in Shang Dynasty, prevailed in Zhou Dynasty, and then formed a system. Until modern times, it was still used by many intellectuals and cultural circles, such as Hu Shi's words, Sun Wen's words and Mao Zedong's words. In modern times, ordinary people rarely use it except those in the intellectual and cultural circles. However, in China1300 million population, the incidence of duplicate names is too high. The cultural circle now intends to restore the ideographic system. Some people who like history have ideographs, such as Li Haoran's rosewood, Zhou Qixing's and Zhang Ce Zizhu.

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The reason why the ancients took Chinese characters.

First, taking characters means entering adulthood, and men and women can get married and have children.

Second, the choice of words is out of respect.

Third, choose words to avoid. If the names of the ancients were taboo, they avoided using their names and called them characters.

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