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1. Lion
3. Lion Heart
4. Lion Dance
5. Lion King
6. Lion Heart
7. Lion Judo
8. Lion Dance
11. Leo
12. Lioness
13. Tiger
14. Animal Kingdom
獅子 is how to write “lion” in Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja.
獅子 is also lion in Chinese, but more informal. The more literary title, 雄獅, would be better for Chinese calligraphy.
豹 is the Chinese and Japanese word for the big cat known as a leopard, panther, or Jaguar.
This can refer to most cats of the Panthera genus as well as the Puma genus (but this is not used for most kinds of lions, except smaller ones like the mountain lion).
Because Jaguars are not native to Asia, the characters for “American continent” is usually added before this character to specifically designate a Jaguar.
This also kind of means Panther or Leopard in Korean Hanja but in modern Korean, they add a Hangul character to complete the word.
獅子柔道 is the title for Lion Judo.
This should be considered just a Japanese title, though it is pronounceable and makes sense in Chinese and Korean - so I have included the romanization for those languages above.
While known in the west as fu dogs or foo dogs, these are actually guardian lions.
These are the lion statues traditionally placed at the entrance of Chinese imperial palaces, imperial tombs, temples, and high-ranking officials' homes. These days, you are more likely to see them at the entrance to a fancy Chinese restaurant.
石獅子 means “stone lion(s).”
鷹頭獅 is the Chinese title for a Griffin.
This refers to the legendary creature with the head, talons, and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion. Sometimes also spelled Gryphon or Griffon. From the Greek γρύφων or γρύπων, or Latin Gryphus.
This Chinese title, 鷹頭獅, literally means “Eagle Head Lion.”
獅子座 is the Chinese and Japanese way to write Leo (lion) of western astrology.
See Also: Chinese Zodiac
雌獅 is how to write “lioness” in Chinese.
Note: 雌獅 is not a very common title for a wall scroll in China. Perhaps because lions are not indigenous to China. Though oddly enough, the rarity of lions made them very prized - and lion dances are a popular festival attraction.
If you see the name of this animal species written on a wall scroll, it's more likely to be the masculine form of “lion.”
Year of the Tiger / Zodiac Sign
虎 is the character for tiger in Chinese, old Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
Since you already know what a tiger is, here's some trivia: If you look at the Japanese pronunciation, you might remember a movie called “Tora Tora Tora” which was the code word used to initiate the attack on Pearl Harbor. It simply means “Tiger Tiger Tiger.”
In Chinese culture, the tiger is considered to be the king of all animals (in much the way we see the lion in western culture).
From the Chinese Zodiac, if you were born in the year of the tiger, you . . .
Have a strong personality.
Are full of self-confidence.
Love adventure
Don't like to obey others.
See also our Chinese Zodiac or Tiger Calligraphy pages.
動物王國 is literally what it says.
There is even a TV show in China that is similar to Wild Kingdom or what you would currently see on the Discovery Channel that has this same title.
For your information: In the Chinese way of thinking, the Tiger is the king of the animal kingdom (lions are not native to China, so the tiger took the role that we have given to the lion in our western way of thinking).
The modern Japanese version has a slight variation on the last character (国 instead of 國). Let me know if you want the modern Japanese version (國 would be considered the old or traditional version).
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lion | 獅子 狮子 | shishi | shī zǐ / shi1 zi3 / shi zi / shizi | shih tzu / shihtzu |
Lion | 雄獅 雄狮 | xióng shī xiong2 shi1 xiong shi xiongshi | hsiung shih hsiungshih |
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Leopard Panther Jaguar | 豹 | hyou / hyo | bào / bao4 / bao | pao |
Lion Heart | 獅子心王 狮子心王 | shi shi shin ou shishishinou shi shi shin o | ||
Lion Dance | 獅子舞 | shi shi mai shishimai | ||
Lion King | 獅子王 狮子王 | shi shi ou / shishiou / shi shi o | shī zǐ wáng shi1 zi3 wang2 shi zi wang shiziwang | shih tzu wang shihtzuwang |
Lion Heart | 獅心 狮心 | shī xīn / shi1 xin1 / shi xin / shixin | shih hsin / shihhsin | |
Lion Judo | 獅子柔道 狮子柔道 | shi shi juu dou shishijuudou shi shi ju do | shī zi róu dào shi1 zi5 rou2 dao4 shi zi rou dao shiziroudao | shih tzu jou tao shihtzujoutao |
Lion Dance | 舞獅 舞狮 | wǔ shī / wu3 shi1 / wu shi / wushi | wu shih / wushih | |
Fu Dog Foo Dog | 石獅子 石狮子 | shí shī zi shi2 shi1 zi5 shi shi zi shishizi | shih shih tzu shihshihtzu |
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Griffin Gryphon | 鷹頭獅 鹰头狮 | yīng tóu shī ying1 tou2 shi1 ying tou shi yingtoushi | ying t`ou shih yingtoushih ying tou shih |
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Leo Zodiac Symbol Sign | 獅子座 狮子座 | shishi-za | shī zǐ zuò shi1 zi3 zuo4 shi zi zuo shizizuo | shih tzu tso shihtzutso |
Lioness | 雌獅 雌狮 | cí shī / ci2 shi1 / ci shi / cishi | tz`u shih / tzushih / tzu shih | |
Tiger | 虎 | tora | hǔ / hu3 / hu | |
Animal Kingdom | 動物王國 动物王国 | doubutsu oukoku doubutsuoukoku dobutsu okoku | dòng wù wáng guó dong4 wu4 wang2 guo2 dong wu wang guo dongwuwangguo | tung wu wang kuo tungwuwangkuo |
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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