Name as Responsibility

 ESL 100

Jiemin Zhang

September 11, 2023

Name as Responsibility

My name is Jiemin Zhang, My parents call me MinMin as 民民. This is the way of

writing in Chinese character. In addtion, my name menas quickness, agility and the 

Republic of The People. If people put them together, it is a wonderful and attractive 

name. My parents chose two words for me because in China, no one will call anyone by

their full name, unless the people is fimiliar with them.

My parents used to ask me what nickname I wanted when I was child. One day,

my parents saw our neighbor when they took me shopping. My neighbor asked

"what is your kid's name?" My parents answered him "it is MinMin." The neighbor 

asked again which tone? I responded to him. That is the second tone. In Mandarin 

Chinese, there are four tones. For example, the first tone is flat, the second tone is 

rising, the third tone is low, and the fourth tone is falling. I chose the second tone 

because it sounded like a man. For instance, the first tone and the third tone are 

ordinary and dry, so not many Chinese people will chose these two sounds. The 

majority of women would choose the fourth one, which is probably the traditional 

culture. That is why I chose the second tone for my name.

In my family's history, everyone's last name was Zhang. The younger generation of

our family always gathers on a special day. This is our traditional Chinses culture. On 

the day, we did a lot of things such as talk to each other, drink and eat. all my friends 

like calling me as Min(民), which is one word. It is also simple and esay to pronounce. I

really like the name because my parents chose it for me as a gift. The name also 

represents me, Jiemin.