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A name from a poem

綠樹

Pinyin lǜ shùSimplified 绿树for anyone

Green trees that gather a village in shade.

What’s wished for

Green trees closing around a village — Meng Haoran’s warm pastoral. Shelter like a big tree.

Where it comes from

绿树村边合

lǜ shù cūn biān hé

“Green trees close round the village edge;”

— Meng Haoran, “Visiting an Old Friend's Farm” (过故人庄)

About the two characters
綠
green; the color of young leaves
樹
a tree; one that can shade a village

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