Sentence examples for courtesy names from inspiring English sources

Xu Zhimo, Wade-Giles romanization Hsü Chih-mo, original name Xu Zhangxu, courtesy names (zi) Yousen and (later) Zhimo (born January 15 , 1897 Xiashi, Zhejiang province, China died November 19 , 1931 Tai'an, Shandong province) Chinese poet who strove to loosen Chinese poetry from its traditional forms and to reshape it under the influences of Western poetry and the vernacular Chinese language.

Although there is a very limited number of family or clan names (姓xing), which appear with high frequency, in principle any character can be used in personal names (名ming), courtesy names (字 zi), pen names (號hao), taboo names (諱hui), and of course place names.

While there, he changed his courtesy name to Zhimo.

Ye Shengtao, Wade-Giles romanization Yeh Sheng-t'ao, original name Ye Shaojun, courtesy name (zi) Shengtao (born October 28, 1894, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China died February 16 , 1988 Beijing) Chinese writer and teacher known primarily for his vernacular fiction.

Sima Xiangru, Wade-Giles romanization Ssu-ma Hsiang-ju, courtesy name (zi) Changqing (born 179, Chengdu [now in Sichuan province], China died 117 bc, Maoling [now Xingping, Shaanxi province]), Chinese poet renowned for his fu, a form of descriptive poetry.

October 12, 1904 Linli, China March 4 , 1986Beijing, China Ding Ling, Wade-Giles romanizaTing Ling Ling, pseudonym of Jiang Wei, courtesy name (zi) Bingzhi (born October 12, 1904, Anfu [now Linli], Hunan province, China died March 4 , 1986 Beijing), one of China's most popular 20th-century authors.

October 29, 1888 or October 29 , 1889Leting, China April 28 , 1927Beijing, China Li Dazhao, Wade-Giles romanization Li Ta-chao, courtesy name (zi) Shouchang (born October 29, 1888/89, Leting, Hebei province, China died April 28 , 1927 Beijing), cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and mentor of Mao Zedong.

Li Dazhao, Wade-Giles romanization Li Ta-chao, courtesy name (zi) Shouchang (born October 29, 1888/89, Leting, Hebei province, China died April 28 , 1927 Beijing) cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and mentor of Mao Zedong.

December 3, 1877 Haining, China June 2, 1927 Beijing, China Wang Guowei, Wade-Giles romanization Wang Kuo-wei, original name Wang Guozhen, courtesy name (zi) Jing'an, literary name (hao) Guantang (born December 3, 1877, Haining, Zhejiang province, China died June 2 , 1927 Beijing) Chinese scholar, historian, literary critic, and poet known for his Western approach to Chinese history.

Wang Anshi, Wade-Giles romanization Wang An-shih, courtesy name (zi) Jiefu, literary name (hao) Banshan (born 1021, Linchuan, Jiangxi province, China died 1086, Jiangning [now Nanjing], Jiangsu province), Chinese poet and prose writer, best known as a governmental reformer who implemented his unconventional idealism through the "New Laws," or "New Policies," of 1069 76.

1045 Xiushui, China 1105 Yishan, China Huang Tingjian, Wade-Giles romanization Huang T'ing-chien T'ing-chiename (zi) Luzhi, literary name (hao) Shangu Daoren (courtesy "The Daoist Shaname) (born 1045, Fengning [now Xiushui], Jiangxi province, China—died 1105, Yiziou [now Yishan], Guangxi), Chinese poet and caLuzhiapher esteemed as the founder of the Jiangxi schooliterarytry.