旭 xù — what the character means in a Chinese name

What 旭 means in a Chinese namexù

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初升的太阳。

The sun just up.

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太阳刚起的那一刻 The moment the sun is up

雍雍鸣雁，旭日始旦。

The geese call in unison; the rising sun begins the day.

诗经 · 匏有苦叶 · our translation

旭日 is the sun newly up: not the sun at height, but the moment it clears the horizon and the geese start calling. 「旭日」是刚出来的太阳——不是日头，是日头刚起的那一刻，天刚亮，雁在叫。

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In a name

旭 is the beginning rather than noon: the part of the day where there is still time.

「旭」是开始，不是正午——名字取的是「还来得及」那一段。

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