Asian name symbols

Characters in this class derive from pictures of the objects they denote. Many Chinese have several names. The right to name children is a basic right of citizens, he said. He wanted the Mandarin characters for "Love, honor and obey" etched on his skin, but he got quite a shock when he learned his Chinese tattoo really meant: Your name is so troublesome and problematic, she recalled an official telling her. Beginning in the 2nd century B.

When asked if she really wanted to be called Stinky she said yes. A few characters, including some of the most commonly used, were originally pictograms , which depicted the objects denoted, or ideograms , in which meaning was expressed iconically. In the related Vietnamese zodiac, the cat takes the place of the hare. According to legend the legendary Chinese Yellow Emperor ordered people to adopt hereditary family names in B. Neolithic signs in China In recent decades, a series of inscribed graphs and pictures have been found at Neolithic sites in China, including Jiahu c. In ancient times, people generally had two names, one of which was a name given at birth.

According to popular belief, the dragon is a genie that presides over the creation of meteors and other cosmic activity, and belief in cosmic activity has traditionally been strong in China. Many Chinese have several names. Over , fragments have been found. Other grandparents come up with hopelessly old-fashioned names, the Chinese equivalent of Doris or Mabel. In the old days the syllables in the given name were separated by a dashMao Zedong, for example, used to be written Mao Tse-tungbut this is done less frequently today.