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We have many options to create artwork with the Chinese characters / Asian symbols / Japanese Kanji for I Love You on a wall scroll or portrait.

I Love You Wall Scroll

I Love You

wǒ ài nǐ
我
愛
你

This is exactly what the title suggests. The words directly translate from English to Chinese characters. This is a common phrase used between lovers in China.

Note: While the Japanese language uses the same characters, this phrase would not be spoken - it's kind of taboo in Japan. A man might tell a woman that he likes her with the phrase "Watashi wa anata ga suki-desu" (I regarding you have liking). If your audience is Japanese, avoid this "I love you" phrase. If you need something special, we have a Japanese translator on call.

Love

ài
ai
愛

This is a very universal character. It means love in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, old Korean Hanja, and old Vietnamese.

This is one of the most recognized Asian symbols in the west, and is often seen on tee-shirts, coffee mugs, tattoos, and more.

This character can also be defined as affection, to be fond of, to like, or to be keen on. It often refers to romantic love, and is found in phrases like, "I love you". But in Chinese, one can say, "I love that movie" using this character as well.

It's very common for couples to say "I love you" in Chinese. However, in Japanese, "love" is not a term used very often. In fact, a person is more likely to say "I like you" rather than "I love you" in Japanese. So this word is well-known, but seldom spoken.


More about this character:

This may be hard to imagine as a westerner, but the strokes at the top of this love character symbolize family & marriage.

心The symbol in the middle is a little easier to identify. It is the character for "heart" (it can also mean "mind" or "soul"). I guess you can say that no matter if you are from the East or the West, you must put your heart into your love.

友The strokes at the bottom create a modified character that means "friend" or "friendship".

I suppose you could say that the full meaning of this love character is to love your family, spouse, and friends with all of your heart, since all three elements exist in this character.

See Also...   Caring | Benevolence | Friendliness | Double Happiness Happy Marriage Wall Scroll

I Miss You

wǒ xiǎng nǐ
我
想
你

This is the Chinese way to say "I miss you". It is said in the same word order in both English and Chinese.

I Need You

wǒ xū yào nǐ
我
需
要
你

Some people like to say, "I love you", but others might want to say "I need you". That is what this phrase is all about.

The first character means "I". The second and third create a compound word that means "need" and "want" at the same time. The last character means "you".

I Need You

Japanese

ana ta ga hitsu you
貴
方
が
必
要

Some people like to say, "I love you", but others might want to say "I need you". This is "I need you" in Japanese.

The first two characters mean "You".

The middle character is a connecting particle. In this case, it more or less means "are".

The last two characters mean necessary, needed, essential, indispensable, or necessity.

The "I" in the title is implied. Effectively this means "I need you".




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LOVE - Chinese and Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scroll

LOVE
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Typical Gallery Price: $65.00

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The man in the tea pot loved tea so much that he decided to live inside his tea pot. The deeper meaning suggests that if there is something you really love in life, make it the focus of your life.

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Persimmons Ready to Eat - Chinese Folk Art Painting

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Never Give Up - Chinese Proverb Calligraphy Wall Scroll

Never Give Up
Chinese Proverb Calligraphy Wall Scroll

Depending on how you want to read this, it is also a statement that you will never abandon your hopes, dreams, family or friends.

Typical Gallery Price: $100.00

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Never Give Up - Chinese Proverb Calligraphy Wall Scroll

Never Give Up
Chinese Proverb Calligraphy Wall Scroll

Depending on how you want to read this, it is also a statement that you will never abandon your hopes, dreams, family or friends.

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I LOVE YOU - Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

I LOVE YOU
Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

This wall scroll literally says, "I love you". Want to remind someone that you love them? This might be the perfect way!

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LOVE - Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

LOVE
Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

The character for love in Chinese.

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LOVE - Chinese / Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

LOVE
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The character for love in Chinese and Japanese on tan paper mounted as an ivory silk wall scroll.

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PEACE Chinese and Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scroll

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A very unique longevity symbol, and a great wall scroll if you were born in the year of the monkey.

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Persimmons Ready to Eat - Chinese Folk Art Painting

Persimmons Ready to Eat
Chinese Folk Art Painting

These are Chinese persimmons which are a bit different than the ones we enjoy in the west. They have a leather-like orange skin, and are filled with jelly-like juice that you can squeeze directly into your mouth to enjoy.

Typical Gallery Price: $70.00

Your Price: $29.95 

Euro €22.54 
CAD $29.79 

GBP £18.86 
AUD $27.71 



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Bird Song in the Mountains - Bird and Flower Wall Scroll

Bird Song in the Mountains
Bird and Flower Wall Scroll

The Chinese title written on this artwork is actually a long poem. This poem describes how clear and beautiful the song of birds is when you listen among the mountains.

Typical Gallery Price: $200.00

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Yellow Peony Flower Wall Scroll

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The Chinese title written on this artwork means "Elegant Yellow Brings Fragrance". It's basically saying that these flowers bring you good smells and fragrance.

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All of our calligraphy is completely done by hand in the ancient way.

When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to our art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.

Therefore, allow a few weeks for delivery from the time you place your order. Rush options are available!

When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.

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.



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
I Love You我爱你
我愛你
n/awǒ ài nǐ
wo ai ni
wo3 ai4 ni3
woaini
Love
aiài
ai
ai4
ai
I Miss You我想你
我想你
n/awǒ xiǎng nǐ
wo xiang ni
wo hsiang ni
wo3 xiang3 ni3
woxiangni
I Need You我需要你
我需要你
n/awǒ xū yào nǐ
wo xu yao ni
wo hsü yao ni
wo3 xu1 yao4 ni3
woxuyaoni
I Need You貴方が必要
貴方が必要
ana ta ga hitsu you
anatagahitsuyou
ana ta ga hitsu yo
n/a

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 "i love you" 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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