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世界 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for the world.
Beyond the world, this can refer to society, the universe, space, a sphere, or a circle.
In Buddhism, this would mean the realm governed by one Buddha.
海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 is a somewhat poetic way to say that everyone and everything has its place in the world.
The first line (which is the column on the right) says, “The Ocean is the World of the Dragon.” The next column says, “The Clouds are the Domain of the Cranes.”
The image to the right is what this calligraphy can look like in xing-kaishu style by a Master Calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 世界 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
世界 see styles |
shì jiè shi4 jie4 shih chieh sekai せかい |
More info & calligraphy: The World(1) the world; society; the universe; (2) sphere; circle; world; (can be adjective with の) (3) world-renowned; world-famous; (4) {Buddh} (original meaning) realm governed by one Buddha; space; (surname, female given name) Sekai Loka 世間; the finite world, the world, a world, which is of two kinds: (1) 衆生世界 that of the living, who are receiving their 正報 correct recompense or karma; (2) 器世界 that of the material, or that on which karma depends for expression. By the living is meant 有情 the sentient. |
世界和平 see styles |
shì jiè hé píng shi4 jie4 he2 ping2 shih chieh ho p`ing shih chieh ho ping |
More info & calligraphy: World Peace |
世界平和 see styles |
sekaiheiwa / sekaihewa せかいへいわ |
More info & calligraphy: World Peace |
三世界 see styles |
sān shì jiè san1 shi4 jie4 san shih chieh san sekai |
the triple universe |
世界一 see styles |
sekaiichi / sekaichi せかいいち |
(n,adv) best in the world |
世界中 see styles |
sekaijuu / sekaiju せかいじゅう |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) around the world; throughout the world |
世界主 see styles |
shì jiè zhǔ shi4 jie4 zhu3 shih chieh chu sekai shu |
The lord, or ruler over a world ordhyāna heaven, one for each of the fourdhyāna heavens. |
世界人 see styles |
sekaijin せかいじん |
cosmopolitan; world citizen |
世界像 see styles |
sekaizou / sekaizo せかいぞう |
picture of the world; world picture; image of the world; Weltbild |
世界初 see styles |
sekaihatsu せかいはつ |
(adj-no,n) world's first; first in the world |
世界博 see styles |
sekaihaku せかいはく |
(abbreviation) (See 世界博覧会) world expo; world fair |
世界史 see styles |
sekaishi せかいし |
world history; international history |
世界報 世界报 see styles |
shì jiè bào shi4 jie4 bao4 shih chieh pao |
the name of various newspapers, notably Le Monde (France), El Mundo (Spain) and Die Welt (Germany) |
世界性 see styles |
sekaisei / sekaise せかいせい |
universality |
世界新 see styles |
sekaishin せかいしん |
new world record |
世界時 see styles |
sekaiji せかいじ |
Universal Time; UT |
世界暦 see styles |
sekaireki せかいれき |
World Calendar |
世界杯 see styles |
shì jiè bēi shi4 jie4 bei1 shih chieh pei |
World Cup |
世界樹 see styles |
sekaiju せかいじゅ |
world tree (religious or mythological motif) |
世界点 see styles |
sekaiten せかいてん |
{physics} world point |
世界的 see styles |
sekaiteki せかいてき |
(adjectival noun) (1) worldwide; global; international; universal; (adjectival noun) (2) world-famous; world-class |
世界系 see styles |
sekaikei / sekaike せかいけい |
genre of manga, anime, etc. |
世界級 世界级 see styles |
shì jiè jí shi4 jie4 ji2 shih chieh chi |
world-class |
世界線 see styles |
sekaisen せかいせん |
{physics} world line |
世界緣 世界缘 see styles |
shì jiè yuán shi4 jie4 yuan2 shih chieh yüan sekai en |
the world as objective reference |
世界観 see styles |
sekaikan せかいかん |
(1) worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; (2) setting (for a fictional work); world; universe |
世界觀 世界观 see styles |
shì jiè guān shi4 jie4 guan1 shih chieh kuan |
worldview; world outlook; Weltanschauung |
世界語 世界语 see styles |
shì jiè yǔ shi4 jie4 yu3 shih chieh yü sekaigo せかいご |
Esperanto (1) (See 国際語・1) international language; world language; global lingua franca; (2) (See 国際補助語) constructed international auxiliary language (e.g. Esperanto) |
今世界 see styles |
konsekai こんせかい |
this world |
他世界 see styles |
tasekai たせかい |
other worlds |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
The World | 世界 | sei kai / seikai | shì jiè / shi4 jie4 / shi jie / shijie | shih chieh / shihchieh |
World Peace | 世界和平 | shì jiè hé píng shi4 jie4 he2 ping2 shi jie he ping shijieheping | shih chieh ho p`ing shihchiehhoping shih chieh ho ping |
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World Peace | 世界平和 | sekaiheiwa | ||
Every Creature Has A Domain | 海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 海为龙世界云是鹤家乡 | hǎi wéi lóng shì jiè yún shì hè jiā xiāng hai3 wei2 long2 shi4 jie4 yun2 shi4 he4 jia1 xiang1 hai wei long shi jie yun shi he jia xiang | hai wei lung shih chieh yün shih ho chia hsiang | |
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.