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Courtesy name (Zi) | |
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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]
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