Custom Life Chinese & Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

Seeking the word for Life in Chinese or Japanese?
Want a word that means the essence of life and existence?
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Quick links to words on this page...

  1. Living / Live Life
  2. Birth / Life
  3. Alive
  4. Choose Life
  5. Enjoy Life
  6. Eternal Life / Everlasting Life...
  7. Eternal Life / Future Life
  8. Everyday Life
  9. A Life of Serenity Yields Understanding
10. Life in Harmony / The Balanced Life
11. Life in Balance / Balancing Life
12. Life Energy / Spiritual Energy
13. Life Force
14. Life Goes On
15. A Life of Happiness and Prosperity
16. Life is a Journey
17. Life is Short
18. Life of Love
19. Longevity / Long Life Wishes
20. Longevity / Long Life
21. Love Life
22. Principles of Life
23. Acceptance of Fate / Happy With Your Fate
24. Triple Truth of Japanese Buddhism
25. Carpe Diem / Seize the Day
26. Healthy Living
27. We are not born with knowledge,...
28. Live For The Day
29. Live For The Day / Seize The Day
30. Live Without Regret
31. No Regrets
32. 5. Right Living / Right Livelihood...
33. Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks
34. Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
35. Re-Birth / Renaissance
36. Resurrection / Re-Birth
37. Sacrifice
38. Vitality

Living / Live Life

shēng huó
sei katsu
생활
生
活

This means life, living, to live, or the state of being alive. It can also refer to your daily existence or livelihood. It can also be a suggestion to just "Live life".

This is also the term used in other titles such as "healthy living" or Lance Armstrong's "Livestrong" campaign (Chinese title for Livestrong only).

If you need a reminder that you are alive, and to take a breath, this might be the perfect wall scroll for you.

Birth / Life

shēng
shou / iku
生

This Chinese word means "to be born" and "to give birth". Also it's often used to refer to life itself, and sometimes "to grow".

This character is used in a lot of compound words such as "yi sheng", which means "doctor" (literally "healer of life"), "sheng ri" which means "birthday" (literally "birth day") and "xue sheng" which means student (literally "studying life" or "learner [about] life"). Few Chinese people will think of the literal meaning when this use words like doctor and student - but it is interesting to note.

This character has the same root meaning in Korean Hanja and Japanese. However, in Japanese, there are many possible pronunciations, and this can be used to mean "raw" or "unprocessed" (as in draft beer). Therefore, not be the best if your audience is Japanese.

See Also...  Life Force | Vitality

Alive

huó zhe
活
著

This is the word that means alive, as in the state of living or being alive (Chinese only).

Choose Life

xuǎn zé shēng huó
選
擇
生
活

This can mean to choose life instead of death (or suicide) or to choose to live life to the fullest.

I think of it as the key phrase used by Renton (Ewan McGregor) in the movie Trainspotting. While Chinese people will not think of Trainspotting when they see this phrase, for me, it will always be what comes near the end of this colorful rant:

Choose life. Choose a job. Choose a career. Choose a family. Choose a fucking big television, Choose washing machines, cars, compact disc players, and electrical tin can openers. Choose good health, low cholesterol and dental insurance. Choose fixed-interest mortgage repayments. Choose a starter home. Choose your friends. Choose leisure wear and matching luggage. Choose a three piece suite on hire purchase in a range of fucking fabrics. Choose DIY and wondering who the fuck you are on a Sunday morning. Choose sitting on that couch watching mind-numbing spirit-crushing game shows, stuffing fucking junk food into your mouth. Choose rotting away at the end of it all, pissing your last in a miserable home, nothing more than an embarrassment to the selfish, fucked-up brats you have spawned to replace yourself. Choose your future. Choose life.

Enjoy Life

xiǎng shòu shēng huó
享
受
生
活

This is a Chinese phrase that means "Enjoy Life".

The first two characters mean "to enjoy" and the last two mean "life" or "living".

Eternal Life / Everlasting Life
Immortality

yǒng shēng
eisei
영생
永
生

These are the last two words from John 3:16 in the Chinese Union Bible.
Although not specifically Christian, this is the way to express ever-lasting life or eternal life in Chinese.
In Japanese this can either mean eternal life or immortality.

