<p>The main character's name is 刘启</p>
<p>Break his first name 「启」 apart, and you'll get 「戶口」. That's how his nickname came about.</p>
<p>The character 启 contains the meaning of &quot;enlighten&quot;. It has nothing to do with 戶口 (household).</p>
<p><em>It only works in simplified Chinese, The Traditional characters for 刘启 are 劉啟</em></p>

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2020-07-27T04:20:39.913Z
Nope. 启 is also a traditional character, even in *Shuowen* — and it's the original glyph for 啟.
Stan
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2020-07-27T04:32:05.713Z
The traditional Chinese subtitle in the movies stated the main character's name is 劉啟, not 劉启. In any case, 启 is treated as the simplified version of 啟 by Google, while Wiki stated 啟 as the 傳統字 of 启.  I  have never seen a modern name using 启 instead of 啟, It is very possible that even 启 was a traditional character, it had been replaced by 啟 and become archaic
Tang Ho
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2020-07-27T04:34:00.193Z
BTW, The second character in my first name is also kai (啟) : )
Tang Ho
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2020-07-27T04:42:35.997Z
Google and Wiki are not authoritative sources when the discussion comes to identify Chinese traditional characters, but dictionaries like 康熙字典, 說文解字, etc. I agree 启 is somehow less used as a traditional character in modern days, but the conclusion "启 is a simplified character" could easily make experts frown on. Another similar case, 杰 and 傑, should be less controversial.
Stan
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2020-07-27T04:46:09.760Z
The simplification of 啟 to 启 might have rendered 启 obsolete and be forgotten in day to day usage,
Tang Ho
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2020-07-27T09:21:47.953Z
@Stan I wouldn’t say 启 is the original glyph for 啟, the original glyph in oracle bone is 戶又 stuck together with 启 being a variation. Still, the Simplified version is extremely old.
dROOOze
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2020-07-28T07:39:28.850Z
@dROOOze you're right. I oversimplified my point. Combinations 戶口，戶又，戶又口，戶又日，戶又口日 existed in oracle bone as variants to each other.
Stan
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Tang Ho
<p>The most common translation of '户口' seems to be 'household registration system'. The other meanings do not fit either:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=0&amp;wdqb=%E6%88%B7%E5%8F%A3" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&amp;wdrst=0&amp;wdqb=%E6%88%B7%E5%8F%A3</a></p>
<p>What is it a reference to?</p>

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In the film 流浪地球, why is a character nicknamed '户口'?
# In the film 流浪地球, why is a character nicknamed '户口'?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-07-25)

The most common translation of '户口' seems to be 'household registration system'. The other meanings do not fit either:

<https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?page=worddict&wdrst=0&wdqb=%E6%88%B7%E5%8F%A3>

What is it a reference to?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-07-25. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

The main character's name is 刘启

Break his first name 「启」 apart, and you'll get 「戶口」. That's how his nickname came about.

The character 启 contains the meaning of "enlighten". It has nothing to do with 戶口 (household).

*It only works in simplified Chinese, The Traditional characters for 刘启 are 劉啟*

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Nope. 启 is also a traditional character, even in *Shuowen* — and it's the original glyph for 啟.  
> **username_1**: The traditional Chinese subtitle in the movies stated the main character's name is 劉啟, not 劉启. In any case, 启 is treated as the simplified version of 啟 by Google, while Wiki stated 啟 as the 傳統字 of 启.  I  have never seen a modern name using 启 instead of 啟, It is very possible that even 启 was a traditional character, it had been replaced by 啟 and become archaic  
> **username_1**: BTW, The second character in my first name is also kai (啟) : )  
> **username_2**: Google and Wiki are not authoritative sources when the discussion comes to identify Chinese traditional characters, but dictionaries like 康熙字典, 說文解字, etc. I agree 启 is somehow less used as a traditional character in modern days, but the conclusion "启 is a simplified character" could easily make experts frown on. Another similar case, 杰 and 傑, should be less controversial.  
> **username_1**: The simplification of 啟 to 启 might have rendered 启 obsolete and be forgotten in day to day usage,  
> **username_3**: @username_2 I wouldn’t say 启 is the original glyph for 啟, the original glyph in oracle bone is 戶又 stuck together with 启 being a variation. Still, the Simplified version is extremely old.  
> **username_2**: @username_3 you're right. I oversimplified my point. Combinations 戶口，戶又，戶又口，戶又日，戶又口日 existed in oracle bone as variants to each other.  

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