A name from a poem
山月
Pinyin shān yuèusually a girl’s name
The mountain moon that also shines over home.
What’s wished for
Raising the head to the mountain moon — the Japanese-transmitted “Quiet Night Thoughts.” The moon that links people far apart. A gentle heart that keeps thinking of dear ones.
Where it comes from
举头望山月
jǔ tóu wàng shān yuè
“I raise my head and gaze at the mountain moon”
— Li Bai, “Quiet Night Thoughts” (静夜思)
About the two characters
- 山
- a mountain; high ground
- 月
- the moon
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