See Also...  Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation | Immortality

Eternal Life / Future Life

lái shì
rai-se
내세
來
世

This word can be used in many different ways. It is often used to express the next life (life in heaven or wherever your soul is bound for). So it does have a religious overtone. However, it can also be used to express your life in the future - perhaps during your present lifetime. It can also be translated as "the next world", "the next generation", "the time that is to come", "otherworld", or simply "posterity".

See Also...  Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation | Immortality

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Everyday Life

rì cháng shēng huó
nichi jou sei katsu
일상생활
日
常
生
活

This simply means everyday life or regular life. You can also translate it as "Living day to day".

A Life of Serenity Yields Understanding

dàn bó yǐ míng zhì, níng jìng ér zhì yuǎn
淡
泊
以
明
志
寧
靜
而
致
遠

This is a kind of complex ten-character proverb composed by Zhuge Liang about 1800 years ago. The proverb means "Leading a simple life will yield a clear mind, and having inner peace will help you see far (into the world)".

What I have translated as "simple life" means NOT being materialistic and NOT competing in the rat race.

The last word means "far", but the deeper meaning is that you will surpass what you can currently see or understand. Perhaps even the idea of opening up vast knowledge and understanding of complex ideas.

The whole phrase has a theme that suggests if you are NOT an aggressive cut-throat person who fights his way to the top no matter how many people he crushes on the way, and instead seek inner peace, you will have a happier existence and be more likely to understand the meaning of life.

See Also...  Serenity

Life in Harmony / The Balanced Life

Harmonious Life

hé xié shēng huó
和
諧
生
活

This title suggests that you have, or want to get your life in balance.

The first two characters regard the idea of balance, harmony, and peace.

The second two characters mean "life". More specifically this refers to your livelihood, career, and the daily activities that comprise your life or living. Some would translate those two characters as "one's daily existence".

Note: We have a couple of titles for this idea. This version is more of a noun, thus "The Balanced Life" verses a verb form like "Balancing [Your] Life".

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Life in Balance / Balancing Life

The art of balancing your life

píng héng rén shēng
hei kou jin sei
平
衡
人
生

This title suggests that you are actively trying to keep your life in balance. Think of this as being the action-verb of seeking or having a balanced life.

The first two characters mean balance, equilibrium or keeping things equal.

The last two characters mean "life". Literally "human life".

Note: This can be pronounced in Japanese, but this title has not been confirmed by our Japanese translator.

Life Energy / Spiritual Energy

Essense of Life


ki
氣

Qi which is also Romanized as Chi in Chinese or Ki in Japanese, is a fundamental concept of traditional Asian culture. Qi is believed to be part of everything that exists, as in “life force” or “spiritual energy”. It is most often translated as “energy flow,” or literally as “air” or “breath”.

The character itself is a representation of steam (or breath) rising from rice.
米This was apparently seen as the release of energy from the rice when this concept was first developed. To clarify, the character for rice is shown to the right. The Qi / Chi / Ki character is still used in compound words to mean steam or vapor.

The idea of Qi / Chi / Ki is really a philosophical concept. It's often used to refer to the “flow” of metaphysical energy that sustains living beings. Yet there is much debate that has continued for thousands of years as to whether Qi / Chi / Ki is pure energy, or consists partially, or fully of matter.

You can also see the character for Qi / Chi / Ki in common compound words such as Tai Chi / Tai Qi, Aikido, Reiki and Qi Gong / Chi Kung.

In the modern Japanese Kanji, the rice radical has been changed into two strokes that form an X.

The original and traditional Chinese form is still understood in Japanese, but we can also offer that modern Kanji form in our custom calligraphy. If you want this Japanese Kanji, please click on the character to the right, instead of the “Select and Customize” button above.

More language notes: This is pronounced like “chee” in Mandarin Chinese, and like “key” in Japanese.
This is also the same way to write this in Korean Hanja where it is Romanized as “gi” and pronounced like “gee”, but with a real G-sound, not a J-sound.
Though Vietnamese no longer use Chinese characters in their daily language, this character is still widely known in Vietnam.

