#jiang weiyuan

[thebleedingwoodland]

Sims lives' update

[coming soon... Food CC/Mod。。。]

[writinggeisha]

Honorific titles

Main article: Chinese honorifics

The most common honorific titles are similar to the English Mr, Sir, Mrs, Ms, Miss, Madam, etc. The Chinese titles, unlike in English,   always follow the name of the person and can stand alone.

Men

Xiānshēng 先生 (born first, Mr., Sir.): This is a term commonly used as a respectful form of address for all men and male law enforcement officials. Originally it was reserved for teachers and other professionals such as doctors and lawyers, but its use widened during the Republic of China era to include all male members of society. It can either follow the surname or the given names (or courtesy name). In common speech, the former is more common (e.g. Mister Jiang is 蔣先生, Jiǎng xiānshēng), but in formal contexts, the given names are often used as if they were the two character courtesy name (e.g. Chiang Ching-kuo is Mister Ching-kuo: 經國先生, Jīngguó xiānshēng). This can be combined with formal titles to indicate even more respect (e.g. Chiang Ching-kuo can also be referred to as President Chiang, Mister Ching-kuo 蔣總統經國先生, Jiǎng zǒngtǒng, Jīngguó xiānshēng). It is the same as sensei in Japanese, though its use is much less restrictive, more like how san would be used in Japanese. It is also used as a title for a man of respected stature.

Gōng 公  (lord, literally duke): Today, this respectful honorific is mainly applied to deceased male relatives. In imperial times, it was a title of nobility equivalent to duke (e.g. the head descendant of Confucius was normally appointed the Duke Kung 孔公, Kǒng gōng). Whenever it is used, it always follows the surname of the person being referred to (e.g. Chiang Kai-shek is posthumously known in Taiwan as the Lord Chiang 蔣公, Jiǎng gōng).

Women

Xiǎojiě 小姐 (young woman), Miss: This honorific was originally used to refer to young and unmarried women. It follows the surname of the woman or can be used alone as a title of address. 小姐 indicates only that the maiden name is being used and does not refer to marital status anymore. Today, however, it could in mainland China be associated as a slang term for "prostitute" or in restaurants addressing waitresses, by means of verbal inflections of tone or other indications.

Tàitai 太太 (Madam): This honorific is used to refer to married women. It is added after the surname of the husband or can be used alone as a title of address. It is used in familial and personal relations, but completely absent in formal business contexts since it emphasizes age and marital bond.

Nǚshì 女士 (Ms., Mrs.): In proper usage, this title follows a married woman's maiden name only. For example, Hillary Rodham 女士, not Hillary Clinton  女士.  However, it is loosely used by those looking for a Chinese equivalent of "Ms." An older single women is often addressed as 女士 but this term presumes the woman is married.

Fūrén 夫人 (Madame; Mrs.): Traditionally used to refer to a lady of high rank, the term has fallen into disuse since the late 20th century except in formal contexts: President Hu Jintao and Mrs. Hu are 胡锦涛主席和夫人, Hú Jǐntāo zhǔxí hé fūrén (but contemporary custom dictates that Mrs. Hu is never Madame Hu Jintao 胡锦涛夫人 Hú Jǐntāo fūrén), or to translate women's names derived from the surname of their husbands:/Mrs. Thatcher is 撒切尔夫人, sǎqiē'ěr fūrén). It is used following the husband's full name or surname, or can be used as title on its own (e.g. Madame Chiang is 蔣夫人, Jiǎng fūrén). It can also be used to address female law enforcement officials.

Occupational titles

Chinese people often address professionals in formal situations by their occupational titles. These titles can either follow the surname (or full name) of the person in reference, or it can stand alone either as a form of address or if the person being referred to is unambiguous without the added surname.

Academia

Main article: Education in China

Lǎoshī 老師 (old master), when addressing a teacher.

Xiàozhǎng 校長 (school senior), when addressing the school headmaster or principal. Chinese does not have specific titles for heads of universities (e.g. Chancellor, Rector, or President), so this term is applied in higher education as well. Generally, the word zhăng (���) is added to an institutional name to refer to the leader of that institution.

Jiàoshòu 教授 (instruct confer; confer instruction), when addressing a professor.

