Stories about celebrity names

1. The Chinese esthetician Wang Chaowen, whose original name was Wang Zhaowen, was inspired by the "The Analects of Confucius" says "He who hears the Tao in the morning will die at night". At the age of 22, he changed his name to Wang Chaowen to express his pursuit of the true meaning of art and exploration. The spirit of life truth.

2. Tao Xingzhi, the famous educator in my country, was originally named Tao Wenjun. When he was young, he believed in Wang Yangming's philosophical thought of "knowledge is the beginning of action", so he changed his name to Tao Zhixing. Later, through educational practice, he realized the fallacy of "Knowledge is the beginning of action, and action is the completion of knowledge" that he believed in when he was young. Instead, he firmly believed that "Action is the beginning of knowledge, knowledge is the completion of action", so he changed his name to " Knowing by doing”. It shows his transformation and development from idealist epistemology to materialism.

3. Chinese geologist Li Siguang, formerly known as Li Zhongkui. When he was 14 years old, he was allowed to study in Japan at public expense with excellent results. However, when filling out the registration form, he mistakenly entered the age "fourteen" in the name column. Since the form was difficult to change, he quickly changed the word "ten" into the word "li" by adding a few strokes, but the word "four" could not be changed. But the name "Johnny Si" is unpleasant and meaningless. what to do? When he looked up, he saw the four characters "Guang Bei Si Biao" on the big plaque in the middle hall. These four characters described the spread of virtue and good deeds far and wide, so he had an idea and added "Li Si" after "Li Si". The word "guang" was used, and later he was called Li Siguang.

4. Zhang Henshui, a modern Chinese writer, was originally named Zhang Xinyuan. Once, after he read the last line of Li Yu's "The Cry of the Night", "Since life grows and hates the water, it flows eastwards", he realized that time is like running water and must not be let go in vain with sighs. So he changed his name to Zhang Henshui as a spur to his life.

5. Xu Beihong, a famous Chinese oil painter, was originally named Xu Shoukang. Once, he went to a relative and friend's house for a wedding banquet. Many wealthy children were wearing silk clothes, but Xu Beihong wore a cloth coat. He was ignored by others. From then on, he became cynical and determined not to wear silk clothes. In order to make a living in society, he wanted to study in a "foreign school", but his father could not afford the money. So he went to borrow money from others, but no one looked down on him as a "poor boy". This made him feel deeply about the bleak future and the desolation of the world, and he couldn't help but feel sad, like the cry of wild geese, and he changed his name to "Beihong" from then on. From then on, he always regarded himself as a tragic hero and devoted himself to painting, and finally became an art master.

6. Shi Naian, the author of "Water Margin", was originally named Shi Duanyan. When he was writing "The Legend of Jianghu Heroes", he wrote the chapter "Shi Xiuzhi kills Pei Ruhai". He felt that the writing was not smooth and it was difficult to finish the chapter, so he gave up the writing and covered the book, unwilling to write any more. When his friend learned about this, he told him a story about a monk who devoted himself to chanting sutras and sitting in the nunnery for 30 years, and actually knocked a wooden fish into a deep hole. This inspired him a lot, so he wrote the word "Nai'an" and posted it on the post. Study, as a motto, warns oneself to concentrate on creation. Later he simply changed his name to Naian.

7. The famous modern writer Mao Dun was originally named Shen Yanbing. After the failure of the Great Revolution in 1927, he returned to Shanghai from Wuhan and was unable to make a living, so he followed the advice of his friends and spent four weeks writing his masterpiece. "Disillusionment" is to be published in "Novel Monthly" edited by Ye Shengtao. But at that time, he was wanted by the Chiang Kai-shek government. If he used his real name, it would cause trouble for Ye Shengtao, and the owner of "Novel Monthly" and the boss of the Commercial Press would not allow it. He was indeed in a depressed and painful state of mind at that time. in contradiction. So he casually wrote the word "ambition" as a pen name. However, Ye Shengtao thought that the word "ambition" was obviously a pseudonym and would still cause trouble, so he added a cursive prefix to the word "spear". Shen Yanbing has continued to use this pen name since then.

8. Mr. Lao She, who won the title of "People's Artist", was originally named Shu Qingchun. He was named by his parents because he was born on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, only seven days away from the Spring Festival. He was named "" for auspicious reasons. "Celebrating Spring" means celebrating the arrival of spring. When he entered the normal school of technical secondary school, he had a word for himself, giving. This character was obtained very cleverly, by splitting his last name into two halves, becoming the word "Shiyu". These two words also have a meaning, which means "giving up oneself", which means giving up selfishness and personal interests, and it also means dedicating oneself. Later, he took the first character of "世yu" and added the character "老" in front of it as his pen name. In 1929, when he published the novel "Lao Zhang's Philosophy", he officially signed it as "Lao She".

9. The name of the famous mathematician Hua Luogeng is also very interesting. After he was born in the "Qianshengtai" small grocery store in Jintan County, Jiangsu Province, his father Hua Zhixiang happened to carry a basket into the store. The midwife congratulated him. The father, who was over forty years old, held his son in his arms and looked at him with a smile. Then he took a basket, put it gently inside, put another basket on top and said, "Enter the basket to avoid evil spirits." , and Geng is a hundred years old, let’s call him Luo Geng!” From then on, the name of this famous mathematician has not changed. Although the name given by the old man has elements of feudal superstition, it does not prevent Hua Luogeng from making great achievements in the field of mathematics. contribute.

10. Guo Moruo, a famous modern Chinese writer, was originally named Guo Kaizhen. In 1919, when he was studying in Japan, he took the pen name "Moruo". What does this mean? "Mo" and "Ruo", namely Moshui and Ruoshui, are the two rivers flowing through Guo Moruo's hometown. Guo Moruo chose Ershui as his pen name to express that he was in a foreign country and never forgot his homeland, which also showed his strong patriotism.

11. Bing Xin, a famous modern female writer, was originally named Xie Wanying. "Bing Xin" is taken from a poem by Wang Changling, a poet of the Tang Dynasty: "Friends and relatives in Luoyang are like asking each other, and a heart of ice is in a jade pot." The reason why she chose "Bing Xin" as her pen name was, according to her own explanation: "Firstly, because the word Bingxin is simple and easy to write, and it means Ying. Secondly, I am too timid and afraid of being laughed at and criticized. Bingxin is such a pen name. These two words are new. When people see them, they will not think that these two words have anything to do with Xie Wanying."

12. Li Bai, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, is said to have drawn lots after his birth. At that time, what he caught was a "Book of Songs", so his father was happy but also felt a little embarrassed: If his son really became a poet when he grew up, wouldn't it be a pity if he didn't have a beautiful name? Therefore, he The father became increasingly cautious about naming his son, so much so that when his son was 7 years old, he did not give him a name.

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