As ancient sovereigns use auspicious grant to enlist favored officials or use ominous grant to crack down on offending officials, name-granting is of obvious social political function and becomes an efficient political tool of ancient absolute monarchy.

• 古代君主通过德赐褒奖笼络臣下或利用凶赐打击羞辱犯罪之臣，赐姓赐名因其具有明显的社会政治功能而成为古代君主专制行之有效的统治工具。