晓 xiǎo — what the character means in a Chinese name

What 晓 means in a Chinese namexiǎo

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天亮；明白。

Daybreak — and, by extension, to understand.

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春眠不觉晓 Daybreak arriving unnoticed

春眠不觉晓，处处闻啼鸟。

Sleeping in spring, I did not notice the dawn — birds were calling everywhere.

全唐诗 · 孟浩然《春曉》 · our translation原文作「曉」

Here 晓 is simply daybreak, not "to know". A name usually takes the literal sense. 「晓」在这里就是天亮，不是「知道」。名字用「晓」，多数取的是这个字面：天亮了。

拂晓晓白晓之晓风明晓

In a name

Daybreak first, understanding second.

「晓」先是天亮。

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