Naming Conventions in China Including Most Popular Surnames and Given Names (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Chinese people commonly address each other with full names instead of given names, and family names are never used alone without any salutation. Chinese family names are patrilineal, passed from father to children while Chinese given names can consist of any character and contain almost any meaning. This book explores the interesting ways of naming in China and studies the socio-cultural background of most popular surnames. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.