A name from a poem
菡萏
Pinyin hàn dànusually a girl’s name
A lotus bud — just beginning to open.
What’s wished for
小荷纔露尖尖角 — 楊万里. 詩經／楚辭菡萏；非小荷零件.
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
- 菡
- lotus bud (with 萏)
- 萏
- lotus bud
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