See Also...  Life Force | Vitality | Birth | Soul

Life Force

shēng mìng
seimei / inochi
생명
生
命

This Chinese, Korean and Japanese word means "life force" or simply "life". The first character means "life" or "birth". The second means "life" or "fate". Together they create the meaning of "life force", though some will translate this as "existence" and sometimes "vitality".

See Also...  Vitality | Birth

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Life Goes On

shēng huó zài jì xù
生
活
在
繼
續

No matter what happens, life goes on. For better or worse, life goes one. This is the basic idea behind this modern Chinese phrase which literally says "Life goes on" in these five characters.

A further explanation of this phrase can now be found on our forum here: Life Goes On in Chinese, explained.

A Life of Happiness and Prosperity

xìng fú ér chéng gōng de yì shēng
功
的
一
生
倖
福
而
成

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

This means, "A life of happiness and prosperity" or "A life of happiness and success". It's a great and very positive and inspirational wall scroll selection.

See Also...  Prosperity

Life is a Journey

rén shēng shì yí duàn lǚ chéng
段
旅
程
人
生
是
一

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

This phrase means "Life is a Journey".

If this matches your philosophy, this might be the perfect Chinese calligraphy for you.

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Life is Short

Even a 100-year-old is but a traveller passing through this life

bǎi suì guāng yīn rú guò kè
如
過
客
百
歲
光
陰

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

This literally translates as: [Even a] hundred-year-old [person] is [just a] traveler passing by.

The simple message is, "Human life is short". Of course, there is an unspoken suggestion that you should make the best of the time you have here on earth.

Life of Love

ài qíng shēng huó
애정생활
愛
情
生
活

This is the Chinese phrase for "[your] Loving Life". Some also translate this as "Loving Life" or "Life full of Love".

This is about being a loving person (to spouse and/or family) during your life. This is not the same as loving the state of being alive - not "love of living", but rather "being loving person during your life".

Note: Korean pronunciation is included above, though use of this phrase in Korean has not been verified.

Longevity / Long Life Wishes

A wish for a long and prosperous life

fú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān
福
如
東
海
壽
比
南
山

This is a phrase that means "May you have good fortune as great as the eastern oceans, and may your life last as long as the southern mountains".

In ancient Chinese mythology, the eastern oceans and southern mountains are where God resides (basically it is the same as saying "heaven"). So it's like saying, "May your good fortune and life be as vast as the heavens".

There is also a longer, 14-character version of this phrase. Also, this can be cut into two scrolls (with half the phrase on each side - great for hanging on either side of a doorway). Just let me know if you'd like a special version (there is an additional cost).

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Longevity / Long Life

cháng shòu
chouju
장수
長
壽

Used as a noun, this word means "longevity" or "the ability to live long". It can also be an adjective meaning "long lived".

Japanese LongevityPlease note that Japanese use a simplified version of the second character of longevity - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of this two-character longevity calligraphy.

Longevity / Long Life

(simple version)

shòu
ju / kotobuki
壽

Can be defined as "long life" or "longevity" in the simplest form.

Japanese LongevityPlease note that Japanese use a simplified version of this character - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version.

Love Life

rè ài shēng mìng
열애생명
熱
愛
生
命

This is the Chinese phrase for "Love Life" or "Love of Life".

If you love your life, or want a reminder on your wall to keep you loving your life each day, this is the selection for you.

To clarify, this is different than "A life full of love", or "love while you live". With this phrase, you are loving the state of being alive.

Note: Korean pronunciation is included above, though use of this phrase in Korean has not been verified.

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Principles of Life

shēng huó xìn tiáo
생활신조
生
活
信
條

This means "principles of life" or "The personal obligations and rules that you live by". For instance, if you were a vegetarian, the act of not eating meat fits into this category.
This could also be translated as "Way of living".

Acceptance of Fate / Happy With Your Fate

lè tiān
樂
天

This word is hard to define. One dictionary defines this as, "acceptance of fate and happy about it". There is one rare English word equivalent which is sanguinity.

You can also say that this means, "Be happy with whatever Heaven provides", or "Find happiness in whatever fate Heaven bestows upon you". This is kind of a way to suggest being an optimist in life.

Note: This is sometimes used as a given name in China.

