明
míng
Fire element 火
bright and wise
Element
Fire 火
Radical
日
Strokes
8
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 明 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
明星有烂
《诗经·郑风·女曰鸡鸣》
明 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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