What does the pen name Lu Xun mean?

Lu Xun is famous for his pen name "Lu Xun", and people even forget that his original name was Zhou Shuren.

Lu Xun first used it when he wrote "Diary of a Madman" on April 2, 1918. "Lu Xun" pen name.

Why did Lu Xun give himself the pen name "Lu Xun"?

As for the meaning of this pen name, Mr. Xu Shoushang once asked Lu Xun, and Lu Xun's answer was: "I You know the nickname of Xunxing before, so the reason for the temporary name is: first, the mother's surname is Lu; second, Zhou Lu is from the country with the same surname; third, it means stupid and quick."

Historian Hou Wailu believes that it is inaccurate for most people to interpret Lu Xun's word "Xun" as "quick". "Erya. Shi Lu" says: "The son of a shepherd wolf is extremely powerful and quick." Lu Xun's "Lu" is taken from Lu Xun's mother's surname. Xun, the wolf son of Gu Yi. Lu Xun regarded himself as a wolf because he was willing to be a disobedient subordinate of the feudal system. From a historical perspective, this name reflects the rebellious spirit of a bourgeois democrat imprinted on his early thoughts. Hou Wailu once explained the above explanation to Xu Guangping, and Xu Guangping repeatedly said, thank you! Thanks!

I think Mr. Hou Wailu's explanation is a bit far-fetched, and obviously violates Mr. Lu Xun's original intention of "taking the meaning of being stupid and quick", and seems to insist on elevating the pen name "Lu Xun". Xu Guangping Perhaps the compliment is just polite.

Note: Lu Xun (original name: Zhou Zhangshou, later changed to Zhou Shuren) (September 25, 1881 - October 19, 1936), writer, thinker and revolutionary, Lu Xun's spirit is called the soul of the Chinese nation and he is one of the founders of modern Chinese literature. A native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang (ancestral home is Zhengyang County, Henan Province), his original name was Zhou Zhangshou and his courtesy name was Hencai. Mother Lu Rui, father Zhou Boyi. Later the name was changed to Yucai.