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A name from a poem

平安

Pinyin píng ānfor anyone

A word that simply says: all is well.

What’s wished for

“Please tell them I am well” — Cen Shen’s short message from horseback. A name that wishes safe days and peace for the people you love.

Where it comes from

凭君传语报平安

píng jūn chuán yǔ bào píng ān

“I trust you to take word that I am safe.”

— Cen Shen, “Meeting an Envoy Bound for the Capital” (逢入京使)

About the two characters
平
level, peaceful
安
peace, safety

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