Xiānshēng 先生 (born before), when addressing a teacher, currently less used but still remains legitimate[citation needed]

The use of the term equivalent of "Doctorate / doctor" (博士, bóshì) is less common in Chinese as it is in English. The term boshi is used both as an honorific title and a name for the degree. Like in English, holders of a doctorate can have the title added to their names (but at the end instead of before), but use of the undistinguishing xiānshēng or nǚshì (or professional titles such as jiàoshòu) is much more prevalent.

Government and politics

Shūjì 书记 (secretary): Leaders and representatives of the communist committees or organizations. Currently, the Head of the Communist Party of China is called General Secretary (Zǒngshūjì, 总书记).

Zhǔxí 主席 (chairman): Leaders of certain organizations such as political parties use this title. Notably, it applied to Chairman Mao Zedong who was referred to as Máo Zhǔxí (毛主席) as the Chairman of the Communist Party of China.

Wěiyuán 委员 (delegate): This term can be used to refer to any member of a committee or council. This was especially prevalent in the system of party and state committees the Kuomintang used to govern China in the 1930s and 1940s. The Communist Party of China also operates under a system of parallel committees, but prefer the more proletarian term tóngzhì (e.g. members of the  Legislative Yuan are all addressed as lifa weiyuan, legislative delegates, and individually as surname+weiyuan or more formally surname+wěiyuán+given name+nushi/xiansheng).

Tóngzhì 同志 (comrade): This term is commonly used by political party members to address each other. Its use expanded to all segments of society during the rule of Mao Zedong.  It is still used by leaders of the Communist Party of China on formal occasions, and to a much lesser degree, leaders of the Kuomintang.

Medicine

Main article: Traditional Chinese medicine

Yīshēng 醫生 (medical scholar), most commonly used when addressing a doctor; used for practitioners of both Western and traditional Chinese medicine.

Yīshī 醫師 (medical master), is a more formal title when addressing a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine.

Dàfū 大夫 (great man), an older title used to address high officials in ancient times, now used colloquially when addressing a doctor.

Xiānshēng 先生 (born before) historical, no longer used.

Martial arts

Main article: Chinese martial arts

A list of titles when addressing a martial arts master.[1] The titles below are listed by the Mandarin pronunciation which is the national language in China. In the West, the titles are more commonly known by their Cantonese pronunciation which are given in brackets.

Shīfu (Sifu) 師父 (teacher father), used when addressing one's own martial arts instructor. But can also be used for teacher/instructors of other kind.

Shīgōng (Sigung) 師公 (teacher grandfather), used when addressing the teacher of one's Shifu.

Shīmǔ (Simo) 師母 (teacher mother), used when addressing the wife of Shifu.

Zōngshī 宗師 (ancestral teacher), technically the founder of a discipline or branch (宗派), used when addressing a great master.

[thebleedingwoodland]

Blog ini sudah bukan blog vampir-vampiran darah-darahan lagi ya...

Tapi tentang kegiatan seharian bapack-bapack dengan hewan peliharaan kesayangan....

wkwkwkwk

This blog is no longer about vampires and blood... it's about 34+ years old dude daily activity with his beloved pet dog....

Jiang Weiyuan lagi main sama anjing Corgi kesayangannya, Jia Jia.

Jiang Weiyuan is playing with his favourite Corgi dog, Jia Jia.

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Gw balik ke dunia simulator 3D, The Sims, lagi istirahat sejenak dari penatnya dunia kehidupan nyata dan kerja kerja kerja bagaikan kuda yang sangat melelahkan.

Gw anggap berada di dunia The Sims itu berarti lagi liburan ya... liburan membuat cerita ngarang sebebasnya dengan fantasi gw sendiri... sebagai selingan dari game Genshin Impact, Tekken 8, The Spirit of The Samurai Padahal sih lagi bosen aja nunggu GTA 6 KAPAN RILISNYA WOY

...Jadi gw main-main dulu ama anjing virtual gw.

Mending anjing virtual dong... Kalau bosen piaranya bosen Corgi bisa tinggal ganti baru, ganti Husky, Pitbull, dll. Capek miaranya tinggal exit game. Gak pusing pikirin pup ama biaya makan anjing beneran yang mahal, daripada kasus di berita anjing dibuang dibiarin terlantar di jalan tol gara-gara udah bosen udah capek ngurusnya dibuang begitu saja kayak sampah...

