A pen name was usually a web novel that was composed of two or four words. A good pen name should be unique, easy to remember, and able to summarize. For example, he could refer to the names of some ancient literati such as Qu Yuan, Li Bai, Su Shi, etc., or refer to the names of some characters in literary works such as Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber. When giving names, one had to be careful to avoid using overly common names to avoid readers 'recognition.