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3. Green Plum and Bamboo Horse
4. Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot
5. Simplicity
竹 is the character that means bamboo in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
In Asian cultures, bamboo is often seen as a symbol of a noble gentleman (tall, straight, and honest).
There are also some multi-character bamboo words that regard individual bamboo plants, species of bamboo, bamboo as lumber, and edible bamboo shoots. However, this single character seems most appropriate for a wall scroll and covers the whole category of Asian bamboo.
月竹 is the title, “Bamboo Moon” - Technically, it's in the order of “moon bamboo,” but that's the most natural order in Chinese and Japanese.
With a little research, I found this title has been used as the name of a linen company, a band, a song title, an actual person's name, the title for a piece of artwork featuring bamboo with a moon in the background, and a few other things. I added it here because many people searched for “bamboo moon” on my website, so here it is for you.
The typical Japanese pronunciation would probably be "tsu-ki ta-ke." However, this would not be the only possible pronunciation in Japanese (especially if used as a given name).
Innocent Children's Games
青梅竹馬 means “green plums and hobby-horse.”
Figuratively, it means “innocent children's games,” “childhood sweethearts,” or “a couple who grew up as childhood friends.”
This phrase may sound a little strange as it's a kind of Chinese proverb or idiom. It makes much more sense in Chinese than in English.
簡 expresses the idea of something simple or the essence of simplicity in life in Chinese.
This can also refer to a simple slip of bamboo for taking notes or writing a letter (especially in Korean Hanja).
Technically this is a word meaning simplicity and brevity in Japanese but it's rarely used in modern Japanese. Therefore, you should probably only select this character if your audience is Chinese.
See Also: Brevity
There are several ways to translate this ancient proverb. Translated literally and directly, it says, “Open roll has/yields benefit.”
To understand that, you must know a few things...
First, Chinese characters and language have deeper meanings that often are not spoken but are understood - especially with ancient texts like this. Example: It's understood that the “benefit” referred to in this proverb is to the reader's mind. Just the last character expresses that whole idea.
Second, Chinese proverbs are supposed to make you think and leave a bit of mystery to figure out.
Third, for this proverb, it should be noted that roll = book. When this proverb came about (about two thousand years ago), books were rolls of bamboo slips strung together. The first bound books like the ones we use today did not come about until about a thousand years after this proverb when they invented paper in China.
開卷有益 is a great gift for a bookworm who loves to read and increase their knowledge. Or for any friend that is or wants to be well-read.
Some other translations of this phrase:
Opening a book is profitable
The benefits of education.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your bamboo chinese search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
簡 简 see styles |
jiǎn jian3 chien kan かん |
More info & calligraphy: Simplicity(1) (See 簡にして要を得る) (ant: 繁・1) simplicity; brevity; (2) letter; note; correspondence; (3) bamboo writing strip (in ancient China); (4) (abbreviation) (See 簡体字) simplified Chinese character; (surname) Kan A tablet, memorandum; to abridge; appoint; examine; abrupt, concise, direct. |
節 节 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh yo よ |
joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour) (archaism) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.); (female given name) Misao; Misawo joint |
簫 箫 see styles |
xiāo xiao1 hsiao shou / sho しょう |
xiao, a Chinese musical instrument of ancient times, similar to panpipes (See 洞簫,排簫) xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute) bamboo cane |
唐竹 see styles |
touchiku; touchiku / tochiku; tochiku とうちく; トウチク |
(kana only) Chinese temple bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik); tootsik bamboo; (place-name) Karadake |
排簫 排箫 see styles |
pái xiāo pai2 xiao1 p`ai hsiao pai hsiao haishou / haisho はいしょう |
see 簫|箫[xiao1] (hist) paixiao (ancient Chinese bamboo panpipes) |
擲筊 掷筊 see styles |
zhì jiǎo zhi4 jiao3 chih chiao |
poe divination, a traditional Chinese divination method where a pair of crescent-shaped wooden or bamboo blocks is thrown on the ground, with the positions of the blocks determining the divine answer |
