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Personalize your custom “健” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “健” title below...


  1. Strong / Healthy

  2. Good Health

  3. Inner Strength / Inner Well-Being and Health

  4. Kenta

  5. Robust / Sturdy

  6. Strong and Beautiful

  7. Strong / Healthy

  8. Healthy Living

  9. Shitsujitsu Goken

10. Wellness

11. Live Long and Prosper


Strong / Healthy

 jiàn
 ken
 
Strong / Healthy Scroll

This “strong” character is the more “healthy” version of strong. 健 is the “strong” that is appropriate for an athlete.

Beyond “healthy,” it can also mean strength, persistence, vigorous, or invigorated/invigoration.

 jiàn kāng
 kenkou
Good Health Scroll

健康 is the best way to express good health in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

健康 also suggests the ideas of being solid, strong, sound, wholesome, and at peace.

Can also be used to express healthy, vitality, or well-being.

Inner Strength / Inner Well-Being and Health

 nèi jiàn
Inner Strength / Inner Well-Being and Health Scroll

內健 is an old Chinese word meaning inner strength or inner health.

It's the idea of health and well-being starting or residing inside yourself. Also defined as fortitude within the context of good health.

 jiàn tài
Kenta Scroll

健太 is the name Kenta in Chinese (Mandarin).

Robust / Sturdy

 qiáng jiàn
 kyouken
Robust / Sturdy Scroll

強健 means robustness or sturdiness in regards to being healthy and fit.

This can also be used to say “persistently good health.”

Strong and Beautiful

 jiàn měi
 takemi
Strong and Beautiful Scroll

We don't really have a word like 健美 in English, but these two characters create a word that means “strong and beautiful.” It could also be translated as “healthy and beautiful.”

Note: 健美 is a word in Chinese and Korean, but it's also the family name Takemi in Japanese. The characters hold the same meaning in Japanese; however, it's like having the English name Stillwell when few people would perceive the meanings of still and well.

Strong / Healthy

 sukoyaka
Strong / Healthy Scroll

健やか is a verbose way to say strong and healthy in Japanese. 健やか is the “strong” that is appropriate for an athlete.

Beyond “healthy,” it can also mean strength, persistence, vigorous, or invigoration.

Japanese also use the first Kanji to mean the same thing. This version adds two hiragana which serve to emphasize or amplify the word and clarify the meaning.


Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Healthy Living

 jiàn kāng shēng huó
 kenkou seikatsu
Healthy Living Scroll

If you are into healthy living, 健康生活 might be an excellent selection for a wall scroll to hang in your home.

The first two characters speak of health, vitality, vigor, and being of sound body. The second two characters mean living or life (daily existence).

Shitsujitsu Goken

 shitsu jitsu gou ken
Shitsujitsu Goken Scroll

質実剛健 is a Japanese word that can mean “unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor” or “simplicity and fortitude.”

The first two characters, 質実 mean simplicity or the “essence of something.”
The last two, 剛健, mean strength, fortitude, or strong composure.

 shēn tǐ jiàn kāng
 shin tai ken kou
Wellness Scroll

身體健康 is how to express “wellness” in Chinese. The meaning is not much different than the idea of “good health.” The first two characters alone are often translated as “health.” Some will also translate this title as “physical health.”

If you want to fill your room with a feeling of wellness, this is the wall scroll for you.

This is also the ancient way to express wellness in Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja. The modern Japanese form is 身体健康 (the only difference is the second Kanji). Let me know if you need your calligraphy written in modern Japanese.

Live Long and Prosper

 Jiàn kāng cháng shòu fán róng chāng shèng
Live Long and Prosper Scroll

This means “Live Long And Prosper” in Chinese.

A phrase and greeting made famous by Leonard Nimoy in the role of Spock on the original Star Trek TV series.


Not the results for 健 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
jiàn
    jian4
chien
 yutaka
    ゆたか

More info & calligraphy:

Strong / Healthy
healthy; to invigorate; to strengthen; to be good at; to be strong in
(personal name) Yutaka
Sturdy, strong, hard, bold; unwearied; translit. ga, gha.