Triple Truth of Japanese Buddhism

ningensei o saisei suruno wa kanyou na kokoro shinsetsu na kotoba houshi to omoiyari no seishin
仕
と
思
い
や
り
の
精
神
寛
容
な
心
親
切
な
言
葉
奉
人
間
性
を
再
生
す
る
の
は

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

The Buddha ordered that all should know this triple truth...
A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

This is the English translation most commonly used for this Japanese Buddhist phrase. You might have seen this on a coffee cup or tee-shirt.

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Carpe Diem / Seize the Day

bǎ wò jīn rì
把
握
今
日

This is the closest and most natural way to express this idea in Chinese.

The first two characters mean "to seize" but can also be translated as "take control of".

The last two characters mean "today".

Healthy Living

jiàn kāng shēng huó
kenkou seikatsu
건강생활
健
康
生
活

If you are into healthy living, this might be a great selection for a wall scroll to hang in your home. The first two characters speak of health, vitality, vigor and being of sound body. The second two mean living or life (daily existence).

See Also...  Strength | Vitality | Health

We are not born with knowledge,
how does one achieve maturity?

Without a teacher, how can we learn/mature?

rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě shú néng wú huò
者
熟
能
無
惑
人
非
生
而
知
之

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

This is a philosophic pondering by Han Yu, a Tang Dynasty essayist and philosopher (618–907 A.D.). It can be translated as, "Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?" or, "We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity?".

This infers that we need the guidance of a teacher if we wish to learn, mature, and become better.

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Live For The Day

huó zài jīn tiān
활재금천
活
在
今
天

This is not really an eastern concept, so it does not translate into a phrase that seems natural on a wall scroll. However, if this is your philosophy, the characters shown here do capture your idea of living for today or living in the moment. These characters literally say "Live in today" and they are grammatically correct in Chinese.

Note: This kind of makes sense in Korean Hanja, but the grammar is Chinese, so it's not that natural in Korean.

Live For The Day / Seize The Day

ima wo i ki ru
今
を
生
き
る

This Japanese phrase can be translated as "live for the day", "live for the moment", "seize the day", or "make the most of the present".

Live Without Regret

shēng ér wú huǐ
生
而
無
悔

This is how to say "live without regrets" in Mandarin Chinese. This also makes sense in Japanese, but I don't yet have the pronunciation info.

See Also...  Live For Today

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No Regrets

wú huǐ
無
悔

This is how to say "no regrets" in Mandarin Chinese. This also makes sense in Japanese, but I don't yet have the pronunciation info.

See Also...  Live For Today

5. Right Living / Right Livelihood
Perfect Livelihood

Samyag Ajiva / Samma Ajiva

zhèng mìng
sei myou
정명
正
命

This is one of the Noble Eightfold Paths of Buddhism. Right Living, along with Right Speech and Right Action constitute the path to Virtue.

Right Living means that a Buddhist should only take a job or pursue a career in a field that does no harm. Buddhists should not work in the arms trade, as pimps or in the field of prostitution, as a butcher or in a shop that kills or sells meat, in a laboratory that does animal research, or any other business that involves scheming or unethical behavior.

Another definition: Avoidance of professions that are harmful to sentient beings, such as slaugterer, hunter, dealer in weaponry or narcotics, etc.

This term is exclusively used by devout Buddhists. It is not a common term, and is remains an unknown concept to most Japanese and Chinese people.

See Also...  Buddhism | Enlightenment

Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks

Persistence to overcome all challenges

bǎi zhé bù náo
hyaku setsu su tou
백절불요
百
折
不
撓

This phrase means "Be undaunted in the face of repeated setbacks".

It comes from a long, and occasionally tragic story of a man that lived sometime around 25-220 AD. His name was Qiao Xuan and he never stooped to flattery, but remained an upright person at all times. He fought to expose corruption of higher-level government officials at great risk to himself.

Then when he was at a higher level in the Imperial Court, bandits were regularly capturing hostages and demanding ransoms. But when his own son was captured, he was so focused on his duty to the Emperor and common good that he sent a platoon of soldiers to raid the bandits' hideout, and stop them once and for all even at the risk of his own son's life. While all of the bandits were arrested in the raid, they killed Qiao Xuan's son at first sight of the raiding soldiers.

