Courtesy name
In East Asia, a courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; literally "character") is a name given to a person when they become an adult. It is also known as a style name.[1] Today, not many Chinese people have courtesy names.
Courtesy name (Zi) | |||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||
Traditional Chinese | (表) 字 | ||||||||
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Korean name | |||||||||
Hangul | 자 | ||||||||
Hanja | 字 | ||||||||
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References
- ↑ Wilkinson, Endymion Porter (2018). Chinese History: A New Manual. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center. p. 143-145. ISBN 978-0998888309.