Dasar kaum-kaum setan tidak pantas disebut manusia makhluk kayak begitu.

[thebleedingwoodland]

Questions & Answers (Tanya & Jawab)

I joined Tumblr in year 2014. Which is I've been here for 10 years and more with this year 2025 counted.

As 10 years anniversary, I will give some present other than The Sims custom content.

Because you may keep asking, but don't dare to ask me personally. I will give responses to answer questions in your head.

Why does the name of the blog 'TheBleedingWoodland' ? TheBleedingWoodland is a name of island in my novel where the characters, one of them is the avatar of my blog, Jiang Weiyuan, and his college friends, went to vacation destination on airplane but ended up 'teleported' to unknown tropical island. They were separated then must find each other, teamed up with other airplane passengers. But in the end they realized they were 'controlled' by a system, that they must play "killing each other" game to survive. The story is indeed full of killing, bleeding and gore scene. I wrote this story way before Alice in Borderland and Squid Game became famous as TV series.

Why are you obsessed with vampires and blood ? I used to obsessed about characters revolving vampires, drawing character about a monster with fangs and sucks blood, and a man with superhuman ability as vampiric monster slayer, in junior high school. In high school era I watched TV series "Vampire Diaries". Oh my.. that was when I had major crush on actress playing Elena ^_^ She's so fine and beautiful. And the blood part? To be honest I used to have.... fetish on licking bloody wound on girl's arm due to influence of vampiric thing I used to watch on movies, anime series, and video games. Not anymore today.

Huang Liyang is actually inspired from my ex-crush, I turned her to vampire hehe.

You are Asian. How did you speak English? Because I know there are English-speaking netizens who are ignorant and think Asians are bad English speakers and only able to speak with our native language, here I tell you: I have learned English language since 1st grade elementary school. I do not use any kind of online translator or dictionary when typing in English language.

Are you a hardcore gamer or just casual Sims player? Hardcore gamer indeed. Too many video games I played. Recently Tekken 8, Genshin Impact, The Spirit of The Samurai (almost finish it), Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

--- The Sims CC related ---

3. Why are you keep making The Sims food CC and traditional Asian culture CC, why no longer creating vampiric, blood, gore related CC anymore ?

Not all Simmers playing bloody, vampiric, violent themed. This is why I came up with other new unique theme: Traditional culture.

My blog is not specific only for vampiric, blood, and gore only. I like creating unique things that other people do not. As I stated on my Blogger:

"My style is mostly for storytelling purpose, dark/goth/bloody, cultural, foodie, the rest are ordinary real life items."

I am one of Sims CC creators who can create CC with authentic traditional Indonesian and Chinese culture because of lacking representation of Indonesian and Chinese culture. Majority of Sims CC creators think Asia are just Japan, South Korea, and old-fashioned "Chinese stereotype in USA/western country"

Sure there are actual Sims CC creators from Taiwan and Mainland China creating authentic traditional culture CC but still not enough and majority focus on clothing, fashion, ordinary modern stuff. There are traditional hanfu and hairstyle, and traditional Indonesian stuff but mainly for The Sims 4.

I focus on the culture-themed CC first rather than ordinary modern stuff because the ordinary modern stuff can be done by other Sims CC creators. I like to create food because? Food is not just to fulfill your stomach, but it's part of culture and soul of people centered on food. Food is definitely something that is taken seriously in Asia: Because food is love language in Asia. It's usual for us to ask people "Have you eaten?" . Give food to people means "I care for you". Bring food to introduce culture to foreigners, usually it's the most effective way.

4. Why don't you make decoration food as functional food?

If you think custom food meal mod as brand new functional food with recipe appears on breakfast/lunch/dinner time for Sims to cook in The Sims 3, it's difficult to do and needs a lot of time to experiment. See the Tutorial: Sims 3 Custom Foods with CCLoader.

There are very little and lacking CC creations of functional food with custom food meal mod with recipe in The Sims 3, indicates that the mod is difficult to do, compared to The Sims 2 and 4 that The Sims 2 & 4 custom food mod creations are everywhere, indicates The Sims 2 & 4 custom food are easy to do by many CC creators.