Near the end of his career a new Emperor came to power, and Qiao Xuan reported to him that one of his ministers was bullying the people and extorting money from them. The new Emperor refused to listen to Qiao Xuan and even promoted the corrupt Minister. Qiao Xuan was so disgusted that in protest he resigned his post as minister (something almost never done) and left for his home village.

His tombstone reads "Bai Zhe Bu Nao" which is now a phrase used in Chinese culture to describe a person of strong will who puts up stubborn resistance against great odds.

My Chinese-English dictionary defines these 4 characters as, "keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks", "be undaunted by repeated setbacks" and "be indomitable".

Our translator says it can mean, "never give up" in modern Chinese.

Although the first two characters are translated correctly as "repeated setbacks", the literal meaning is "100 setbacks" or "a rope that breaks 100 times". The last two characters can mean "do not yield" or "do not give up".
Most Chinese, Japanese, and Korean people will not take this absolutely literal meaning, but will instead understand it as the title suggests above.

See Also...  Tenacity | Fortitude | Strength | Perseverance

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Phoenix Rising from the Ashes

fèng huáng niè pán
鳳
凰
涅
磐

This suggests "Legendary Phoenix rises from the ashes". Literally, it means, "Legendary Phoenix [reaches] Nirvana".

There is a legend in China of a great bird which is reborn once every 500 years. This bird gathers all the ill-will, suffering, desire, and other negative things of the whole world. The bird then plunges into the fire to burn away all negative things, sacrificing itself in the process (achieving Nirvana, or perhaps allowing others the opportunity to reach Nirvana).

500 years later, the phoenix is reborn from the ashes again, and the cycle repeats.

Re-Birth / Renaissance

chóng shēng
중생
重
生

This is the Chinese word for rebirth. This can be used literally or metaphorically. As a metaphor, you could use this to say something like "We are watching the rebirth of New Orleans after the disaster of Katrina".

This is sometimes translated as "renaissance".

Note: This is not the Buddhist concept of reincarnation or re-birth.

See Also...  Reincarnation

Resurrection / Re-Birth

fù huó
hukkatsu
부활
復
活

This is the Chinese, Japanese and Korean word for resurrection or rebirth. Basically this means "return to life".

It is the term used in most Asian Bibles to refer to the resurrection of Christ. In Japanese, it is sometimes used to mean a Christian Revival. In some context it can mean resuscitation.

See Also...  Christianity | Jesus Christ | God Of Abraham

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Sacrifice

xī shēng
gi sei
희생
犧
牲

This means sacrifice in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

There is a suggestion in this word that this regards sacrificing your life.

Note: Depending on context, this can also mean victim or scapegoat in Japanese.

In original and ancient Chinese, this word referred to sacrificial animals. It can still have this meaning in Buddhist context.

The version of the first character used in modern Japan looks like the image to the right. If you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, it will be written in this Japanese version.

Vitality

shēng mìng lì
seimeiryoku
생명력
生
命
力

This word can mean "vitality" or "libido". The first two characters mean "life" or "life force". The last character is a common word that means "strength". So together you get the meaning "life strength" which is the essence of vitality. Some will also translate this word as "good health".

See Also...  Life Force | Health




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Longevity
Bird and Flower Wall Scroll

The Chinese title written on this artwork means "Longevity" or "Long Life".

Typical Gallery Price: $200.00

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Longevity - Bird and Flower Wall Scroll

Longevity
Bird and Flower Wall Scroll

The Chinese title written on this artwork means "Longevity" or "Long Life".

Typical Gallery Price: $110.00

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CAD $48.99 

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Enjoy the Time You Have - Chinese Watercolor Painting

Enjoy the Time You Have
Chinese Watercolor Painting

The title is a poem about enjoying life and seeking happiness.

Typical Gallery Price: $200.00

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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.



