A name from a poem
柳青
Pinyin liǔ qīngusually a girl’s name
Willows washed bright by rain — colors made new again.
What’s wished for
After morning rain, the willows by the inn look newly green — Wang Wei’s farewell. Freshness that refreshes whoever you meet.
Where it comes from
客舍青青柳色新
kè shè qīng qīng liǔ sè xīn
“The willows by the tavern look so fresh and green.”
— Wang Wei, “Farewell to Yuan Er on His Mission to Anxi” (送元二使安西)
About the two characters
- 柳
- willow
- 青
- blue-green, the color of hills and young leaves
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