Better ask the creator who succeed making TS3 custom food with recipe, sweetdevil-sims to take my food mesh to create the custom food.

The only I can make it possible at this time are: 1) Edible food (pickable snack from plate) as it doesn't need recipe.

That I used to create in year 2018. I have to re-learn again how to create the food with the mod because I made them long time ago.

2) Default replacement for existing food meal in the game, replacing food meal in Base Game or Expansion Packs.

[thebleedingwoodland]

WORK IN PROGRESS

Yes, I have another WIP: Replacing Pet Food texture, Pet bowl, and Pet Packaging. I had wish to replacing these since 2018, now as I understand principle of Default Replacement modding, this is dream comes true. So far all of them are working and well replaced.

So here we are Jiang Weiyuan pouring Dog Food for his favorite Corgi dog: Jia Jia.

Don't worry. I create Cat food version too.

EA's Luxury Pet Bowl made me dizzy due to its intricate "Luxury" Gold carving taken too literally. No pet bowl has gold carving like EA made, so I replaced with my My First Pet Bowl mesh I made from year 2018.

As for Spring Rolls, I postponed it, because it still doesn't look right. I need more time to polish it.

Full

Half & Empty

I already wrote the tutorial for Default Replacement for food with GeoStates: Full, Half, Empty

It's in my Draft.

I postpone these all projects because I'm really tired of keep making The Sims projects and possibly burnout for this past 2-3 weeks. Recently I helped fellow Simblr with his building project asking feedback about Chinese building and this day I had uploaded several CC to ModTheSims for backup. I cannot rely on blogger and Tumblr only, because many Sims players do not have access to Tumblr.

I need to go back to reality, play more video games that I bought but haven't played. I will back soon to The Sims community with CC if I'm ready.

[thebleedingwoodland]

另一张化石位于外置硬盘 【第三章】

从2015年

🎵 ：NICKTHEREAL （周湯豪） -  I’m Cheap For Falling In Love With You  〈 愛上你算我賤 〉

过分浪漫， 是不是？    爱上你算我贱，我甘愿被你骗~

[thebleedingwoodland]

另一张化石位于外置硬盘 【第二章】

从2015年

🎵 ： Goody Grace - Scumbag [feat. blink-182]

她说我是个人渣  想要拿回她的爱  我人生的故事  为何我是如此的一个混蛋呢？  所有的一切都是我的错  每一次都是这样 为什么呢？

甚至无法争吵  我彻底的搞砸了， 这切都太难了 粉碎我的心， 仿佛卡通动画般 并无法修补了 是啊， 但有什么不同呢？  在破碎的爱和监狱之间？

她说：「为何你从不聆听？」 至少，我想她做到了吧 我不知道，我不知道事情如何能发展至如此糟糕的地步  当事情已经发展至如此糟糕的地步之时  我不知道为何我让你难过

每一次都是这样 为什么呢？  （噢，为什么呢？） 我知道， 我知道她恨我 我知道， 我知道她无法忍受我了

我希望她知道我现在无法面对我自己了

[thebleedingwoodland]

WIP Leather Wristband accessory

(modeled based from my own real life wristband with modification)

🎵: Larry’s Pizza - 难以启齿

[thebleedingwoodland]

2020年中秋節快樂! Happy Mid-Autumn Festival 2020!

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The event of autumn full moon of the year came again. It is time to express gratitude to the harvest and bringing family members (and friends) together. 

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to anyone in The Sims community who celebrate! 

(I forgot to set the time to night when taking these screenshots, so this Mooncake Dinner can be called Mooncake Lunch. Also, on this month, October, it is also the month of Indonesia’s National Batik Day celebration, so Ridwan & Tiffany wears Batik pattern clothing.)

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Ridwan: Welcome, guys! No matter what country you came from, we are going to have good meal and drink at this Mid-Autumn event. This year, I invited a special guest...

......

Hwa Mulan (by @pitheinfinite) !

[Mulan smiles, takes a look to all people sitting at table, everyone stares at her.] 

Ridwan: Enjoy the mooncakes in every bite! 

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Poses by me | Reshade by me | Edible (big) Mooncakes & Decorative by LunaYue | Mooncakes (small) by @dinadine | Mooncakes (colorful) by Peggy | Chinese Tea Set by PurpleMoonSims 

[thebleedingwoodland]

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Everyone is enjoying their bite. 

