曦
xī
Fire element 火
morning sunlight
Element
Fire 火
Radical
日
Strokes
20
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 曦 leans on that energy.
The radical
the sun radical (日): the sun, radiance, hope, and the promise of a new dawn.
曦 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 20 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
曦女发兮阳之阿
《楚辞·少司命》（屈原）
曦 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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