“Ashes” represents the life and hope that were burned away by her birth family in her previous life. “Nian” is the heroine Jiang Nian's name, and also alludes to the obsession she carried from her past life and her new beginning in this one. These two simple characters evoke both fragility and resilience, striking a chord with modern women who favor a cool, heart-wrenching aesthetic and a reborn heroine's rise to power.
