art name; pseudonym; alias
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art name; pseudonym; alias used in addition to one's given name and courtesy name
formalIn traditional Chinese naming conventions, a person had a 名 (given name), a 字 (courtesy name used by peers), and often a 号 (art name used for literary or artistic purposes). This term can also take the er suffix (别号儿) in some dialects.
Lǐ李
Bái白
zì字
Tài太
Bái白
,
bié别
hào号
Qīng青
Lián莲
Jū居
Shì士
。
Li Bai, courtesy name Taibai, art name Qinglian Jushi (Green Lotus Scholar).
Sū苏
Shì轼
,
zì字
Zǐ子
Zhān瞻
,
bié别
hào号
Dōng东
Pō坡
Jū居
Shì士
。
Su Shi, courtesy name Zizhan, art name Dongpo Jushi (Eastern Slope Scholar).
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Tā他
gěi给
zì自
jǐ己
qǐ起
le了
gè个
bié别
hào号
jiào叫
"
bàn半
shān山
"
。
He gave himself an art name called "Banshan" (Half Mountain).