A name from a poem
雲帆
Pinyin yún fānSimplified 云帆usually a boy’s name
Raise a tall sail for the open sea.
What’s wished for
Hoist a cloud-high sail and cross the blue sea — closing hope of “Hard Roads.” Set the canvas boldly for a wider world.
Where it comes from
直挂云帆济沧海
zhí guà yún fān jì cāng hǎi
“I'll set my cloud-like sail to cross the sea which raves.”
— Li Bai, “The Road Is Hard” (行路难)
About the two characters
- 雲
- cloud; what gathers and drifts above
- 帆
- a sail; cloth that takes the wind
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