炽
chì
Fire element 火
blazing, ardent
Element
Fire 火
Radical
火
Strokes
9
Use
Leans masculine
In five-element thinking, Fire carries radiance, warmth, visibility. A name built on 炽 leans on that energy.
The image behind the character
玁狁孔炽
《诗经·南有嘉鱼之什·六月》
炽 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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