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What 哲 means in a Chinese namezhé

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哲zhé · B
tier B

明智；有智慧的人。

Wise — and the person who is.

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世有哲王
世有哲王 Wisdom in the line

下武维周，世有哲王。

Following in the steps of Zhou, generation after generation produced wise kings.

诗经 · 下武 · our translation
Wise kings, one generation after another. 哲 is seeing clearly and acting accordingly. 「哲王」是明智的君主。名字用「哲」，取的是这个「看得清、做对」的合体。
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Seeing clearly, and acting on it.

「哲」是看得清也做对。

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