A name from a poem
嬋娟
Pinyin chán juānSimplified 婵娟usually a girl’s name
A thousand miles apart — still the same moon.
What’s wished for
“Though a thousand miles apart, may we share this fair moon” — Su Shi’s Mid-Autumn lyric. Chan juan is the lovely moon — and a lovely person. Hearts that meet across distance.
Where it comes from
千里共婵娟
qiān lǐ gòng chán juān
“though miles apart, we'll share the beauty she displays.”
— Su Shi, “Prelude to Water Melody (When Will the Moon Be Clear?)” (水调歌头)
About the two characters
- 嬋
- lovely; with 娟, an old word for the moon
- 娟
- graceful
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