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磨鍊 is a form of discipline which suggests training of the mind and character, aimed at producing self-control, obedience, etc.
One of my Chinese-English dictionaries even translates this as “tempering oneself” or turning yourself into hardened steel.
In old Korean Hanja, they use these characters in reverse order but with the same meaning. If you want the Korean version, please click this link instead of the button above: Korean version.
Hardship Develops Strong Character
(for body or mind)
鍛煉/鍛鍊 means to exercise in much the same way we use the word exercise in English.
This can be exercising your body at the gym or exercising your mind in studies. Most of the time, this refers to physical exercise.
This can also be translated as to temper, to toughen, to train, to drill, to forge, or simply discipline.
鍛練 is the Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja word used for discipline.
This has a meaning like “forging or creating something from lots of training and practice.” My Japanese dictionary translates this as “tempering, forging, hardening, disciplining, training.”
This is for Japanese and Korean only. In Chinese, these characters might be translated as (physical) “exercise.”
The modern form of the second Japanese Kanji looks like the first image to the right. There’s also an alternate modern form after that, and finally, an alternate traditional form. Because calligraphy is an art, the calligrapher could choose any of these possible forms. Let us know if you have a preference.
See Also: Self-Control | Will-Power
Also means: honor loyalty morality righteousness
義 is about doing the right thing or making the right decision, not because it's easy but because it's ethically and morally correct.
No matter the outcome or result, one does not lose face if tempering proper justice.
義 can also be defined as righteousness, justice, morality, honor, or “right conduct.” In a more expanded definition, it can mean loyalty to friends, loyalty to the public good, or patriotism. This idea of loyalty and friendship comes from the fact that you will treat those you are loyal to with morality and justice.
義 is also one of the five tenets of Confucius's doctrine.
There's also an alternate version of this character sometimes seen in Bushido or Korean Taekwondo tenets. It's just the addition of a radical on the left side of the character. If you want this version, click on the image to the right instead of the button above.
This is also a virtue of the Samurai Warrior
See our page with just Code of the Samurai / Bushido here
See Also: Judgment | Impartial | Confucius Tenets
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your tempering search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
焼 see styles |
shāo shao1 shao shouji / shoji しょうじ |
old variant of 燒|烧[shao1] (1) cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; (2) tempering; (suffix noun) (3) -ware; (personal name) Shouji |
焼き see styles |
yaki やき |
(1) cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; (2) tempering; (suffix noun) (3) -ware |
煉り see styles |
neri ねり |
(n,n-suf) (1) kneading; gloss; tempering; (adj-f,n) (2) paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); (3) (Shinto) parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals |
練り see styles |
neri ねり |
(n,n-suf) (1) kneading; gloss; tempering; (adj-f,n) (2) paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); (3) (Shinto) parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals |
錬り see styles |
neri ねり |
(n,n-suf) (1) kneading; gloss; tempering; (adj-f,n) (2) paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); (3) (Shinto) parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals |
鍛え see styles |
kitae きたえ |
(1) forging; tempering; (2) drilling; training; disciplining |
鍛練 see styles |
tanren たんれん |
(noun/participle) tempering; forging; hardening; disciplining; training |
鍛鉄 see styles |
tantetsu たんてつ |
tempering iron; forging steel; wrought iron |
鍛錬 see styles |
tanren たんれん |
(noun/participle) tempering; forging; hardening; disciplining; training |
付焼刃 see styles |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
焼入れ see styles |
yakiire / yakire やきいれ |
quenching; hardening; tempering |
焼戻し see styles |
yakimodoshi やきもどし |
(noun/participle) tempering; annealing |
付け焼刃 see styles |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
付焼き刃 see styles |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
Variations: |
yaki やき |
(1) cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; (2) tempering; (suffix noun) (3) -ware |
焼き入れ see styles |
yakiire / yakire やきいれ |
quenching; hardening; tempering |
焼き戻し see styles |
yakimodoshi やきもどし |
(noun/participle) tempering; annealing |
付け焼き刃 see styles |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
Variations: |
yakimodoshi やきもどし |
(noun/participle) tempering; annealing |
Variations: |
yakiire / yakire やきいれ |
quenching; hardening; tempering |
Variations: |
tanren たんれん |
(noun/participle) (1) tempering (metal); annealing; forging; (noun/participle) (2) toughening; disciplining; training |
Variations: |
neri ねり |
(n,n-suf) (1) kneading; gloss; tempering; (adj-f,n) (2) paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); (3) {Shinto} (orig. 邌り, usu. お練り) (See 練り歩く・ねりあるく,お練り・おねり) parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals |
Variations: |
tsukeyakiba つけやきば |
(1) thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; (2) (orig. meaning) re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Discipline Training Tempering Character | 磨練 / 磨鍊 / 磨鍊 磨练 | mó liàn / mo2 lian4 / mo lian / molian | mo lien / molien | |
Tempering Makes Strong Steel | 百煉才成鋼 / 百煉纔成鋼 百炼才成钢 | bǎi liàn cái chéng gāng bai3 lian4 cai2 cheng2 gang1 bai lian cai cheng gang bailiancaichenggang | pai lien ts`ai ch`eng kang pailientsaichengkang pai lien tsai cheng kang |
|
Exercise | 鍛煉 / 鍛鍊 锻炼 | duàn liàn duan4 lian4 duan lian duanlian | tuan lien tuanlien |
|
Discipline | 鍛練 / 鍛錬 锻练 | tan ren / tanren | duàn liàn duan4 lian4 duan lian duanlian | tuan lien tuanlien |
Justice Rectitude Right Decision | 義 义 | gi | yì / yi4 / yi | i |
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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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.
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