Taken from the I Ching

Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-25

I Ching naming - from the hexagram, mathematics, meaning of the word and other aspects to name.

The name of the Book of Changes is based on the hexagram of the eight trigrams in the Book of Changes, combined with the attributes of the five elements of joy and jealousy in the eight-character numerology, and then through the five-grid profile method to analyze the number of strokes and other comprehensive factors of the name to choose a name for the child.

First, the principle of Zhou Yi naming.

1. In line with Yili: Zhou Yi is the understanding and summary of natural phenomena and the law of personnel changes by the ancient sages, which contains naïve dialectics and naïve materialist thoughts.

2. Yin and Yang balance: that is, Yin and Yang should be reconciled and balanced. "Su Wen: The Theory of Ancient Innocence":"Yin and yang are secret, and the spirit is the rule; Yin and yang are separated, and the essence is absolute. "

3. The Way of Three Talents: "Shangshu Hongfan" has a saying:"One is the water for the sky. The third is to be a man. Fifth, the Tao is a thing"It is believed that heaven, earth, man, and all things are the three basic elements generated in the evolution of the universe"Sancai"Hence this.

4. Harmony of movement and stillness: the mover is also born; The quiet converges also; One movement and one stillness constitute the state of existence and the process of development and change of all things in the world. Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching:"The opposite is the way of moving";Zhuangzi's "Theory of Things":"Fang lives and dies"。

5. Rigidity and softness: It refers to the relationship between the two opposing sides in the process of movement. "Yi Zhi Ci Shang":"Rigidity and softness are staggered to change","It's true"。

6. The unity of heaven and man: "The Book of Rites and Rites" cloud:"The trip to the avenue is also public in the world", emphasizing the harmonious and unified relationship between man and nature, "Xunzi Heavenly Treatise" cloud:"Heaven is constant","The sky has its time"、"The nature of heaven is also human"。

7. Taking into account both righteousness and reason: "Explanation of the Word Order":"The name is pretentious", indicating that a name is not only a matter of symbols or signs (including surnames), but more importantly a matter of meaning"Righteousness is a text that is fixed"Therefore, the ancients paid great attention to the profundity and richness of the meaning of the word, and the "Zuo Chuan", "Chinese", Han Poetry Biography, "Spring and Autumn Fanlu", "Chu Ci", "Shiji", Zhuzi prose, and Tang and Song poems and songs all attached importance to the role and influence of the meaning of words.

Second, the method of choosing the name of Zhou Yi.

According to the principles and methods mentioned above, the operation steps for naming are as follows: 1. Determine the birth time of the child; 2. Discharge the eight-character fate; 3. Use the birthday eight-character plate software to input the child's four columns; 4. Analyze and judge according to the easy-to-learn theory; (5. According to the analysis results, select the appropriate number of radicals to combine into words; (6) Combine the selected words into phrases or sentences and give them a certain meaning; (7. Finally, write the child's name as required).

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