A name from a poem
小荷
Pinyin xiǎo héusually a girl’s name
A young lotus just lifting its face from the water.
What’s wished for
A little lotus just showing its pointed tip — Yang Wanli’s early summer. Possibility, healthy and about to open.
Where it comes from
小荷才露尖尖角
xiǎo hé cái lù jiān jiān jiǎo
“A little lotus tip has just shown its point—”
— Yang Wanli, “The Little Pond” (小池)
About the two characters
- 小
- small, young
- 荷
- lotus
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