霖
lín
Water element 水
continuous nourishing rain
blessing
Element
Water 水
Radical
雨
Strokes
16
Use
Used for any gender
In five-element thinking, Water carries wisdom, adaptability, flow. A name built on 霖 leans on that energy.
The radical
the rain radical (雨): rain falling from heaven, nourishment and grace from above.
霖 works in names for any gender; what matters is how it is paired and how the tones flow. It is 16 strokes to write.
The image behind the character
皇天淫溢而秋霖兮
《楚辞·九辩》（宋玉）
霖 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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