A name from a poem
天光
Pinyin tiān guāngusually a boy’s name
A clear pool that holds the light of the sky.
What’s wished for
Sky-light and cloud-shadow drifting together in a clear pool — Zhu Xi’s “Thoughts on Reading.” Keep learning, keep the heart clear enough to hold the sky.
Where it comes from
天光云影共徘徊
tiān guāng yún yǐng gòng pái huái
“Sky-light and cloud-shadows together pass.”
— Zhu Xi, “Thoughts on Reading” (观书有感)
About the two characters
- 天
- sky, heaven
- 光
- light; gleam or brightness
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