瑞 (ruì): meaning in a Chinese name
瑞 (ruì) means auspicious. In Chinese names it is a Metal-element character with 13 strokes.
auspicious
a happy sign, as in timely snow (瑞雪)
In five-element thinking, Metal carries clarity, resolve, refinement. A name built on 瑞 leans on that energy. More Metal element Chinese names or read what the five elements mean.
The radical
the jade radical (玉): jade, which suggests nobility, purity, and a virtue more treasured than gold.
瑞 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 13 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
懿风后兮受瑞图
《楚辞·逢尤》（王逸）
瑞 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on. It is part of why the character carries the feeling it does.
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