殷忧启圣

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom) / storms make oaks take deeper root

surname Yin / dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after their move to Yinxu 殷墟 in modern Henan province

dark red

flourishing / abundant / earnest / hospitable

roll of thunder

to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning

variant of 啟|启[qi3]

variant of 啟|启[qi3]

Qi son of Yu the Great 禹[Yu3], reported founder of the Xia Dynasty 夏朝[Xia4 Chao2] (c. 2070-c. 1600 BC)

to open / to start / to initiate / to enlighten or awaken / to state / to inform

to dig

old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]

holy / sacred / saint / sage