钦
qīn
Metal element 金
to admire and respect
Element
Metal 金
Radical
钅
Strokes
9
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Metal carries clarity, resolve, refinement. A name built on 钦 leans on that energy.
The radical
the metal radical (金): refined metal, precision, resolve, and inner brilliance.
钦 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
忧心钦钦
《诗经·秦风·晨风》
钦 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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