A name from a poem
映紅
Pinyin yìng hóngSimplified 映红usually a girl’s name
A touch of crimson that lights the green.
What’s wished for
Orioles for a thousand miles, green set off by red — Du Mu’s “Spring in Jiangnan.” For someone who shines as themselves while answering the colors around them.
Where it comes from
千里莺啼绿映红
qiān lǐ yīng tí lǜ yìng hóng
“For miles and miles orioles sing amid red blooms and green trees;”
— Du Mu, “Spring in Jiangnan” (江南春)
About the two characters
- 映
- to reflect, to set off
- 紅
- red; warm color of flower and autumn leaf
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