The order of the three parts of a Chinese name (family name first and personal name last) shows the crucial importance attached to the family in relation to the individual.
In traditional Chinese society, the family was the most important building block, socially, economically, and politically. The family functioned as a living organism with an identity and spirit that went beyond the individuals forming it.
More important than being an individual, a boy was the son of his parents, the descendant of his ancestors, and the future father of his children.
(Bron: My Chinese Roots, Huihan Lie, 2015)
Mijn overgroot moeder
Tan Ing Nio
Haar dochter
kwik bola Nio mijn Grootmoeder
Kan hier niets over vinden
Misschien kunt u mij verder helpen
Beste Veronica,
Nee, ik kan je hier niet bij verder helpen. Misschien kun je je vraag stellen aan het CIHC in Leiden?