澄
chéng
Water element 水
clear and serene
Element
Water 水
Radical
氵
Strokes
15
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Water carries wisdom, adaptability, flow. A name built on 澄 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
保神明之清澄兮
《楚辞·远游》（屈原）
澄 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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