1. Twenty years old

Weak crown. "Book of Rites, Qu Li 1": "Twenty means weak, crown." In ancient times, men performed the crown ceremony when they were 20 years old, so it is used to refer to the age of men around 20 years old.

2. Standing at the age of thirty

. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "Thirty years old." Later used as a pronoun for 30 years old.

3. Forty years old

Don’t be confused. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "Forty without confusion." Later used as a proxy for 40 years old.

4. Fifty years old

Know your fate. "The Analects of Confucius: Weizheng": "At fifty, you know your destiny." Later generations used "knowing your destiny" as a proxy for the age of fifty.

5. Sixty years old

Sixty years old or smooth ears. "The Analects of Confucius·Wei Zheng": "At sixty, the ears are smooth." Later, "ears are smooth" was used as a proxy for the age of 60. The flower armor is named after the intricately intertwined names of the heavenly stems and earthly branches.

6. Seventy years old

Seventy years old. Du Fu's "Qujiang": "Drinking debts are commonplace, but seventy years old are rare in life." Later, "Guxi" was used as a proxy for seventy years old.

7. Eighty or ninety years old

Old (mào) old (dié). "Cao Cao of the Han Dynasty: Drinking Song": "Everyone will die in his old age. The blessings extend to plants, trees and insects."

Extended information

Other age titles:

1. Nako: a newborn baby. Kong Yingdashu: "The child is born red, so it is said to be a pure child."

2. Swaddling clothes: also called "swaddling clothes" and "qiangbao", referring to babies under one year old.

3 , Children: refers to children aged two or three. "Mencius: Full of Hearts": "Children. ”

4. Chuiku: refers to children aged three to four to eight or nine years old. In ancient times, the hair of boys without a crown drooped, so “chuiku” refers to childhood or children.

5. "Yu Xue": Ten years old. "Book of Rites: Qu Li Shang": "Ten years of life are called childhood, study. "

6. Zongjiao: refers to children between the ages of eighty-nine and twelve or thirteen years old. "Book of Rites Nei Principles": "Fumao, Zongjiao." "

7. Cardamom: refers to a girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.

8. Jiji: a woman is fifteen years old. "Book of Rites Nei Principles": "A woman is fifteen years old. And hairpin. ”

9. Hair tied: A man is fifteen years old. In ancient times, when boys became children, their hair was tied into a bun because it was a synonym for adult boy.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Age Titles