My name My last name is Gu(谷),and my first name is xuding（绪鼎）,and ding is my often used name. In ancient times,ding was bronze appliance which was used for boiling and burning joss sticks ,and it has three legs.Ding symbols for Supreme power.If you get nine dings,you will be the king at ZHOU dynasty in china.Based on this,I was be named ding.My parents usually call me dingding,while my uncles and aunts usually call me ding.xu represents the generation of mine from my ancestors.And my brother’s name contains xu too,and his name is Gu xuying.Chinese parents who have the same last name, usually mark the generation for their children using the same chinese character. Each generation of parents will do that.For example,My father name is Gu zhikui,and his generation mark is zhi.If come across someone whose name contains Gu zhi,I will called him/her uncle or aunt.Generally speaking,women’s name don’t contain generation mark.But nowadays,majority of children’s names don’t contain generation mark, no matter you are a boy or a girl.I have anther name that isn’t usually Used,it is Gu lishan,and lishan represents standing on the hill.