The moral of Su Shi's name?

Implication of Su Shi's name: Su Shi's name "Stone" originally meant the handrail in front of the car, which means unknown but indispensable poverty alleviation.

As can be seen from the names of Su Shi and Su Zhe brothers, the strangeness of their names is that they are all related to cars. The original meaning of "stone" in Su Shi's name refers to the crossbar placed in front of the trunk for people to lean on. Su Shi's word "Zi Zhan" comes from the word "Wang" in Zuo Zhuan's Ten Years of Zhuang Gong, which is more in line with Su Shi's complacent publicity style when he was a teenager.

The original meaning of the word "Zhe" in Su Zhe's name refers to the traces of cars running over and wheels running over. There is a saying in Zuo Zhuan's Ten Years of Zhuanggong that says, "Go down and look at it (look down and go back)". Su Zhe's word "Ziyou" means to imitate and follow. To put it bluntly, follow others. Su Zhe is much more reserved than his brother Su Shi in treating people and things.

Su Shi (1037 65438+10.8-1August 24), also known as He Zhong, Tieguan Taoist, Dongpo layman, Su Dongpo, Su Xian, Han nationality, Meishan, Meizhou (now Sichuan)

Extended data:

In the sixth year of Li Qing (1046), Su Xun went to Beijing to take the exam. Although Su Xun's intellect can be "the emperor's teacher", he still failed in the corrupt court and dark officialdom. As a result, he lost confidence in the imperial examination and the imperial court, and instead pinned his hopes on his two sons. After returning to China the following year, Su Xun wrote a profound Theory of Two Names.

Su Shi's character is bold and unconstrained, while Su Zhe's character is relatively introverted. Su Xun knows the temperament of his two sons very well. In order to exhort and encourage his sons, he explained the profound meaning of naming two sons in "On Naming Two Sons".

He said: "The spokes are covered. Everyone has a job and a car, but Stone has nothing to do. Although, I didn't see it as a complete car when I went to Stone. In fact, I am afraid that you lack external decoration. Cars in the world are just ruts, and it doesn't matter who contributes to them. Although the valet is dead, suffering is not as good as road. This is a matter between good and bad. Well, I know it's free. "

The wheels, spokes, roof and crossbar around the carriage all perform their duties, but it seems useless as the crossbar of the handrail. Even so, if the crossbar is removed, then I can't see that this is a complete car.

Poetry, I'm afraid you won't hide your edge. There is no car that doesn't follow the rules in the world, but when it comes to the credit of the car, the wheel tread has never been involved. Even so, the car crashed and the horse died, and the wheel marks were hard to blame. This wheel seal can be between good luck and bad luck. I know you can reassure me.

Su Xun's words mean that wheels, spokes, hood and curb all have their own uses and are indispensable to a car, while car accessories seem to have little effect, but a car without accessories is not a complete car. Because this crossbar is a bit too ostentatious.

Therefore, when Su Xun named Su Shi, he said, "I'm afraid you don't have exterior decoration", which reflected Su Xun's ambivalence at that time. He hoped that his son's personality could be brought into full play, but he was worried that his son would be jealous because he was too ostentatious, so he gave Su Shi a word called "Zi Zhan", which means to be cautious.

For another son, Su Zhe, Su Xun wanted to make him feel more at ease, so he named it "Zhe", which means to let him follow others. Although "Zhe" is not as eye-catching as "Shi", it is not easy to be hated.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Su Shi (a writer and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty, one of the eight masters in the Tang and Song Dynasties)

Baidu Encyclopedia-The Theory of Two Names