Duo Magician A Huan & A Yang : [ No comment, just eating.] 

Mulan: [ Eating elegantly, compliments how strong the taste of durian filling she’s eating. ]

Zhang Xuefeng & Jiang Weiyuan: [Awkward. (They’re ex-girlfriend & boyfriend, actually). She eats one with lotus filling, he eats one with pandan filling. (Pandan, type of leaf which is popular as food flavour and green food colouring in Indonesia).]    

Tiffany: Why is this the only one that’s different? It’s white, resembles full moon the most. Mmm, it tastes cheese!

Ridwan: Hey, mine tastes boba! Wkwkwk. 

Tiffany: Where did you buy mooncakes with boba filling? Malaysia? 

Ridwan: Nope, I found them on local online shop. I bought the last stock before sold out. 

Tiffany: Wow, so limited edition. 

Ridwan: Yeah. 

[thebleedingwoodland]

Until this time, I kept receiving notifications from this post “EA Misinterpretation of China and Chinese culture in Shang Simla World.” until it gets 775 likes. Wow. 

I didn’t expect it gone viral. Thank you to @xiranjayzhao​ , Best-Selling author who wrote Zachary Ying and The Dragon Emperor novel that I read months ago, and also famous for her Iron Widow novel - for reblogging my post. 

Because the content in Shang Shitla Simla world is pure nonsense that I had to share to non-Chinese & non-Asian Sims players who don’t know anything about Chinese culture. 

Which is kind of upsetting that ethnic Chinese who purchase this Expansion Pack with legal and legit money (not illegal download) then got this kind of “slap in the face” for bad portrayal of our culture... as if the bad portrayal is intentional, such as using Japanese Torii Gate for China world icon, to mock Chinese and Japanese people on purpose. The food are all wrong and awful. I don’t want non-Chinese players thinking Chinese food and culture portrayed in that world, Shang Simla, like that in real life. 

（Real Chinese plays Shang Simla world, just... cringe... seeing those kind of bad portrayals. My face was actually as flat as Jiang Weiyuan’s when I first time playing that world ^ 這是什麽鬼？？ 🤣 ）

Not just me, there are Simblrs from Japanese and Taiwan who had complained Shang Simla portrayal is wrong and nonsense. 

Continue Reading below if you want to read commenters say: 

EA’s China Headquarter is only in Shanghai. I heard there was Headquarter in Beijing but seemed it had been shut down or moved to Shanghai, I didn’t check about it in my post in 2021, apologize, my bad. 

[writinggeisha]