健太

see styles
 kenta
    けんた

More info & calligraphy:

Kenta
(given name) Kenta

健康

see styles
jiàn kāng
    jian4 kang1
chien k`ang
    chien kang
 kenkou / kenko
    けんこう

More info & calligraphy:

Good Health
health; healthy
(1) health; (adjectival noun) (2) healthy; sound; fit; wholesome; (given name) Takeyasu

健美

see styles
jiàn měi
    jian4 mei3
chien mei
 masami
    まさみ

More info & calligraphy:

Strong and Beautiful
healthy and beautiful; to do fitness exercises; abbr. for 美運動|美运动[jian4 mei3 yun4 dong4]
(female given name) Masami

強健


强健

see styles
qiáng jiàn
    qiang2 jian4
ch`iang chien
    chiang chien
 kyouken / kyoken
    きょうけん

More info & calligraphy:

Robust / Sturdy
sturdy
(noun or adjectival noun) robust (health); strong (constitution); sturdy

健やか

see styles
 sukoyaka
    すこやか

More info & calligraphy:

Strong / Healthy
(noun or adjectival noun) vigorous; healthy; sound

質実剛健

see styles
 shitsujitsugouken / shitsujitsugoken
    しつじつごうけん

More info & calligraphy:

Shitsujitsu Goken
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

亘健

see styles
 kouken / koken
    こうけん
(personal name) Kōken

伍健

see styles
 goken
    ごけん
(personal name) Goken

俊健

see styles
 toshitake
    としたけ
(given name) Toshitake

保健

see styles
bǎo jiàn
    bao3 jian4
pao chien
 hoken
    ほけん
health protection; health care; to maintain in good health
(1) preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; (2) health education (school subject)

信健

see styles
 nobutake
    のぶたけ
(given name) Nobutake

健か

see styles
 shitataka
    したたか
(adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) tough; stubborn; determined; hard; (adverb) (2) (kana only) severely; heavily; hard; a great deal; much

健一

see styles
 takekazu
    たけかず
(personal name) Takekazu

健七

see styles
 kenshichi
    けんしち
(given name) Kenshichi

健三

see styles
 kenzoo
    けんぞお
(personal name) Kenzoo

健世

see styles
 takeyo
    たけよ
(female given name) Takeyo

健丞

see styles
 kensuke
    けんすけ
(personal name) Kensuke

健乃

see styles
 takeno
    たけの
(female given name) Takeno

健久

see styles
 takehisa
    たけひさ
(given name) Takehisa

健之

see styles
 yasuyuki
    やすゆき
(personal name) Yasuyuki

健也

see styles
 takeya
    たけや
(personal name) Takeya

健亀

see styles
 kenki
    けんき
(given name) Kenki

健予

see styles
 takeyo
    たけよ
(female given name) Takeyo

健二

see styles
 takeji
    たけじ
(personal name) Takeji

健五

see styles
 kengo
    けんご
(given name) Kengo

健亜

see styles
 kena
    けんあ
(personal name) Ken'a

健亮

see styles
 takeaki
    たけあき
(personal name) Takeaki

健人

see styles
 hayato
    はやと
(given name) Hayato

健仁

see styles
 takehito
    たけひと
(given name) Takehito

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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
Strong
Healthy
kenjiàn / jian4 / jianchien
Good Health健康kenkou / kenkojiàn kāng
jian4 kang1
jian kang
jiankang
chien k`ang
chienkang
chien kang
Inner Strength
Inner Well-Being and Health
內健nèi jiàn / nei4 jian4 / nei jian / neijiannei chien / neichien
Kenta健太jiàn tài / jian4 tai4 / jian tai / jiantaichien t`ai / chientai / chien tai
Robust
Sturdy
強健
强健
kyouken / kyokenqiáng jiàn
qiang2 jian4
qiang jian
qiangjian
ch`iang chien
chiangchien
chiang chien
Strong and Beautiful健美takemijiàn měi / jian4 mei3 / jian mei / jianmeichien mei / chienmei
Strong
Healthy
健やかsukoyaka
Healthy Living健康生活kenkou seikatsu
kenkouseikatsu
kenko seikatsu
jiàn kāng shēng huó
jian4 kang1 sheng1 huo2
jian kang sheng huo
jiankangshenghuo
chien k`ang sheng huo
chienkangshenghuo
chien kang sheng huo
Shitsujitsu Goken質実剛健shitsu jitsu gou ken
shitsujitsugouken
shitsu jitsu go ken
Wellness身體健康
身体健康
shin tai ken kou
shintaikenkou
shin tai ken ko
shēn tǐ jiàn kāng
shen1 ti3 jian4 kang1
shen ti jian kang
shentijiankang
shen t`i chien k`ang
shentichienkang
shen ti chien kang
Live Long and Prosper健康長壽繁榮昌盛
健康长寿繁荣昌盛
Jiàn kāng cháng shòu fán róng chāng shèng
Jian4 kang1 chang2 shou4 fan2 rong2 chang1 sheng4
Jian kang chang shou fan rong chang sheng
Chien k`ang ch`ang shou fan jung ch`ang sheng
Chien kang chang shou fan jung chang sheng
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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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

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.

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

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.