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
Living / Live Life生活
生活
sei katsu
seikatsu
shēng huó
sheng huo
sheng1 huo2
shenghuo
Birth / Life
shou / iku
shou/iku
sho / iku
shēng
sheng
sheng1
sheng
Alive活着
活著
n/ahuó zhe
huo zhe
huo che
huo2 zhe
huozhe
Choose Life选择生活
選擇生活
n/axuǎn zé shēng huó
xuan ze sheng huo
hsüan tse sheng huo
xuan3 ze2 sheng1 huo2
xuanzeshenghuo
Enjoy Life享受生活
享受生活
n/axiǎng shòu shēng huó
xiang shou sheng huo
hsiang shou sheng huo
xiang3 shou4 sheng1 huo2
xiangshoushenghuo
Eternal Life / Everlasting Life / Immortality永生
永生
eiseiyǒng shēng
yong sheng
yung sheng
yong3 sheng1
yongsheng
Eternal Life / Future Life来世
來世
rai-selái shì
lai shi
lai shih
lai2 shi4
laishi
Everyday Life日常生活
日常生活
nichi jou sei katsu
nichijouseikatsu
nichi jo sei katsu
rì cháng shēng huó
ri chang sheng huo
jih ch`ang sheng huo
ri4 chang2 sheng1 huo2
richangshenghuo
jihchangshenghuo
jih chang sheng huo
A Life of Serenity Yields Understanding淡泊以明志宁静而致远
淡泊以明志寧靜而致遠
n/adàn bó yǐ míng zhì, níng jìng ér zhì yuǎn
dan bo yi ming zhi, ning jing er zhi yuan
tan po i ming ning ching erh chih yüan
dan4 bo2 yi3 ming2 zhi4, ning2 jing4 er2 zhi4 yuan3
Life in Harmony / The Balanced Life和谐生活
和諧生活
n/ahé xié shēng huó
he xie sheng huo
ho hsieh sheng huo
he2 xie2 sheng1 huo2
hexieshenghuo
Life in Balance / Balancing Life平衡人生
平衡人生
hei kou jin sei
heikoujinsei
hei ko jin sei
píng héng rén shēng
ping heng ren sheng
p`ing heng jen sheng
ping2 heng2 ren2 sheng1
pinghengrensheng
pinghengjensheng
ping heng jen sheng
Life Energy / Spiritual Energy气 / 気
ki
qi
ch`i
qi4
qi
chi
chi
Life Force生命
生命
seimei / inochi
seimei/inochi
shēng mìng
sheng ming
sheng1 ming4
shengming
Life Goes On生活在继续
生活在繼續
n/ashēng huó zài jì xù
sheng huo zai ji xu
sheng huo tsai chi hsü
sheng1 huo2 zai4 ji4 xu4
shenghuozaijixu
A Life of Happiness and Prosperity幸福而成功的一生
倖福而成功的一生
n/axìng fú ér chéng gōng de yì shēng
xing fu er cheng gong de yi sheng
hsing fu erh ch`eng kung te i sheng
xing4 fu2 er2 cheng2 gong1 de yi4 sheng1
hsing fu erh cheng kung te i sheng
Life is a Journey人生是一段旅程
人生是一段旅程
n/arén shēng shì yí duàn lǚ chéng
ren sheng shi yi duan lv cheng
jen sheng shih i tuan lü ch`eng
ren2 sheng1 shi4 yi2 duan4 lv3 cheng2
renshengshiyiduanlvcheng
jen sheng shih i tuan lü cheng
Life is Short百岁光阴如过客
百歲光陰如過客
n/abǎi suì guāng yīn rú guò kè
bai sui guang yin ru guo ke
pai sui kuang yin ju kuo k`o
bai3 sui4 guang1 yin1 ru2 guo4 ke4
baisuiguangyinruguoke
paisuikuangyinjukuoko
pai sui kuang yin ju kuo ko
Life of Love爱情生活
愛情生活
n/aài qíng shēng huó
ai qing sheng huo
ai ch`ing sheng huo
ai4 qing2 sheng1 huo2
aiqingshenghuo
aichingshenghuo
ai ching sheng huo
Longevity / Long Life Wishes福如东海寿比南山
福如東海壽比南山
n/afú rú dōng hǎi shòu bǐ nán shān
fu ru dong hai shou bi nan shan
fu ju tung hai shou pi nan shan
fu2 ru2 dong1 hai3 shou4 bi3 nan2 shan1
furudonghaishoubinanshan
Longevity / Long Life长寿
長壽
chouju
choju
cháng shòu
chang shou
ch`ang shou
chang2 shou4
