Custom Discipline Chinese & Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

We have many options to create artwork with Discipline characters on a wall scroll or portrait.
If you want to create a cool Discipline Asian character tattoo, you can purchase that on our Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Image Service page and we'll help you select from many forms of ancient Asian symbols that express the idea of discipline.

Quick links to words on this page...

  1. Discipline
  2. Discipline / Training / Tempering Character
  3. Discipline
  4. Love Your Children, But Discipline Them Too
  5. Military Discipline
  6. Self-Discipline / Will-Power
  7. Exercise
  8. Live Strong
  9. Prideful Mind...
10. Self-Control
11. Self-Restraint / Self-Control
12. Strong Hearted
13. Training / Drill
14. Will-Power / Self-Control

Discipline

jì lǜ
기율
紀
律

Discipline: There are a few different ways to define this word in English. This Asian word conveys the idea of extreme self-control and perhaps self-sacrifice, and obedience. This matches what I was taught as the meaning of "discipline" when I was in the Marine Corps. There is also an additional idea of maintaining order or being orderly in your tasks.

This idea would also fit an athlete training for the Olympics who gives up many pleasures to stay focused on their training.

See Also...  Self-Control | Will-Power

Discipline (Japanese)

duàn liàn
tanren
단련
鍛
練

This is the Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja word that is used for discipline. This has a meaning like "forging or creating something from lots of training and practice". My Japanese dictionary translates this as, "tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining, training". This is for Japanese and Korean only. In Chinese, these characters might be translated as (physical) "exercise".

練'
練'

The modern form of the second Japanese Kanji looks like the first image to the right. The one below it is an alternate form. Because calligraphy is an art, the calligrapher could choose any of these possible forms. Let us know if you have a preference. Note that the form shown in the upper left is really the old/ancient/traditional Japanese/Chinese.

See Also...  Self-Control | Will-Power

Discipline / Training / Tempering Character

mó liàn
磨
練

This is a form of discipline which suggests training of the mind and character, aimed at producing self-control, obedience, etc.

One of my Chinese-English dictionaries even translates this as "tempering oneself" or turning yourself into hardened steel.

In old Korean Hanja, they use these characters in reverse order, but with the same meaning. If you want the Korean version, please click this link instead of the button above: Korean version.

Discipline

guī
kiritsu
규율
規
律

This Japanese word for discipline relays the ideas of keeping order, observance (of rules, laws, regulations).

This is also a word in Chinese and old Korean Hanja where it suggests that you are one who follows a certain law of behavior, or have a regular and dependable pattern of behavior, personal regime or rhythm.

See Also...  Self-Control | Will-Power

Love Your Children, But Discipline Them Too

ài zài xīn lǐ hěn zài miàn pì
狠
在
面
皮
愛
在
心
裡

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

This literally translates as, "Love [your] children in [your] heart, [but] be stern [with them] in [your] manner".

This is a little like saying "Love your child, but don't spare the switch".

Military Discipline

jūn jì
gun ki
군기
軍
紀

This word means military discipline or military principles.

If maintaining your military discipline is important to you personally, or important to your military unit, this is the wall scroll to have up behind your desk. In fact, it's the kind of thing I expect to see behind the desk of a First Sergeant or maybe a hardcore NCO.

Note: In some rare context, it could be extended to mean "morale", but "discipline" is much closer to the commonly-held definition.

Note: This term is not well-known outside of the military services in Asia (not used by the common person).

See Also...  Self-Discipline

Self-Discipline / Will-Power

zì lǜ
jiritsu
자율
自
律

Self-discipline means self-control. It is doing what you really want to do, rather than being tossed around by your feelings like a leaf in the wind. You act instead of react. You get things done in an orderly and efficient way. With self-discipline, you take charge of yourself.

Not sure if this one works for a Japanese audience.

See Also...   Self-Control

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Exercise

(for body or mind)

duàn liàn
단련
鍛
煉

This means exercise in much the same way we use exercise in English. This can be exercising your body at the gym, or exercising your mind in studies. Most of the time, this refers to physical exercise.

This can also be translated as to temper, to toughen, to train, to drill, to forge, or simply discipline.

Live Strong

jiān qiáng shēng huó
堅
強
生
活

While hard to translate directly, this is the best way to write "Live Strong" in Chinese. If you are a cancer survivor, or simply support Lance Armstrong's ideas, this is a nice selection for a wall scroll.

The first two characters mean strong or staunch. The last two mean living or life (daily existence). While the Chinese version is the reverse order of "Live Strong" it is the only way to write it in a natural form that is also grammatically correct.

Note that we are in no way affiliated or connected to Lance, nor his foundation. This translation is offered because of multiple requests from customers whose philosophies or ideas match those of the Live Strong idea.

See Also...  Strength | Vitality | Health | Determination

Prideful Mind
Self-Respecting Heart

zì zūn xīn
ji son shin
자존심
自
尊
心

This Japanese and Korean word means "pride" or "self-respect".

The first Kanji/Hanja means "oneself". The second can mean "revered", "valuable", "precious", "noble" or "exalted". And the last Kanji/Hanja means "heart", "mind" and/or "spirit".

While these characters make sense and hold the same general meaning in Chinese, this is not a normal Chinese word. This selection should only be used if your audience is Japanese or Korean.

See Also...  Respect | Pride | Self-Reliance | Self-Control | Self-Discipline

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Self-Control

zì zhì
jisei
자� �
自
制

The short and sweet version of self-control.

Note: This can also mean self-restraint.

