圣 (shèng): meaning in a Chinese name
圣 (shèng) means sage. In Chinese names it is a Earth-element character with 5 strokes.
sage
holy and wise
In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on 圣 leans on that energy. More Earth element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.
The radical
the earth radical (土): earth and soil, which suggest stability, grounding, and quiet dependability.
圣 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 5 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
母氏圣善
《诗经·邶风·凯风》
圣 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.
More Earth characters
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