A name from a poem
雲影
Pinyin yún yǐngSimplified 云影usually a girl’s name
Cloud shadows drifting on the water — the surface gently stirred.
What’s wished for
Cloud shadows drifting on a clear pool — Zhu Xi. Soft, with depth.
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
- 雲
- cloud; what gathers and drifts above
- 影
- shadow, reflection
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