曦 xī — what the character means in a Chinese name

What 曦 means in a Chinese namexī

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早晨初升的日光。

The light of the early sun, still low.

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初升的日光 First light, at a slant

与女沐兮咸池，曦女发兮阳之阿

I will wash with you in the Xian pool, and dry your hair in the sun on the slope of Yang.

楚辞 · 少司命 · our translation

The 曦 here is the light that dries her hair: the sun just up and still low, not at noon. 此句的「曦」是晒干头发的那道光——太阳刚出来、还斜着的时候，不是正午。

晨曦曦光曦和晨曦曦之沐曦曦月

In a name

曦 gives a name the first light of the day, not the glare at noon.

「曦」给名字的是一天最开始那点光，不是正午的烈。

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