张恨水说:“我原名‘心远’,‘恨水’一名是我17岁那年,在苏州第一次投稿时取的笔名,是从南唐后主李煜词‘自是人生长恨水去东’中截取出来的。那时,我想人生有限,决不能让光阴如流水一样白白流逝。所以取这个笔名,也好随时听人称呼,随时看到‘恨水’两字,时刻自勉,珍惜时光。” Zhang Henshui said: “My old name ’Yuanyuan’ and ’Hatewater’ is the name I used when I was 17 years old when I first submitted a submission in Suzhou. The water went to the East and was taken in. At that time, I thought that my life was limited and I could not allow the time to flow like water. So take this pen name and listen to people at any time, and always see the word “hate water”. Take care of yourself and cherish your time.”