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

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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?

Tang Ho · 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

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

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