荣
róng
Wood element 木
glory
flourishing
Element
Wood 木
Radical
艹
Strokes
9
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Wood carries growth, vision, gentle strength. A name built on 荣 leans on that energy.
The radical
the grass radical (艸): grasses and blossoms, resilience and gentle, unstoppable flourishing.
荣 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 9 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
绿叶素荣
《楚辞·橘颂》（屈原）
荣 appears in this classical line. Read it as the picture the character draws on, part of why it carries the feeling it does.
More Wood characters
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