A difficult name to write
My name is Weitao Li. It is my official
name, which was given to me by my father. When I was young, I did not like it
because it is too hard to write for a young person. My name has too many
strokes. Every time we had to write our name in class, it always took me a long
time. Everyone finished their name and began to work, but I was always a minute
or two behind. I asked my father many times to make my name change my name to
something easier to write, but every time I asked, he refused my request
without any reasons.
When I got older, I realized my name
wasn’t bad at all. There are many of meanings for each character of my name.
Wei means powerful and famous. Tao means I can speak a lot without a break, and
Li is my family name. It is a common family name in China since the beginning
of Chinese culture. During the Tang Dynasty, event the emperor of Tang Dynasty
used Li as their family name. The name was chosen by my parents. It is not only
a simple name, but also a hope was given by my parents.
To know my name more, so I have searched
my name on the internet for several times. I found out there are some famous
people have the same name and one of them is a PhD student studying Microelectronics.
I am pound of it. I hope I can be like them someday.
Hi! For sure you will obtain a Ph.D too. Your post makes me think about your culture, how all of you have a family name and show it with pride.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of people in Vietnam have Li as their last name but it becomes Ly in Vietnam. How can you write your name in Chinese word?
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