Why does every Chinese name lead with the family? We open the 'Hundred Family Surnames,' trace surnames to matriarchal clans, and decode the list that begins Zhao Qian Sun Li.
A Chinese name once came in layers — ming, zi, hao — and kinship terms map the whole family tree. We decode the logic behind how China names itself.
A Chinese name once came in layers — ming, zi, hao — and kinship terms map the whole family tree. We decode the logic behind how China names itself.