A name from a poem
華年
Pinyin huá niánSimplified 华年usually a girl’s name
Hold close the years that shine.
What’s wished for
Each string of the zither recalls brilliant years — Li Shangyin’s “Brocade Zither.” Huanian is youth’s bright span. For someone who stacks beautiful days.
Where it comes from
一弦一柱思华年
yī xián yī zhù sī huá nián
“Each string, each bridge, recalls but vanished springs.”
— Li Shangyin, “The Ornate Zither” (锦瑟)
About the two characters
- 華
- splendid; flowering
- 年
- year, years of life
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