Explanation of the name "尚"
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Hanyu Pinyin:shàng
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Literature Reference: 尚,上也。——《说文》 Shang means 'above' or 'superior'. Source from 'Shuowen Jiezi'.
尚: Veneration, nobility.
Meaning: Shang signifies nobility and reverence, symbolizing lofty virtues and aspirations.
裘尚 (Qiu Shang)
An official of the Jin Dynasty, served as the Attendant Gentleman of the Yellow Gate, originally from Yixi, later moved to Kuaiji Yunmen (now part of Shengzhou, Zhejiang).
吕尚 (Lu Shang)
A great military strategist and the founding father of the Qi state during the Zhou dynasty, traditionally credited with authoring the military treatise 'Six Secret Teachings'.
董尚 (DONG SHANG)
An official and Confucian scholar of the Ming Dynasty, served as an instructor in Hongwu and the magistrate of Wujin.