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Courtesy name (Zi)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
(表) 字
Hanyu Pinyin
(biǎo) zì
Wade–Giles
(piao)-tzu
Vietnamese name
Vietnamese alphabet
biểu tự tên tự tên chữ
Chữ Hán
表字
Chữ Nôm
𠸜字 𠸜𡨸
Korean name
Hangul
자
Hanja
字
Revised Romanization
ja
McCune–Reischauer
cha
Japanese name
Kanji
字
Hiragana
あざな
Revised Hepburn
azana
A courtesy name (Chinese: 字; pinyin: zì; lit. 'character'), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name.[1] This practice is a tradition in the East Asian cultural sphere, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.[2]
A courtesy name is not to be confused with an art name, another frequently mentioned term for an alternative name in East Asia, which is closer to the concept of a pen name or a pseudonym.[1]
^ abWilkinson, Endymion Porter (2018). Chinese History: A New Manual. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Asia Center. pp. 143–145. ISBN 978-0998888309.
^Ulrich Theobald. Names of Persons and Titles of Rulers
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