changshou
changshou
chang shou
Longevity / Long Life寿
ju / kotobuki
ju/kotobuki
shòu
shou
shou4
shou
Love Life热爱生命
熱愛生命
n/arè ài shēng mìng
re ai sheng ming
je ai sheng ming
re4 ai4 sheng1 ming4
reaishengming
Principles of Life生活信条
生活信條
n/ashēng huó xìn tiáo
sheng huo xin tiao
sheng huo hsin t`iao
sheng1 huo2 xin4 tiao2
shenghuoxintiao
shenghuohsintiao
sheng huo hsin tiao
Acceptance of Fate / Happy With Your Fate乐天
樂天
n/alè tiān
le tian
le t`ien
le4 tian1
letian
letien
le tien
Triple Truth of Japanese Buddhism人間性を再生するのは寛容な心親切な言葉奉仕と思いやりの精神
人間性を再生するのは寛容な心親切な言葉奉仕と思いやりの精神
ningensei o saisei suruno wa kanyou na kokoro shinsetsu na kotoba houshi to omoiyari no seishin
ningenseiosaiseisurunowakanyounakokoroshinsetsunakotobahoushitoomoiyarinoseishin
ningensei o saisei suruno wa kanyo na kokoro shinsetsu na kotoba hoshi to omoiyari no seishin
n/a
Carpe Diem / Seize the Day把握今日
把握今日
n/abǎ wò jīn rì
ba wo jin ri
pa wo chin jih
ba3 wo4 jin1 ri4
bawojinri
Healthy Living健康生活
健康生活
kenkou seikatsu
kenkouseikatsu
kenko seikatsu
jiàn kāng shēng huó
jian kang sheng huo
chien k`ang sheng huo
jian4 kang1 sheng1 huo2
jiankangshenghuo
chienkangshenghuo
chien kang sheng huo
We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity?人非生而知之者熟能無惑
人非生而知之者熟能無惑
n/arén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě shú néng wú huò
ren fei sheng er zhi zhi zhe shu neng wu huo
jen fei sheng erh chih chih che shu neng wu huo
ren2 fei1 sheng1 er2 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 shu2 neng2 wu2 huo4
Live For The Day活在今天
活在今天
n/ahuó zài jīn tiān
huo zai jin tian
huo tsai chin t`ien
huo2 zai4 jin1 tian1
huozaijintian
huotsaichintien
huo tsai chin tien
Live For The Day / Seize The Day今を生きる
今を生きる
ima wo i ki ru
imawoikiru
n/a
Live Without Regret生而无悔
生而無悔
n/ashēng ér wú huǐ
sheng er wu hui
sheng erh wu hui
sheng1 er2 wu2 hui3
shengerwuhui
No Regrets无悔
無悔
n/awú huǐ
wu hui
wu2 hui3
wuhui
5. Right Living / Right Livelihood / Perfect Livelihood正命
正命
sei myou
seimyou
sei myo
zhèng mìng
zheng ming
cheng ming
zheng4 ming4
zhengming
Undaunted After Repeated Setbacks百折不挠
百折不撓
hyaku setsu su tou
hyakusetsusutou
hyaku setsu su to
bǎi zhé bù náo
bai zhe bu nao
pai che pu nao
bai3 zhe2 bu4 nao2
baizhebunao
Phoenix Rising from the Ashes凤凰涅磐
鳳凰涅磐
n/afèng huáng niè pán
feng huang nie pan
feng huang nieh p`an
feng4 huang2 nie4 pan2
fenghuangniepan
fenghuangniehpan
feng huang nieh pan
Re-Birth / Renaissance重生
重生
n/achóng shēng
chong sheng
ch`ung sheng
chong2 sheng1
chongsheng
chungsheng
chung sheng
Resurrection / Re-Birth复活
復活
hukkatsu
hukatsu
fù huó
fu huo
fu4 huo2
fuhuo
Sacrifice牺牲
犧牲 / 犠牲
gi sei
gisei
xī shēng
xi sheng
hsi sheng
xi1 sheng1
xisheng
Vitality生命力
生命力
seimeiryokushēng mìng lì
sheng ming li
sheng1 ming4 li4
shengmingli

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 "life" 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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