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(xuan)

DaylilyForget-Sorrow Herb

Name meaning

萱 (xuan) means daylily, traditionally associated with the mother and with forget-sorrow plant imagery. In a given name it should suggest warm family care, botanical grace and comfort, not only decoration.

Practical naming use

Use 萱 (Xuan) for a name that should feel warm, botanical and family-centered. It suits care, education, arts, hospitality, family blessing or a feminine name with gentle resilience and motherly warmth.

Pairing guide

Pair 萱 (Xuan) with peace, culture or brightness: 萱宁 (Xuanning), 萱文 (Xuanwen), 萱明 (Xuanming) or 萱然 (Xuanran). Avoid another overly soft plant character if the name becomes too delicate.

萱宁 (Xuanning): Xuan contributes daylily, forget-sorrow herb; Ning adds peaceful, settled.

Reference

MOE Revised Dictionary, 萱 (Xuan)

Source: MOE Revised Dictionary, 萱 (Xuan)

MOE Revised Dictionary, 椿萱 (Chunxuan)

Source: MOE Revised Dictionary, 椿萱 (Chunxuan)