霓
ní
Water element 水
secondary rainbow
vivid
Element
Water 水
Radical
雨
Strokes
16
Use
Leans feminine
In five-element thinking, Water carries wisdom, adaptability, flow. A name built on 霓 leans on that energy.
The radical
the rain radical (雨): rain falling from heaven, nourishment and grace from above.
As a given-name character, 霓 leans feminine, chosen for grace as much as meaning. It is 16 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
骑霓兮南上
《楚辞·蓄英》（王褒）
霓 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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