A name from a poem
江楓
Pinyin jiāng fēngSimplified 江枫usually a boy’s name
Maples coloring the shore — an autumn worth keeping.
What’s wished for
River maples and fishing lights — Zhang Ji’s “Mooring at Maple Bridge by Night.” Depth that grows with the seasons.
Where it comes from
江枫渔火对愁眠
jiāng fēng yú huǒ duì chóu mián
“Dimly lit fishing boats 'neath maples sadly lie.”
— Zhang Ji, “Night Mooring at Maple Bridge” (枫桥夜泊)
About the two characters
- 江
- river; in older Chinese, the Yangtze
- 楓
- maple; tree that turns red in autumn
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