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1. Don
2. Donn
3. Donna
4. Donnie
5. Donny
6. Donta
7. Tang Hand
8. Tanguy
9. Chito-Ryu
10. Donald
11. Donnelly
12. Donnius
13. Gaetan
14. Tang Soo Do / Tang Hand Way
15. O'Donnell
16. Tandra
17. Donatella
18. Law of the Fist Karate / Kempo Karate
19. Macdonald
20. McDonald
唐手 is a very seldom-used title for Karate.
This title uses a character that represents the Tang Dynasty of China. Thus, this is often translated as the “Tang Hand” or, incorrectly, “Tang Fist.”
I have also seen some call it “China Hand.”
There is not a lot of information on this title but some believe that a simplified form of Kung Fu that started in China, and ended up very popular in Japan used this title initially. It was later changed in Japan to a different Karate title which means "Empty Hand" (as in, without weapons).
I am sure that some will suggest a different history or argue a different origin. I think that nobody can be sure.
Note: Just like the more conventional Karate title, this one can have the "way" or "method" character added to the end, as in Karate-Do.
千唐流 (Chitō-Ryū, Chito-Ryu, or Chitoryu) is a style of karate founded by Tsuyoshi Chitose.
Here's the meaning of each character of the title:
千 = 1000
唐 = China (literally Tang, as in Tang Dynasty).
流 = Style or School.
Together, Chito-Ryu means “1,000 [year old] Chinese style.”
I will leave it up to you whether this is of Japanese or Okinawan style. The title certainly suggests roots traced back to China.
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唐手道 is the alternate title for Karate-do.
This title uses a character, 唐, which represents the Tang Dynasty of China. Thus, this is often translated as the “Tang Hand Way” or incorrectly, “Tang Fist Way.”
I have also seen some call it “China Hand Way.”
Many in Korea refer to and romanize these characters as “Tang Soo Do” (당수도) where these characters refer to a kind of Korean style of Karate.
There is not a lot of information on this title but some believe that a simplified form of Kung Fu that started in China and ended up very popular in Japan used this title initially. It was later changed in Japan to a different Karate title which means “Empty Hand” (as in, without weapons).
Note: When used in Korean, this is pronounced 당수도. This title is often romanized as “Tang Soo Do,” “Tangsudo,” “Dang Su Do,” or “Dangsudo.” The last two romanizations on that list are the official Korean government romanization, though martial arts schools tend to use other non-standard versions.
The first two characters mean “fist law” which is Romanized from Japanese as “Kenpo” or “Kempo.”
The last two are a secondary way to express “karate.”
Notes:
The more common way to express “karate” is literally “empty hand” (meaning “without weapons in your hand”). This version would be translated literally as “Tang hand” (as in the Tang Dynasty) or “China hand” (sometimes “Tang” means “China” in Japanese). Even though the character for “Tang” is used instead of “empty,” it's still pronounced “kara-te” in Japanese.
拳法唐手 is not commonly used in China - so please consider it to be a Japanese-only title.
Many Japanese people will say the last two Kanji are the old and antiquated way of saying Karate. This fact does not stop this title from existing, as these four characters are often seen in Kenpo / Kempo Dojos around the western world.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 唐 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
唐 see styles |
táng tang2 t`ang tang tou / to とう |
More info & calligraphy: Donn(1) (hist) Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (2) (archaism) China; foreign country; (surname) Touzaki for nothing |
唐吉 see styles |
toukichi / tokichi とうきち |
More info & calligraphy: Tanguy |
唐尼 see styles |
karaama / karama からあま |
More info & calligraphy: Donny |
唐手 see styles |
karate からて |
More info & calligraphy: Tang Hand |
唐手道 see styles |
táng shǒu dào tang2 shou3 dao4 t`ang shou tao tang shou tao |
More info & calligraphy: Tang Soo Do / Tang Hand Way |
唐納德 唐纳德 see styles |
táng nà dé tang2 na4 de2 t`ang na te tang na te |
More info & calligraphy: Donald |
上唐 see styles |
uetou / ueto うえとう |
(surname) Uetou |
二唐 see styles |
nigara にがら |
(surname) Nigara |
五唐 see styles |
gotou / goto ごとう |
(surname) Gotou |
仲唐 see styles |
nakatou / nakato なかとう |
