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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Wen Qing” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 温 wēn, “warm” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 情 qíng, “affection”

*In regards to 字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age) and 号 (hào, oftentimes self-chosen honorific/pseudonym): it was not uncommon for women in olden times to not have either a zì or a hào. The former could sometimes be adopted once a woman got married, and the latter was typically only possessed by artistic/literary professionals.

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Jin Ling” of The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 金 jīn, “gold” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 凌 líng, “overpower” ↳字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age): 如兰 rú lán, “like an orchid.” This is adapted from a Confucian saying that ruminates over how an orchid – isolated within the depths of a forest – will not cease being fragrant simply because no one is around to smell it. Similarly, a good man will not cease practicing his morals, even if no one is around to witness his good character.

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Lan Xi Chen” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 蓝 lán, “blue” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 涣 huàn, “disperse (as with water)” ↳字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age): 曦臣 xī chén, “subject of dawn sunlight” ↳号 (hào, oftentimes self-chosen honorific/pseudonym): 泽芜君 zé wú jūn, “lord who bestows water upon desolate lands"

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Lan Si Zhui” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 温 wēn, “warm” | 蓝 lán, “blue” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 苑 yuàn, “emperor’s garden” | 愿 yuàn, “desire, wish” ↳字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age): 思追 sī zhuī, “chase what is longed for” 

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Jiang Yan Li” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 江 jiāng, “river” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 厌离 yàn lí, “dislike separation”

*In regards to 字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age) and 号 (hào, oftentimes self-chosen honorific/pseudonym): it was not uncommon for women in olden times to not have either a zì or a hào. The former could sometimes be adopted once a woman got married, and the latter was typically only possessed by artistic/literary professionals.

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Wei Wu Xian” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 魏 wèi ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 婴 yīng, “newborn” ↳字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age): 无羡 wú xiàn, “without envy” ↳号 (hào, oftentimes self-chosen honorific/pseudonym): 夷陵老祖 yí líng lǎo zǔ, “ancestor/sage of Yi Ling” (commonly translated as Yi Ling Patriarch)

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Jiang Cheng” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 江 jiāng, “river” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 澄 chéng, “clear as water” ↳字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age): 晚吟 wǎn yín, “night song/poetry” ↳号 (hào, oftentimes self-chosen honorific/pseudonym): 三毒圣手 sān dú shèng shǒu, “divine hand of the three poisons.” ‘Three Poisons’ (San Du, the name of Jiang Cheng’s sword) is derived from the Buddhist concept describing the three roots of suffering in life: greed, hatred, and ignorance.

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What’s in a Name? — A Mini-Breakdown of “Lan Wang Ji” from The Untamed

↳姓 (xìng, surname): 蓝 lán, “blue” ↳名 (míng, name given by elders/parents at birth): 湛 zhàn, “crystalline” ↳字 (zì, name given upon coming-of-age): 忘机 wàng jī, a Taoist expression meaning to be rid of secular desires. Usage implies someone who is of a calm and collected demeanor and who does not seek conflict with the world. ↳号 (hào, oftentimes self-chosen honorific/pseudonym): 含光君 hán guāng jūn, “lord who possesses light”