波
bō
Water element 水
wave
dynamic
Element
Water 水
Radical
氵
Strokes
8
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Water carries wisdom, adaptability, flow. A name built on 波 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
烝涉波矣
《诗经·鱼藻之什·渐渐之石》
波 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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