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樂天 is about being optimistic and also making the best of whatever life throws at you.
This is hard to define. One dictionary defines this as “acceptance of fate and happy about it.” There is one English word equivalent, which is sanguinity or sanguinary.
You can also say that this means “Be happy with whatever Heaven provides,” or “Find happiness in whatever fate Heaven bestows upon you.” 樂天 suggests being an optimist in life.
Note: This is sometimes a given name in China.
Please note that Japanese tend to write the first character in a slightly-different form (as seen to the right). Let us know if you have a preference when you place your order.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 樂天 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
樂天 乐天 see styles |
lè tiān le4 tian1 le t`ien le tien rakuten |
More info & calligraphy: Lottedeva musicians, see above. |
化樂天 化乐天 see styles |
huà lè tiān hua4 le4 tian1 hua le t`ien hua le tien keraku ten |
Nirmāṇarati, 樂變化天 the fifth of the six desire-heavens, 640, 000 yojanas above Meru; it is next above the Tuṣita, or fourth deva. loka; a day is equal to 800 human years; life lasts for 8, 000 years; its inhabitants are eight yojanas in height, and light-emitting; mutual smiling produces impregnation and children are born on the knees by metamorphosis, at birth equal in development to human children of twelve— hence the 'joy-born heaven'. |
樂天派 乐天派 see styles |
lè tiān pài le4 tian1 pai4 le t`ien p`ai le tien pai |
happy-go-lucky people; optimists |
白樂天 白乐天 see styles |
bái lè tiān bai2 le4 tian1 pai le t`ien pai le tien Haku Rakuten |
Bai Letian |
音樂天 see styles |
yīn yuè tiān yin1 yue4 tian1 yin yüeh t`ien yin yüeh tien |
a heavenly music master |
不憍樂天 不憍乐天 see styles |
bù jiāo lè tiān bu4 jiao1 le4 tian1 pu chiao le t`ien pu chiao le tien fukyōraku ten |
(Skt. Nirmāṇarati) heaven |
不驕樂天 不骄乐天 see styles |
bù jiāo lè tiān bu4 jiao1 le4 tian1 pu chiao le t`ien pu chiao le tien fukyōraku ten |
(Skt. Nirmāṇarati) heaven |
妙音樂天 妙音乐天 see styles |
miào yīn yuè tiān miao4 yin1 yue4 tian1 miao yin yüeh t`ien miao yin yüeh tien Myō ongaku ten |
Sarasvatī |
樂天知命 乐天知命 see styles |
lè tiān zhī mìng le4 tian1 zhi1 ming4 le t`ien chih ming le tien chih ming |
to be content with what one is |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lotte | 樂天 乐天 | lè tiān / le4 tian1 / le tian / letian | le t`ien / letien / le tien | |
Optimism Happy With Your Fate | 樂天 / 楽天 乐天 | raku ten / rakuten | lè tiān / le4 tian1 / le tian / letian | le t`ien / letien / le tien |
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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