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What 芳 means in a Chinese namefāng

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芳fāng · B
tier B

花草的香气。

Fragrance — of plants, and then of conduct.

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兰芳
兰芳 What a scent does to a room

结撰至思，兰芳假些。

Gathering the deepest thought, borrowing the fragrance of orchids.

楚辞 · 招魂 · our translation
A room furnished with what is good: the orchid's scent borrowed to fill it. 芳 is a smell before a flower. 《招魂》陈设美物招魂：把兰的香气借来铺满屋子。「芳」在汉语里先是气味，不是花。
兰芳遗芳芳之芳华清芳
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A smell before a flower.

「芳」先是气味，不是花。

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