瑞
The story of 瑞
lucky, auspicious
端 is composed of the BuShou of 玉(jade) and 耑(the picture of long hair and long beard). An elder male has long hair and long beard, the medical knowledge is deficient in ancient time, people die young, so longevity is precious as jade, and also auspicious.
Vocabulary of 瑞
- 人瑞 (a long-lived man)
- 瑞應 (the appearance of auspicious things as Heaven’s response to the high virtue of the monarch)