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幻像 is a universal word for Illusion in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The first character means phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition, or fantasy.
The second character means statue, picture, image, figure, portrait, shape, form, appearance, to be like, to resemble, to take after, to seem, or in rare/ancient context: an elephant.
Note that the first character can be written without the left-side radical in Chinese. This form is shown to the right. Both forms are acceptable in Chinese but the character shown to the right is more likely to be read as "elephant."
See Also: Reality
In short, 感性工學 or Kansei engineering involves collecting data on human experiences with a product and then designing or engineering improvements based on those experiences or “senses.”
Some may define Kansei as “engineering around the human experience.”
There is a lot more to know about Kansei, but if you are looking for this word, you probably already know the big picture.
Note: This term is very new in China and is only used by businesses, factories, and engineers that are implementing TQM principles. While the characters have the same base meaning in both languages, this is a Japanese title that flows back into the Chinese language (in history, most things flowed from China to Japan). To a Chinese person unfamiliar with this concept, they may interpret this as “sense vocational studies,” which doesn't make much sense. You may have to explain the intended meaning to some Chinese viewers. But that can make it a great conversation piece.
Kansei is also a newer term in Korean and is only used in certain parts of the industry, with the definition of “Sensory Engineering.” Not yet in widespread use in Korea.
Above is the modern Japanese version of this title. The last character has a Traditional Chinese version, making this 感性工學 instead of 感性工学. If you want the Traditional Chinese version, please include special instructions or email me so that I make sure the calligrapher writes the version you want.
See Also: Kaizen
忍耐 is patience, the quiet hope, and trust that things will turn out right.
You wait without complaining. You are tolerant and accepting of difficulties and mistakes. You picture the end in the beginning and persevere to meet your goals.
忍耐 can also mean “to endure,” “restrain oneself,” or “forbearance,” and in some contexts, it can mean “perseverance” or “endurance.”
忍耐 is also used as a tenet of Taekwondo, Tang Soo Do, and other Korean martial arts where it's titled “Endurance” and romanized as “In Neh.”
Note that when writing this as Kanji, Japanese will tend to write the first character in the form shown to the right. If you select our Japanese master calligrapher, please expect this Kanji form (yes, it’s just one stroke that is slightly different in location, crossing another stroke in the Japanese Kanji form).
See Also: Peace | Harmony | Perseverance
百聞不如一見 is a proverb that means “Better to see something once rather than hear about it one hundred times” or “Telling me about something 100 times is not as good as seeing it once.”
In English, we have the similar proverb of “Seeing is believing” but this has a bit of the “A picture paints a thousand words” meaning too.
Sometimes it's simply more prudent to verify with your own eyes.
百聞は一見に如かず is the Japanese version of an ancient Chinese proverb that means “Seeing once is better than hearing one hundred times.”
It is the rough equivalent of “seeing is believing,” “one eye-witness is better than many hearsays,” or “a picture is worth a thousand words.”
Sometimes it's simply more prudent to verify with your own eyes.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
See Also: Hearing a Hundred Times is Not as Good as Seeing Once
影 means shadow in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
Depending on the context, this can also mean silhouette, reflection, image, or presence.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your picture search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
影 see styles |
yǐng ying3 ying kage かげ |
More info & calligraphy: Shadow(1) shadow; silhouette; figure; shape; (2) reflection; image; (3) ominous sign; (4) light (stars, moon); (5) trace; shadow (of one's former self); (surname) Kage Shadow, picture, image, reflection, hint; one of the twelve 'colours'. |
百聞は一見に如かず see styles |
hyakubunhaikkennishikazu ひゃくぶんはいっけんにしかず |
More info & calligraphy: Seeing is Believing |
像 see styles |
xiàng xiang4 hsiang zou / zo ぞう |
to resemble; to be like; to look as if; such as; appearance; image; portrait; image under a mapping (math.) (n,n-suf) (1) image; figure; statue; picture; portrait; (n,n-suf) (2) figure; form; shape; appearance; (n,n-suf) (3) {physics;math} image; (surname) Zou pratirūpa; pratirūpaka. Like, similar, resemblance; semblance; image; portrait; form, formal. |
図 see styles |
tú tu2 t`u tu hakaru はかる |
Japanese variant of 圖|图 (n,n-suf) (1) drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph; (2) sight; scene; (given name) Hakaru |
圖 图 see styles |
tú tu2 t`u tu zu ず |
diagram; picture; drawing; chart; map; CL:張|张[zhang1]; to plan; to scheme; to attempt; to pursue; to seek (surname) Zu A plan, map; seal; to plan, scheme, calculate. |
姿 see styles |
zī zi1 tzu sugata すがた |