洞簫 see styles |
doushou / dosho どうしょう |
dongxiao (Chinese bamboo flute similar to a shakuhachi) |
漢竹 see styles |
kanchiku かんちく karatake からたけ |
(archaism) Chinese bamboo; bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes) |
竹茹 see styles |
zhú rú zhu2 ru2 chu ju |
bamboo shavings (Bambusa tuldoides) used in Chinese medicine |
笛子 see styles |
dí zi di2 zi5 ti tzu tekishi てきし |
bamboo flute; CL:管[guan3] {music} dizi; Chinese bamboo transverse flute; (female given name) Fueko |
胡琴 see styles |
hú qin hu2 qin5 hu ch`in hu chin kokin こきん |
huqin; family of Chinese two-stringed fiddles, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and bamboo bow with horsehair bowstring (1) huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (2) (archaism) (See 琵琶) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute) |
蒸籠 蒸笼 see styles |
zhēng lóng zheng1 long2 cheng lung chonron チョンロン |
steamer basket (e.g. for dim sum) Chinese bamboo steamer (chi: zhēnglóng) |
觱慄 觱栗 see styles |
bì lì bi4 li4 pi li |
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna) |
觱篥 see styles |
bì lì bi4 li4 pi li |
ancient bamboo reed instrument; Chinese shawm (probably related to central Asian zurna) |
雷丸 see styles |
raigan; raigan らいがん; ライガン |
(kana only) raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine |
乾屎橛 干屎橛 see styles |
gān shǐ jué gan1 shi3 jue2 kan shih chüeh kanshiketsu かんしけつ |
(derogatory term) {Buddh} (ref. to the Buddha in a famous koan; trad. translated as "dried shit stick" (now considered a mistranslation of the orig. Chinese)) something worthless; something impure; something unimportant; dried excrement in the shape of a stick A stick used in India as 'toilet paper', in China paper, straw, or bamboo. |
小綬鶏 see styles |
kojukei; kojukei / kojuke; kojuke こじゅけい; コジュケイ |
(kana only) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) |
簫の笛 see styles |
shounofue / shonofue しょうのふえ |
(rare) (See 簫) xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute) |
糖葫蘆 糖葫芦 see styles |
táng hú lu tang2 hu2 lu5 t`ang hu lu tang hu lu |
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu |
トウチク see styles |
touchiku / tochiku トウチク |
(kana only) Chinese temple bamboo (Sinobambusa tootsik); tootsik bamboo |
ライガン see styles |
raigan ライガン |
(kana only) raigan (Omphalia lapidescens); parasitic fungus which grows on bamboo, used in Chinese medicine |
冰糖葫蘆 冰糖葫芦 see styles |
bīng táng hú lu bing1 tang2 hu2 lu5 ping t`ang hu lu ping tang hu lu |
sugar-coated Chinese hawthorn or other fruit on a bamboo skewer; tanghulu |
灰胸竹雞 灰胸竹鸡 see styles |
huī xiōng zhú jī hui1 xiong1 zhu2 ji1 hui hsiung chu chi |
(bird species of China) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) |
竹書紀年 竹书纪年 see styles |
zhú shū jì nián zhu2 shu1 ji4 nian2 chu shu chi nien |
Bamboo Annals, early chronicle of Chinese ancient history, written c. 300 BC |
コジュケイ see styles |
kojukei / kojuke コジュケイ |
(kana only) Chinese bamboo partridge (Bambusicola thoracicus) |
Variations: |
karatake; kanchiku(漢竹) からたけ; かんちく(漢竹) |
(1) (archaism) Chinese bamboo; bamboo imported from China (often used to make flutes); (2) (唐竹 only) descending vertical sword attack (in kendo, etc.) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Bamboo | 竹 | take | zhú / zhu2 / zhu | chu |
Bamboo Moon | 月竹 | tsuki take / tsukitake | yuè zhú / yue4 zhu2 / yue zhu / yuezhu | yüeh chu / yüehchu |
Green Plum and Bamboo Horse | 青梅竹馬 青梅竹马 | qīng méi zhú mǎ qing1 mei2 zhu2 ma3 qing mei zhu ma qingmeizhuma | ch`ing mei chu ma chingmeichuma ching mei chu ma |
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Even The 100-Foot Bamboo Can Grow One More Foot | 百尺竿頭更進一步 百尺竿头更进一步 | bǎi chǐ gān tóu gèng jìng yī bù bai3 chi3 gan1 tou2 geng4 jing4 yi1 bu4 bai chi gan tou geng jing yi bu baichigantougengjingyibu | pai ch`ih kan t`ou keng ching i pu pai chih kan tou keng ching i pu |
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Simplicity | 簡 简 | kan | jiǎn / jian3 / jian | chien |
An Open Book Benefits Your Mind | 開卷有益 开卷有益 | kāi juàn yǒu yì kai1 juan4 you3 yi4 kai juan you yi kaijuanyouyi | k`ai chüan yu i kaichüanyui kai chüan yu i |
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In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. |
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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.
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.
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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