A name from a poem
紅豆
Pinyin hóng dòuSimplified 红豆usually a girl’s name
A red bean that holds a thought of someone.
What’s wished for
Red beans, also called “seeds of longing,” grow in the south — Wang Wei’s “Love’s Yearning.” Affectionate, and remembered.
Where it comes from
About the two characters
- 紅
- red; warm color of flower and autumn leaf
- 豆
- a bean; in poems often the red love-token
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