beauty; disposition; looks; appearance (1) figure; form; shape; (2) appearance; dress; guise; (3) state; condition; picture; image; (4) (See 和歌) form (of a waka); (suffix noun) (5) dressed in ...; wearing ...; (surname, female given name) Sugata |
画 see styles |
ga が |
picture; drawing; painting; sketch; (surname) Ga |
畫 画 see styles |
huà hua4 hua ga |
to draw; to paint; picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1]); to draw (a line) (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); stroke of a Chinese character (variant of 劃|划[hua4]); (calligraphy) horizontal stroke (variant of 劃|划[hua4]) Draw, paint, picture, sketch; devise, fix. |
相 see styles |
xiàng xiang4 hsiang sou / so そう |
appearance; portrait; picture; government minister; (physics) phase; (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features); to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc) (1) aspect; appearance; look; (2) physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); (3) {gramm} aspect; (4) {physics;chem} phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous); (given name) Tasuku lakṣana 攞乞尖拏. Also, nimitta. A 'distinctive mark, sign', 'indication, characteristic', 'designation'. M. W. External appearance; the appearance of things; form; a phenomenon 有爲法 in the sense of appearance; mutual; to regard. The four forms taken by every phenomenon are 生住異滅 rise, stay, change, cease, i. e. birth, life, old age, death. The Huayan school has a sixfold division of form, namely, whole and parts, together and separate, integrate and disintegrate. A Buddha or Cakravartī is recognized by his thirty-two lakṣana , i. e. his thirty-two characteristic physiological marks. |
絵 see styles |
huì hui4 hui nui ぬい |
Japanese variant of 繪|绘 (n,n-suf) (1) picture; drawing; painting; sketch; (2) (video) footage; image; picture; (female given name) Nui |
讚 赞 see styles |
zàn zan4 tsan san さん |
variant of 贊|赞[zan4]; to praise a style of Chinese poetry; legend or inscription on a picture stotra, hymn, praise. |
L照 see styles |
l zhào l zhao4 l chao |
nude picture (from 裸照[luo3 zhao4]) |
P圖 P图 see styles |
p tú p tu2 p t`u p tu |
(Internet slang) to photoshop a picture; photoshopped picture |
お宝 see styles |
otakara おたから |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (polite language) treasure; (2) picture of a treasure ship; (3) money; cash |
上色 see styles |
shàng shǎi shang4 shai3 shang shai |
to color (a picture etc); to dye (fabric etc); to stain (furniture etc) |
丹青 see styles |
dān qīng dan1 qing1 tan ch`ing tan ching tansei; tanzei / tanse; tanze たんせい; たんぜい |
painting (1) (たんせい only) red and blue; (2) (たんせい only) paints; colors; (3) painting; picture |
仏画 see styles |
butsuga ぶつが |
Buddhist picture |
俗画 see styles |
zokuga ぞくが |
popular picture |
俳画 see styles |
haiga はいが |
briefly drawn picture; haiku picture |
偷拍 see styles |
tōu pāi tou1 pai1 t`ou p`ai tou pai |
to take a picture of a person without permission or without their knowledge |
全豹 see styles |
quán bào quan2 bao4 ch`üan pao chüan pao zenpyou / zenpyo ぜんぴょう |
the full picture (i.e. the whole situation); panorama (form) (See 一斑) the whole; general state; general condition |
全貌 see styles |
quán mào quan2 mao4 ch`üan mao chüan mao zenbou / zenbo ぜんぼう |
complete picture; full view full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details |
写す see styles |
utsusu うつす |
(transitive verb) (1) to transcribe; to duplicate; to reproduce; to imitate; to trace; (transitive verb) (2) to describe; (transitive verb) (3) to film; to picture; to photograph |
写り see styles |
utsuri うつり |
(n,n-suf) (1) projection; reflection; image; reception (e.g. TV); picture quality; (2) match; harmony |
写仏 see styles |
shabutsu しゃぶつ |
(noun/participle) tracing a picture of a Buddhist image |
写佛 see styles |
shabutsu しゃぶつ |
(noun/participle) tracing a picture of a Buddhist image |
写婚 see styles |
shakon しゃこん |
(1) (abbreviation) (See 写真結婚・1) staged wedding photographs; photo-only wedding; having wedding photography taken without holding an actual wedding; (2) (hist) (abbreviation) (See 写真結婚・2) picture marriage; mail-order marriage |
写真 see styles |
shashin しゃしん |
(1) photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap; (2) (See 活動写真) movie |
凧絵 see styles |
takoe たこえ |
picture on a kite |
切絵 see styles |
kirie きりえ |
cutout; cutout picture; collage |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Illusion | 幻像 幻像 / 幻象 | gen zou / genzou / gen zo | huàn xiàng huan4 xiang4 huan xiang huanxiang | huan hsiang huanhsiang |
Kansei Engineering Sense Engineering | 感性工學 感性工学 | kansei kougaku kanseikougaku kansei kogaku | gǎn xìng gōng xué gan3 xing4 gong1 xue2 gan xing gong xue ganxinggongxue | kan hsing kung hsüeh kanhsingkunghsüeh |
Patience Perseverance To Endure Tolerant | 忍耐 | nin tai / nintai | rěn nài / ren3 nai4 / ren nai / rennai | jen nai / jennai |
Seeing is Believing | 百聞不如一見 百闻不如一见 | bǎi wén bù rú yí jiàn bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi2 jian4 bai wen bu ru yi jian baiwenburuyijian | pai wen pu ju i chien paiwenpujuichien |
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Seeing is Believing | 百聞は一見に如かず | hyakubun wa ikken ni shikazu hyakubunwaikkennishikazu hyakubun wa iken ni shikazu | ||
Shadow | 影 | kage | yǐng / ying3 / ying | |
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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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
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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