Aiguo                   love country; patriotic

An                        peace

Angúo                  protect the country

Bai                       white

Bingwen              bright and cultivated

Bo                        waves

Bohai                   elder brother sea

Bojing                  win admiration

Bolin                    elder brother rain

Boqin                   win respect

Changpu              forever simple

Chanming            forever bright

Chao                    surpassing

Chaoxiang            expecting fortune

Chen                    vast or great

Cheng                  accomplished

Chenglei               become great

Cheung                good luck

Chi                       the younger generation

Chongan              second brother peace

Chongkun            second brother Kunlun mountain

Chonglin              second brother unicorn

Chuanli                transmitting propriety

Chung                  intelligent

Délì                      virtuous

Déshì                    a man of virtue

Déwei                  highly virtuous

Da                        attainment

Dai                       martial arts sword technique

Delun                   virtuous order

Deming                virtue bright

Dingbang             protect the country

Dingxiang            stability and fortune

Dong                    east; winter

Donghai               eastern sea

Duyi                     independent wholeness

Enlai                     favor coming

Fa                         setting off

Fai                        growth; beginning of fly

Fang                     honest and upright

Feng                     sharp blade; wind

Fengge                 phoenix pavilion

Fu                         wealthy

Fuhua                   fortune flourishing

Gan                      dare; adventure

Gang                    strength

Geming                revolution

Gen                      root

Genghis                just, righteous; true

Guang                  light

Guangli                making propriety bright

Gui                       honored; noble

Guiren                  valuing benevolence

Guoliang              may the country be kind

Guotin                  polite, firm; strong leader

Guowei                state preserving

Guozhi                 the state is ordered

Hai                       sea

He                        Yellow river

Heng                    eternal

Ho                        for the good

Hong                    great; wild swan

Honghui               great splendor

Hongqi                 red flag

Hop                      agreeable

Huan                    happiness

Huang Fu             rich future

Hui                       splendor

Hulin                    people of the Marrim city clan

Hung                    flood; great

Huojin                  fire metal

Jaw-long              like a dragon

Jian                       healthy

Jiang                     Yangtze river

Jianguo                 building the country

Jianjun                  building the army

Jianyu                   building the universe

Jin                        gold

Jing                      capital city

Jingguo                administering the state

Jinhai                    golden sea

Jinjing                  gold mirror

Jun                       truth

Junjie                    handsome and outstanding

Kang                    well-being

Keung                  universe

Kong                    glorious, sky

Lì                         strength

Lei                        thunder

Li                         upright

Liang                    bright

Liang                    good, excellent

Liko                     protected by Buddha

Ling                     compassion or understanding

Liu                       flowing

Liwei                    profit and greatness

Lok                      happiness

Longwei               dragon greatness

Manchu                pure

Ming-húa             brilliant, elite

Mingli                  bright propriety

Ming-tun              intelligent; heavy

Minsheng             voice of the people

Minzhe                 sensitive and wise

Nianzu                 thinking of ancestors

On                        peace

Park                      the cypress tree

Peng                     Roc - the bird of legend

Pengfei                 flight of the roc

Ping                      stable

Qi                         enlightenment; wondrous

Qianfan                thousand sails

Qiang                   strong

Qingshan              celebrating goodness

Qingsheng            celebrating birth

Qiquiang              enlightenment and strength

Qiu                       autumn

Quan                    fresh water spring

Quon                    bright

Renshu                 benevolent forbearance

Rong                    martial

Ru                        scholar

Shàoqiáng            strong and profound

Shìlín                    intellectual

Shan                     mountain

Shanyuan             mountain source

Shen                     cautious; deep

Shen                     spirit; deep thought

Shi                        front horizontal bar on carriage or cart

Shing                    victory

Shining                 world at peace

Shirong                scholarly honor

Shoi-ming            life of sunshine

Shoushan             longevity mountain

Shunyuan             follow to the source

Shu-sai-chong      happy all his life long

Siyu                      thinking of the world

Sueh-yén              continuity; harmonious

Sying                    star

Tao                       great waves

Tengfei                 soaring high

Tingzhe                may the court be wise

Tsun-chùng          middle village

Tung                     all, universal

Wang                   hope, wish

Wei                      greatness; impressive might

Weimin                bring greatness to the people

Weisheng             greatness is born

Weiyuan               preserving depth

Weizhe                 great sage

Wencheng            refinement accomplished

Wenyan                refined and virtuous

Wing                    glory

Wuzhou               five continents 

Xiang                   circling in air like a bird

Xianliang             worthy brightness

Xiaobo                 little wrestler

Xiaodan               little dawn

Xiaojian               little healthy

Xiaosi                   filial thoughts

Xiaowen              filial, civil

Xiasheng              little birth

Xin                       new

Xing                     arising

Xiu                       cultivated

Xue                      studious

Xueqin                 snow-white celery

Xueyou                studious and friendly

Yang                    model; pattern

Yanlin                  swallow forest; Beijing forest

Yaochuan             honoring the river

Yaoting                honoring the courtyard

Yaozu                  honoring the ancestors

Ye                        bright

Yi                         firm and resolute

Yingjie                 brave and heroic

Yingpei                should admire

Yong                    brave

Yongliang            forever bright

Yongnian             eternal years

Yongrui                forever lucky

Yongzheng          forever upright

You                      friend

Yuanjun               master of the Yuan river

Yunxu                  cloudy emptiness

Yusheng               jade birth

Zedong                east of the marsh

Zemin                   favor to the people

Zenguang             increasing brightness

Zhìxin                  a man of ambition

Zhìyuan                ambition

Zhen                     greatly astonished; shake

Zhengzhong         upright and loyal

Zhensheng           may the government rise

Zhihuán                ambitious

Zhiqiang               the will is strong

Zhong                  loyal; steadfast

Zian                      self peace

Zihao                    son heroic

Zixin                    self confidence