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Lively in Chinese / Japanese...

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Spirit / Spiritual Essence

 shén
 shin / kami
 
Spirit / Spiritual Essence Scroll

神 is the simplest way to write spirit in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean.

This single character alone will conjure up ideas of the spiritual world. 神 can also be translated as “vital awareness” as in the fact that one must know they exist to exist (I think, therefore, I am).

Other translations include:
God, deity, mysterious, divine essence, lively, spiritual being, divinity, supernatural, soul, mind, nerves, and energy. In some extended context, it can mean genius or unusual.

Japanese romanizations vary a lot when this character is combined into other words. However, shin is the original pronunciation taken from Chinese into Japanese. You'll also see it romanized as kami, gami, jin, and a few others, depending on context.

Dynamic

Moving / Motion / Ever-Changing

 dòng
 dou
 
Dynamic Scroll

動 is the only Chinese/Japanese/Korean word that can encompass the idea of “dynamic” into one character.

動 can also mean:
to use; to act; to move; to change; motion; stir.

In the Buddhist context, it means: Movement arises from the nature of wind which is the cause of motion.

The key point of this word is that it represents motion or always moving. Some might say “lively” or certainly the opposite of something that is stagnant or dead.

Note: In Japanese, this can also be a female given name, Yurugi.


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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
shén
    shen2
shen
 shin; jin
    しん; じん

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Spirit / Spiritual Essence
god; deity; supernatural; magical; mysterious; spirit; mind; energy; lively; expressive; look; expression; (coll.) awesome; amazing
(1) spirit; psyche; (2) (See 神・かみ・1) god; deity; divinity; kami; (female given name) Miwa
Inscrutable spiritual powers, or power; a spirit; a deva, god, or divinity; the human spirit; divine, spiritual, supernatural.

元気

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 motoki
    もとき

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Stamina / Vigor
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) healthy; well; fit; in good health; (female given name) Motoki

盛大

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shèng dà
    sheng4 da4
sheng ta
 seidai / sedai
    せいだい

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Shanda
grand; majestic; magnificent
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) grand; magnificent; lavish; large scale; prosperous; thriving; lively; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) forceful; powerful; vigorous; (given name) Seidai

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 kyan
    きゃん
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) (See おきゃん) pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (archaism) gallant; chivalrous; (given name) Kyō

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huó
    huo2
huo
 katsu
    かつ
to live; alive; living; work; workmanship
(1) living; life; (2) (See 活を入れる・1) judo art of resuscitation; (suffix) (3) (abbreviation) (See 活動・1) action; activity; (personal name) Katsuji
jīva, jīvaka; alive, living, lively, revive, movable.

see styles
tuān
    tuan1
t`uan
    tuan
(literary) (of a fire) lively; blazing

お侠

see styles
 okyan
    おきゃん
pert girl; girl with "attitude"; lively minx; tomboy

勇む

see styles
 isamu
    いさむ
(v5m,vi) to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

勇壮

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 yuusou / yuso
    ゆうそう
(adjectival noun) heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

動L


动L

see styles
dòng l
    dong4 l
tung l
flowing; flexible; lively (Internet slang)

勢む

see styles
 hazumu
    はずむ
(v5m,vi) to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on

喧然

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 kenzen
    けんぜん
(adj-t,adv-to) noisy; boisterous; lively

弾む

see styles
 hazumu
    はずむ
(v5m,vi) to spring; to bound; to bounce; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to get lively; to treat oneself to; to splurge on

御侠

see styles
 okyan
    おきゃん
pert girl; girl with "attitude"; lively minx; tomboy

快活

see styles
kuài huo
    kuai4 huo5
k`uai huo
    kuai huo
 kaikatsu
    かいかつ
happy; cheerful
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted

快濶

see styles
 kaikatsu
    かいかつ
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted

快闊

see styles
 kaikatsu
    かいかつ
(adjectival noun) cheerful; lively; lighthearted

旺盛

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wàng shèng
    wang4 sheng4
wang sheng
 ousei / ose
    おうせい
vigorous; exuberant
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) lively; vigorous; energetic; healthy; avid (e.g. desire); rich (e.g. imagination); (n-suf,adj-na) (2) full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

歡勢


欢势

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huān shi
    huan1 shi5
huan shih
lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited

歡實


欢实

see styles
huān shi
    huan1 shi5
huan shih
lively; full of vigor; vibrant; spirited

歡快


欢快

see styles
huān kuài
    huan1 kuai4
huan k`uai
    huan kuai
cheerful and lighthearted; lively

段物

see styles
 danmono
    だんもの
musical (dramatic) piece in several acts; type of koto solo; lively type of shamisen song

氛氳

see styles
 funun
    ふんうん
(adjective) (archaism) lively; vigorous

氤氳


氤氲

see styles
yīn yūn
    yin1 yun1
yin yün
 inun
    いんうん
(literary) (of smoke, mist) dense; thick
(adjective) (rare) energetic; lively; dynamic; vigorous

活写

see styles
 kassha
    かっしゃ
(noun, transitive verb) vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)

活溌

see styles
 kappatsu
    かっぱつ
(noun or adjectival noun) vigor; vigour; active; lively

活潑


活泼

see styles
huó po
    huo2 po5
huo p`o
    huo po
lively; vivacious; brisk; active; (chemistry) reactive

活発

see styles
 kappatsu
    かっぱつ
(noun or adjectival noun) vigor; vigour; active; lively

活躍


活跃

see styles
huó yuè
    huo2 yue4
huo yüeh
 katsuyaku
    かつやく
active; lively; excited; to enliven; to brighten up
(n,vs,vi) (1) activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; (n,vs,vi) (2) walking about with great vigor

清朗

see styles
qīng lǎng
    qing1 lang3
ch`ing lang
    ching lang
 seirou / sero
    せいろう
clear and bright; unclouded; clear and sonorous (voice); clear and lively (narrative)
(male given name) Seirou

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Spirit
Spiritual Essence
shin / kamishén / shen2 / shen
Dynamic
dou / dodòng / dong4 / dongtung
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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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.

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

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