Public Service System：生僻字影响学生保研｜OPINION

Rrarely Used Characters in People’s Names Cause Inconveniences, Who Is to Blame?

According to a recent report from The Paper, a senior student studying in Shanghai was unable to be pre-approved for a master’s degree because of a rarely used character in her name cannot be registered into China Higher Education Student Information and Career Center according to the Paper. The character consists of combined by “you” （由） and “ye”（页）.

近日，据澎湃新闻报道，上海一名大四学生姓名中带有的生僻字无法被录入学信网，因此其可能难以被保送为研究生。该学生姓名中的生僻字是“由页”（目前输入法仍无法输入，其繁体字为頔）。

The mother of that girl, successfully registered it when she reported her daughter’s information to local police station after the girl’s birth, while after that, they met numerous problems in banks and train ticket windows.

其母亲严女士称，当年给她落户的派出所在户口本上打出了这个字，但随后她们在银行、铁路、等处却都遇到了麻烦。

The school where she studies asked her to change her name, while according to relevant regulations that students are not allowed to do so.

学校要求该学生改名，但是相关政策规定，在校学生不许变更姓名。

The uncommon character of "di"

Source / The Paper

People shouldn’t be to blame for using uncommon characters when they pick up names for their offsprings. Initially, the choice of name shouldn’t be restricted, it is a personal right.

给子女起带有生僻字的名字的父母不该受到指责。首先，给子女起名不应该受到限制，起什么样的名字是每个人的权利。

According to the 99th article "The General Principals of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China", citizens shall enjoy the right of personal name and shall be entitled to determine, use or change their personal names in accordance with relevant provisions.

《中华人民共和国民法通则》第九十九条规定，公民享有姓名权，并有权依照规定确定、使用或者变更姓名。

Besides, many so-called “rare-used characters” have their sources of Chinese ancient classics, which contributes to the protection and promotion of Chinese traditional culture. Many young parents tend to pick up names from the Book of Songs.

其次，许多所谓的生僻字都来源于中国古代经典名著，用生僻字给子女命名有助于保护和发展中国传统文化。有些父母喜欢从诗经中寻找起名的灵感。

For example, a winner of 2015 Nobel Prize in medicine called Tu Youyou, got her name from the famous verse “Deer are calling from the field, grazing on the tender marsilea.”.

例如，2015年诺贝尔医学奖得主屠呦呦，她的名字就来源于著名的诗句“呦呦鹿鸣，食野之萍”。

The whole poem reflected a joyful atmosphere where the mutual respect between guests and the host. With every name followed by a far-reaching story, our culture passes generation after generation.

这首诗反映的是宴会其乐融融的气氛以及宾主间的相互尊重。每一个名字背后都蕴含着一段古老的故事，中国文化就这样代代流传。

Actually, this report uncovered some flaws of our Public Service System. The inconvenience is triggered by a disconnection among Font Banks of these systems.

其实，这篇报道揭露了我们公共服务体系的一些缺陷。严女士及其女儿在生活中遭遇的不便归根结底是由于各个系统之间的字库没有打通。

It urges our Public Service System to improve service level to some extent. The society should not ignore a group’s right, using “they are minority” as a defense.

这也在一定程度上提醒我国的公共服务系统去提高服务水平，不能因为某些群体人数较少，就忽视他们的权利。

Resident household

Source / The Paper

To tackle such problems, our Public Service System needs to get Font Banks through within it and improve their service efficiency which ensures a timely reaction next time they face with such issues.

为了生僻字名字这个问题，公共服务系统应统一其体系内的字库，并且提高服务效率，以期再次遇到类似问题时可以做出及时的反应。

At the same time, our government ought to guide, supervise and perfect the improvement of Public Service System. Also, it is their responsibility to build a social consensus that in terms of using uncommon characters in names, instead of parents, it is the Public Service System that has a lot to answer for.

同时，政府应引导、监督和完善公共服务体系的改革，并且有责任建立社会共识，当生僻名字遇到困难时，责任并不在民众一方，而在于公共服务体系的不完善。

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