shǒu

Earth element

to guard and uphold

Element
Earth 土
Radical
Strokes
6
Use
Leans masculine

In five-element thinking, Earth carries steadiness, trust, grounding. A name built on leans on that energy.

The image behind the character

俾守我王

《诗经·节南山之什·十月之交》

appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.

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