(surname) Nakatou |
伊唐 see styles |
ikara いから |
(place-name) Ikara |
入唐 see styles |
rù táng ru4 tang2 ju t`ang ju tang nittou; nyuutou / nitto; nyuto にっとう; にゅうとう |
(noun/participle) (hist) visiting Tang China (esp. of an envoy, monk, or exchange student); entering Tang China to enter the Tang |
加唐 see styles |
kagara かがら |
(surname) Kagara |
南唐 see styles |
nán táng nan2 tang2 nan t`ang nan tang |
Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975 |
和唐 see styles |
watou / wato わとう |
(surname, given name) Watou |
唐一 see styles |
touichi / toichi とういち |
(given name) Touichi |
唐三 see styles |
karazou / karazo からぞう |
(personal name) Karazou |
唐下 see styles |
touge / toge とうげ |
(surname) Touge |
唐丹 see styles |
touni / toni とうに |
(place-name) Touni |
唐亀 see styles |
karakame からかめ |
(surname) Karakame |
唐井 see styles |
karai からい |
(surname) Karai |
唐人 see styles |
toujin / tojin とうじん |
(1) Chinese person; (2) (archaism) foreigner; (place-name) Toujin |
唐仁 see styles |
toujin / tojin とうじん |
(place-name) Toujin |
唐代 see styles |
táng dài tang2 dai4 t`ang tai tang tai toudai / todai とうだい |
Tang dynasty (618-907) (hist) (See 唐・1) Tang period (China; 618-907); Tang era |
唐住 see styles |
karasumi からすみ |
(surname) Karasumi |
唐倉 see styles |
karakura からくら |
(surname) Karakura |
唐傘 see styles |
karakasa からかさ |
paper umbrella; bamboo-and-paper umbrella parasol; (place-name) Karakasa |
唐僧 see styles |
táng sēng tang2 seng1 t`ang seng tang seng |
Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645 |
唐元 see styles |
karamoto からもと |
(surname) Karamoto |
唐内 see styles |
tounai / tonai とうない |
(surname) Tounai |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Don | 唐 | táng / tang2 / tang | t`ang / tang | |
Donn | 唐 | táng / tang2 / tang | t`ang / tang | |
Donna | 唐娜 | táng nà / tang2 na4 / tang na / tangna | t`ang na / tangna / tang na | |
Donnie | 唐尼 | táng ní / tang2 ni1 / tang ni / tangni | t`ang ni / tangni / tang ni | |
Donny | 唐尼 | táng ní / tang2 ni1 / tang ni / tangni | t`ang ni / tangni / tang ni | |
Donta | 唐塔 | táng tǎ / tang2 ta3 / tang ta / tangta | t`ang t`a / tangta / tang ta | |
Tang Hand | 唐手 | kara te / karate | táng shǒu tang2 shou3 tang shou tangshou | t`ang shou tangshou tang shou |
Tanguy | 唐吉 | táng jí / tang2 ji2 / tang ji / tangji | t`ang chi / tangchi / tang chi | |
Chito-Ryu | 千唐流 | chi tou ryuu chitouryuu chi to ryu | ||
Donald | 唐納德 唐纳德 | táng nà dé tang2 na4 de2 tang na de tangnade | t`ang na te tangnate tang na te |
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Donnelly | 唐納利 唐纳利 | táng nà lì tang2 na4 li4 tang na li tangnali | t`ang na li tangnali tang na li |
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Donnius | 唐紐斯 唐纽斯 | táng niǔ sī tang2 niu3 si1 tang niu si tangniusi | t`ang niu ssu tangniussu tang niu ssu |
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Gaetan | 蓋爾唐 盖尔唐 | gài ěr táng gai4 er3 tang2 gai er tang gaiertang | kai erh t`ang kaierhtang kai erh tang |
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Tang Soo Do Tang Hand Way | 唐手道 | kara te do / karatedo | táng shǒu dào tang2 shou3 dao4 tang shou dao tangshoudao | t`ang shou tao tangshoutao tang shou tao |
O'Donnell | 奧唐奈 奥唐奈 | ào táng nài ao4 tang2 nai4 ao tang nai aotangnai | ao t`ang nai aotangnai ao tang nai |
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Tandra | 唐德拉 | táng dé lā tang2 de2 la1 tang de la tangdela | t`ang te la tangtela tang te la |
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Donatella | 唐娜泰拉 | táng nà tài lā tang2 na4 tai4 la1 tang na tai la tangnataila | t`ang na t`ai la tangnataila tang na tai la |
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Law of the Fist Karate Kempo Karate | 拳法唐手 | ken pou kara te kenpoukarate ken po kara te | quán fǎ táng shǒu quan2 fa3 tang2 shou3 quan fa tang shou quanfatangshou | ch`üan fa t`ang shou chüanfatangshou chüan fa tang shou |
Macdonald | 麥克唐納 麦克唐纳 | mài kè táng nà mai4 ke4 tang2 na4 mai ke tang na maiketangna | mai k`o t`ang na maikotangna mai ko tang na |
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McDonald | 麥克唐納 麦克唐纳 | mài kè táng nà mai4 ke4 tang2 na4 mai ke tang na maiketangna | mai k`o t`ang na maikotangna mai ko tang na |
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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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