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冷 is “cold” in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also mean cool, chilled, and unheated.
In Chinese, this can be the surname, Leng.
In Japanese, it can be the given/surname Rei.
冷 is an unusual title for a wall scroll but it's OK if “cold” has a special meaning to you, or your name is Leng or Rei.
冷靜 means calm and cool-headed in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
Other translations: calmness, composure, coolness, serenity, tranquility.
冷靜 is a good wall scroll for someone that wants to remind themselves to stay calm and level-headed.
冷酷 means relentless or ruthless in Chinese, and Japanese Kanji.
It can also be translated as grim, unfeeling, callous, cruel, or cold-hearted.
This is a rather negative word. it’s really inappropriate for a wall scroll, so please don’t order this unless you really want to shock Asian people who see it.
不當和尚不知頭冷 is a Chinese proverb that literally translates as: [One who has] not been a monk [does] not know [the feeling of a] cold head.
I need to explain that a Chinese Buddhist monk always has a shaved head, and thus a cold head in winter.
Figuratively, this means: One cannot know the true meaning of hardship until one has experienced it oneself.
This is an idiom in Chinese, so the figurative meaning is what people perceive when they hear or read this phrase. Just as in English, when someone says, "The grass is always greener," one will think about the idea of jealousy, rather than the quality of one’s lawn.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 冷 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
冷 see styles |
lěng leng3 leng rei / re れい |
More info & calligraphy: Cold(1) (abbreviation) (on floor plans) (See 冷蔵庫) refrigerator; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (rare) cold; cool; (3) (abbreviation) (rare) (See 冷酒・れいしゅ) cold sake; (surname, given name) Rei Cold. |
冷酷 see styles |
lěng kù leng3 ku4 leng k`u leng ku reikoku / rekoku れいこく |
More info & calligraphy: Relentless / Ruthless(noun or adjectival noun) cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless |
冷静 see styles |
reisei / rese れいせい |
More info & calligraphy: Calm / Cool-Headed |
冷靜 冷静 see styles |
lěng jìng leng3 jing4 leng ching |
More info & calligraphy: Calm / Cool-HeadedSee: 冷静 |
冷静になる see styles |
reiseininaru / reseninaru れいせいになる |
More info & calligraphy: Chill Out |
お冷 see styles |
ohiya おひや |
cold (drinking) water; cold boiled rice |
亀冷 see styles |
kamebie かめびえ |
(surname) Kamebie |
保冷 see styles |
horei / hore ほれい |
keeping (something) cool |
冰冷 see styles |
bīng lěng bing1 leng3 ping leng |
ice-cold |
冷え see styles |
hie ひえ |
chilliness; coldness |
冷し see styles |
hiyashi ひやし |
(n-pref,n) chilled; chilling |
冷す see styles |
hiyasu ひやす |
(transitive verb) (1) to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to refrigerate; (2) to calm down; to cool off; to regain one's composure; to relax; (3) to be frightened (at); to be scared (of) |
冷や see styles |
hiya ひや |
(1) (abbreviation) cold water; (2) (abbreviation) cold sake; (pref,adj-no) (3) cold; cool; chilled; unheated |
冷傲 see styles |
lěng ào leng3 ao4 leng ao |
icily arrogant |
冷僻 see styles |
lěng pì leng3 pi4 leng p`i leng pi |
out-of-the-way; deserted; unfamiliar; obscure |
冷光 see styles |
reikou / reko れいこう |
(See ルミネセンス) cold light; luminescence; (given name) Reikou |
冷冷 see styles |
lěng lěng leng3 leng3 leng leng |
coldly |
冷冽 see styles |
lěng liè leng3 lie4 leng lieh |
chilly |
冷凍 冷冻 see styles |
lěng dòng leng3 dong4 leng tung reitou / reto れいとう |
to freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing (noun, transitive verb) freezing; cold storage; refrigeration |
冷切 see styles |
lěng qiè leng3 qie4 leng ch`ieh leng chieh |
cold cuts |
冷剛 see styles |
reigou / rego れいごう |
chilling (steel) |
冷却 see styles |
reikyaku / rekyaku れいきゃく |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) cooling; refrigeration; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) cooling down (of a political conflict, etc.); calming down |
冷卻 冷却 see styles |
lěng què leng3 que4 leng ch`üeh leng chüeh |
to cool (lit. and fig.) See: 冷却 |
冷原 see styles |
reihara / rehara れいはら |
(surname) Reihara |
冷厲 冷厉 see styles |
lěng lì leng3 li4 leng li |
stern; unsympathetic; icy |
冷厳 see styles |
reigen / regen れいげん |
(noun or adjectival noun) grim; stern; stark; heartless |
冷史 see styles |
reishi / reshi れいし |
(given name) Reishi |
冷嘲 see styles |
reichou / recho れいちょう |
(noun/participle) (obsolete) sneer; derision; scornful laugh |
冷坐 see styles |
lěng zuò leng3 zuo4 leng tso reiza |
sit frozen |
冷場 冷场 see styles |
lěng chǎng leng3 chang3 leng ch`ang leng chang |
stage wait; (fig.) awkward silence |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Cold | 冷 | rei | lěng / leng3 / leng | |
Calm Cool-Headed | 冷靜 冷静 | rei sei / reisei | lěng jìng leng3 jing4 leng jing lengjing | leng ching lengching |
Relentless Ruthless | 冷酷 | reikoku | lěng kù / leng3 ku4 / leng ku / lengku | leng k`u / lengku / leng ku |
Chill Out | 冷静になる | reiseininaru | ||
To Know Hardship, One Must Experience It | 不當和尚不知頭冷 不当和尚不知头冷 | bù dāng hé shàng bù zhī tóu lěng bu4 dang1 he2 shang4 bu4 zhi1 tou2 leng3 bu dang he shang bu zhi tou leng | pu tang ho shang pu chih t`ou leng pu tang ho shang pu chih tou leng |
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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.