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A name from a poem

雲深

Pinyin yún shēnSimplified 云深for anyone

Live where the mountain clouds run deep.

What’s wished for

The hermit lives somewhere in deep cloud — Jia Dao’s classic. Quiet depth, charm not yet all shown.

Where it comes from

云深不知处

yún shēn bù zhī chù

“But clouds are deep — I know not where."”

— Jia Dao, “Seeking the Recluse but Not Finding Him” (寻隐者不遇)

About the two characters
雲
cloud; what gathers and drifts above
深
deep; no bottom in sight

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