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禪悅 is a title that refers to the inner bliss and peace you can achieve from meditation.
This term transcends a few religions, including Taoism and Buddhism. It can also be translated as “joy of the mystic trance” or simply “meditative bliss.”
Amazing that such a complex idea can be expressed in just two Chinese characters. Note that the first character is Chan/Zen (Chinese/Japanese), which means “meditation” in both languages.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 悅 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
禪悅 禅悦 see styles |
chán yuè chan2 yue4 ch`an yüeh chan yüeh zenetsu |
More info & calligraphy: Inner Bliss and Peace from Meditation |
悅 悦 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh etsu |
pleased To please, pleased. |
不悅 不悦 see styles |
bù yuè bu4 yue4 pu yüeh fuetsu |
displeased; annoyed Unhappy, uneasy, the disturbing influence of desire. |
凱悅 凯悦 see styles |
kǎi yuè kai3 yue4 k`ai yüeh kai yüeh |
Hyatt (hotel company); Hyatt Regency (hotel brand) |
勸悅 劝悦 see styles |
quàn yuè quan4 yue4 ch`üan yüeh chüan yüeh kanetsu |
exhorts and pleases |
取悅 取悦 see styles |
qǔ yuè qu3 yue4 ch`ü yüeh chü yüeh |
to try to please |
可悅 可悦 see styles |
kě yuè ke3 yue4 k`o yüeh ko yüeh kaetsu |
gratifies |
君悅 君悦 see styles |
jun yuè jun1 yue4 chün yüeh |
Grand Hyatt (hotel brand) |
和悅 和悦 see styles |
hé yuè he2 yue4 ho yüeh |
affable; kindly |
喜悅 喜悦 see styles |
xǐ yuè xi3 yue4 hsi yüeh kietsu |
happy; joyous 喜歡; 喜樂 Pleased, delighted. |
孫悅 孙悦 see styles |
sūn yuè sun1 yue4 sun yüeh |
Sun Yue (1973-), PRC female pop star; Sun Yue (1985-), PRC basketball star |
安悅 安悦 see styles |
ān yuè an1 yue4 an yüeh anetsu |
to console |
心悅 心悦 see styles |
xīn yuè xin1 yue4 hsin yüeh shinetsu |
joyous mind |
怡悅 怡悦 see styles |
yí yuè yi2 yue4 i yüeh |
pleasant; happy See: 怡悦 |
悅信 悦信 see styles |
yuè xìn yue4 xin4 yüeh hsin etsushin |
to be delighted with and believe in |
悅叉 悦叉 see styles |
yuè chā yue4 cha1 yüeh ch`a yüeh cha etsusha |
yakṣa |
悅可 悦可 see styles |
yuè kě yue4 ke3 yüeh k`o yüeh ko etsuka |
to gladden |
悅意 悦意 see styles |
yuè yì yue4 yi4 yüeh i etsui |
joy |
悅納 悦纳 see styles |
yuè nà yue4 na4 yüeh na |
to find acceptable |
悅耳 悦耳 see styles |
yuè ěr yue4 er3 yüeh erh |
sweet-sounding; beautiful (of sound) |
悅色 悦色 see styles |
yuè sè yue4 se4 yüeh se |
happy; contented |
悅衆 悦众 see styles |
yuè zhòng yue4 zhong4 yüeh chung etsushu |
Please all, name for the manager of affairs in a monastery, also called 知事 karmadāna. |
悅豫 悦豫 see styles |
yuè yù yue4 yu4 yüeh yü etsuyo |
contentment |
愉悅 愉悦 see styles |
yú yuè yu2 yue4 yü yüeh |
joyful; cheerful; delighted; joy; delight See: 愉悦 |
意悅 意悦 see styles |
yì yuè yi4 yue4 i yüeh ietsu |
agreeable |
慶悅 庆悦 see styles |
qìng yuè qing4 yue4 ch`ing yüeh ching yüeh kyōetsu |
joy |
抃悅 抃悦 see styles |
biàn yuè bian4 yue4 pien yüeh |
to clap one's hands in joy |
柏悅 柏悦 see styles |
bó yuè bo2 yue4 po yüeh |
Park Hyatt (hotel brand) |
欣悅 欣悦 see styles |
xīn yuè xin1 yue4 hsin yüeh kon'etsu |
agreeable |
歡悅 欢悦 see styles |
huān yuè huan1 yue4 huan yüeh kan'etsu |
happiness; joy; to be happy; to be joyous joy |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Inner Bliss and Peace from Meditation | 禪悅 禅悦 | chán yuè / chan2 yue4 / chan yue / chanyue | ch`an yüeh / chanyüeh / chan yüeh | |
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.
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