See Also...  Will-Power

Self-Control

zì jǐ yì zhì
jikoyokusei
자기억� �
自
己
抑
制

The first two characters mean "regarding oneself", and the second two mean "to refrain" or "to restrain". So together, this has a meaning like "to restrain oneself".

See Also...  Will-Power

Self-Restraint / Self-Control

kè jǐ
kokki
극기
克
己

This word can be translated as "self-denial", "self-abnegation", "self-restraint", "self-discipline", "self-mastery" or selflessness.

As a tenet of Korean taekwondo, and other martial arts, this is often used with the title "self-control".

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Strong Hearted

yì zhì jiān qiáng
의지견강
意
志
堅
強

This phrase can mean either "strong hearted", "strong willed" or "determination". The first two characters can be translated simply as "will" but also have the element of "heart" in the lower portion of both characters (they also partially carry this meaning). The last two characters mean "strong" or "staunch".

Chinese word order and grammar is a bit different than English, so in this case, they are in reverse order of English, but have the correct meaning in a natural form.

See Also...  Strong Willed | Will-Power

Training / Drill

xùn liàn
kunren
훈련
訓
練

If training or drill is important to you (especially for military drill and training), this might be just the thing for a drill master to hang behind his/her desk.

This term is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja. It can also mean practice or exercise, depending on context.

Will-Power / Self-Control

yì zhì lì
ishi ryoku
의지력
意
志
力

This is the form of will power or self-control is about having the determination or tenacity to keep going.

In Japanese, this is the power of will, strength of will, volition, intention, intent, or determination.

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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The scroll that I am holding in this picture is a "medium size"
4-character wall scroll.
As you can see, it is a great size to hang on your wall.
(We also offer custom wall scrolls in larger sizes)

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.

There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form of art alive.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.


A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.




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See: Our list of specifically Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls. And, check out Our list of specifically old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.

The following table is only helpful for those studying Chinese (or Japanese), and perhaps helps search engines to find this page when someone enters Romanized Chinese or Japanese

TitleCharacters
Simplified
Traditional
Japanese Romaji
(Romanized Japanese)
Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Discipline纪律
紀律
n/ajì lǜ
ji lv
chi lü
ji4 lv4
jilv
Discipline (Japanese)锻练
鍛練
tanrenduàn liàn
duan lian
tuan lien
duan4 lian4
duanlian
Discipline / Training / Tempering Character磨练
磨練 / 磨鍊 / 磨鍊
n/amó liàn
mo lian
mo lien
mo2 lian4
molian
Discipline规律
規律
kiritsuguī
gui lu:
kuei lü
gui1 lu:4
guilu:
Love Your Children, But Discipline Them Too爱在心里狠在面皮
愛在心裡狠在面皮 / 愛在心裡狠在麵皮
n/aài zài xīn lǐ hěn zài miàn pì
ai zai xin li hen zai mian pi
ai tsai hsin li hen tsai mien p`i
ai4 zai4 xin1 li3 hen3 zai4 mian4 pi4
aizaixinlihenzaimianpi
ai tsai hsin li hen tsai mien pi
Military Discipline军纪
軍紀
gun ki
gunki
jūn jì
jun ji
chün chi
jun1 ji4
junji
Self-Discipline / Will-Power自律
自律
jiritsuzì lǜ
zi lv
tzu lü
zi4 lv4
zilv
Exercise锻炼
鍛煉 / 鍛鍊
n/aduàn liàn
duan lian
tuan lien
duan4 lian4
duanlian
Live Strong坚强生活
堅強生活
n/ajiān qiáng shēng huó
jian qiang sheng huo
chien ch`iang sheng huo
jian1 qiang2 sheng1 huo2
jianqiangshenghuo
chienchiangshenghuo
chien chiang sheng huo
Prideful Mind
Self-Respecting Heart
自尊心
自尊心
ji son shin
jisonshin
zì zūn xīn
zi zun xin
tzu tsun hsin
zi4 zun1 xin1
zizunxin
Self-Control自制
自制
jiseizì zhì
zi zhi
tzu chih
zi4 zhi4
zizhi
Self-Control自己抑制
自己抑制
jikoyokuseizì jǐ yì zhì
zi ji yi zhi
tzu chi i chih
zi4 ji3 yi4 zhi4
zijiyizhi
Self-Restraint / Self-Control克己
克己 / 剋己
kokki
koki
kè jǐ
ke ji
k`o chi
ke4 ji3
keji
kochi
ko chi
Strong Hearted意志坚强
意志堅強
n/ayì zhì jiān qiáng
yi zhi jian qiang
i chih chien ch`iang
yi4 zhi4 jian1 qiang2
yizhijianqiang
ichihchienchiang
i chih chien chiang
Training / Drill训练
訓練
kunrenxùn liàn
xun lian
hsün lien
xun4 lian4
xunlian
Will-Power / Self-Control意志力
意志力
ishi ryoku
ishiryoku
yì zhì lì
yi zhi li
i chih li
yi4 zhi4 li4
yizhili

If you have not set up your computer to display Chinese, the characters in this table probably look like empty boxes or random text garbage.
This is why I spent hundreds of hours making images so that you could view the characters in the "Discipline" listings above.
If you want your Windows computer to be able to display Chinese characters you can either head to your Regional and Language options in your Win XP control panel, select the [Languages] tab and click on [Install files for East Asian Languages]. This task will ask for your Win XP CD to complete in most cases. If you don't have your Windows XP CD, or are running Windows 98, you can also download/run the simplified Chinese font package installer from Microsoft which works independently with Win 98, ME, 2000, and XP. It's a 2.5MB download, so if you are on dial up, start the download and go make a sandwich.







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