A name from a poem
平明
Pinyin píng míngusually a boy’s name
The clear light just before dawn — clean, and gently kind.
What’s wished for
Pingming is first light. From the clear morning Wang Changling saw a friend off. Fresh, honest — like the start of a day.
Where it comes from
平明送客楚山孤
píng míng sòng kè chǔ shān gū
“At dawn I see my guest off; the Chu hills stand alone in light.”
— Wang Changling, “Farewell to Xin Jian at Hibiscus Tower” (芙蓉楼送辛渐)
About the two characters
- 平
- level, peaceful
- 明
- bright; clear to the eye
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