A name from a poem
長安
Pinyin cháng ānSimplified 长安usually a boy’s name
May peace stay with you — long, quiet, and easy.
What’s wished for
Chang’an, the Tang capital, literally “long peace.” From Li Bai’s “midnight songs of Wu,” under a sheet of Chang’an moonlight. A wish for a life that stays calm and kind.
Where it comes from
长安一片月
cháng ān yī piàn yuè
“Over Chang'an a sheet of moonlight falls;”
— Li Bai, “Midnight Song of Wu (Autumn)” (子夜吴歌)
About the two characters
- 長
- long — of road, of years, of wind that carries far
- 安
- peace, safety
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