波 in Chinese / Japanese...

This is a common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Beau.

This Chinese character means “wave.”

波 is the most simple way to express wave in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.

This single character means wave. In Japanese, this is pronounced “nami” which is the same “nami” as used in the word “tsunami” (harbor wave).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Ambre.

波察 is the name Becca in Chinese (Mandarin).

波恩 is a common way to transliterate the name Bern into Mandarin Chinese.

波波 is the name Bobo in Chinese (Mandarin).

坎波 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Campo.

哈波 is the name Harpo in Chinese (Mandarin).

盧波 is the name Lupo in Chinese (Mandarin).

難波 is the name Nanba in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Poca.

波爾 is the name Pohl in Chinese (Mandarin).

波爾 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Pol.

This is the Chinese name for the country of Poland.

波莉 is the name Polly in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common way to write Polo in Chinese.

This would also be the way to write Polo for the surname or the car made by Volkswagen (the Polo model is sold worldwide with the exception of the USA). It can also refer to Marco Polo in Chinese.

In Japanese, this is a name that romanizes as Hara.

波比 is the name Poppie in Chinese (Mandarin).

波莎 is the name Porsha in Chinese (Mandarin).

波特 is a common transliteration of the surname Porter into Mandarin Chinese.

波特 is meant to sound like the name Porter, it does not mean porter.

斯波 is the name Shiba in Chinese (Mandarin).

津波 is the most common way to write tsunami in Japanese.

This version should be considered “Japanese only,” as it's very uncommon to see this version used in Chinese.

Note: Can also be the surname Tsuwa in Japanese.

If you like to ride a surfboard, and/or “The Way of the Wave” is your life, 波浪 could be the scroll for you.

The additional meanings contained in these characters include ripple, storm, surge, breaker, wandering, and unrestrained.

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Apolline.

阿波羅 is the name Apollo in Chinese (Mandarin).

阿波羅 is the name Apollon in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Appoline.

波尼埃 is the name Bennie in Chinese (Mandarin).

波爾特 is the name Bert in Chinese (Mandarin).

波吉特 is the name Birgit in Chinese (Mandarin).

波阿斯 is the name Boaz in Chinese (Mandarin).

波拉特 is the name Borat in Chinese (Mandarin).

波士頓 is the name Boston in Chinese (Mandarin).

坎波斯 is the name Campos in Chinese (Mandarin).

菲利波 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Filippo.

力波波 is the name Libobo in Chinese (Mandarin).

波萊特 is the name Paulette in Chinese (Mandarin).

波拉德 is the name Pollard in Chinese (Mandarin).

波爾斯 is the name Porles in Chinese (Mandarin).

波西亞 is the name Portia in Chinese (Mandarin).

波の道 is the simple way to write “The Way of the Wave” in Japanese.

I added this at the request of several customers. 波の道 is not a very common Japanese phrase.

波 = Wave
の = Of
道 = Way
The word order is the opposite of English. Most Japanese phrases that end in “の道” are translated to English as “The Way of...”

Technically, you could write “波道” as a shorter version of “The Way of the Wave.” However, without context, 波道 can mean channel or suggest a path to redirect ocean flow.

澤波爾 is the name Zepol in Chinese (Mandarin).

波克奇埃 is the name Beckie in Chinese (Mandarin).

波爾提埃 is the name Bertie in Chinese (Mandarin).

達文波特 is the name Davenport in Chinese (Mandarin).

隨波逐流 is a Chinese proverb that means to drift with the waves and go with the flow.

This can be positive or negative, as it can also be used to mean following the crowd blindly.

波に乗る is a Japanese proverb that means to go with the flow or to go with the times.

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

希金波坦 is the name Higginbotham in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Hippolyte.

利奧波德 is the name Leopold in Chinese (Mandarin).

麗波爾達 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Libertad.

馬可波羅 is the Chinese title for Marco Polo, the Venetian explorer who traveled the Silk Road to China in the late 1200s AD.

波羅末陀 is the Chinese and Japanese way to write the ancient Sanskrit word Paramārtha or परमार्थ which now means the highest truth, ultimate truth, ultimate reality, or fundamental meaning.

Paramārtha is the name of a famous Buddhist monk born in 499 CE. Paramārtha traveled the world (including Cambodia and territories that are now part of China) to spread the teachings of Buddhism by translating scriptures into the local languages so the truth could be understood by the masses.

So, we should all want to be a Paramārtha who brings the ultimate truth, knowledge, and enlightenment to others.

波克雷爾 is the name Pokhrel in Chinese (Mandarin).

波洛紐斯 is the name Polonius in Chinese (Mandarin).

波費里奧 is the name Porferio in Chinese (Mandarin).

波菲里奧 is the name Porfirio in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is the Chinese name for Puerto Rico (overseas territory of the United States) .

阿波洛多羅 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Apolodoro.

阿波洛尼奧 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Apolonio.

萊奧波爾多 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Leopoldo.

阿波利納里奧 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Apolinario.

波爾納爾迪呢 is the name Bernardine in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is the Chinese name for French Polynesia (overseas territory of France).

般若波羅蜜多心經 is the title of the Heart Sutra.

The Heart Sutra is a popular Buddhist writing that includes a famous mantra.

四拳波羅蜜大光明 is “shiken haramitsu daikōmyō,” a famous Japanese Buddhist mantra.

四拳 = shi-ken = four fists (many translate this as “four hearts”).
波羅蜜 = ha-ra-mitsu = A loanword representing pāramitā, or entrance into Nirvana. Awkwardly, it also means jackfruit.
大光明 = dai-kou-myo = big/great light bright (great bright light).

Shiken represents four hearts:
1. The Merciful Heart - Love and caring for all living things.
2. The Sincere Heart - Pursues righteousness, or the right path - sincerely trying to do what is right.
3. The Attuned Heart - Knows that nature and fate have their ways, and thus stay in tune with the universe.
4. The Dedicated Heart - Steadfast on the chosen path to the end.

詞韻波羅蜜大光明 are the Japanese Kanji characters that romanize as “Shikin Haramitsu Daikōmyō.”

This is a complicated proverb. I'm actually going to forgo writing any translation information here. You can figure it out via Google search and at sites like Paramita and the Perfection of Wisdom or Fecastel.Wordpress.com::Shikin Haramitsu Daikōmyō

揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提薩婆訶 is the Mantra included within the Heart Sutra.

This is the Heart Sutra in Chinese as translated by Xuanzang.

The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best-known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.

Notes: There are too many characters for this to be done by the economy calligrapher. You must choose a Master Calligrapher.

With this many characters, and the fact that one tiny mistake wipes out hours of work, keep in mind that writing the Heart Sutra is usually a full day of work for a calligrapher. This work and personal energy should be cherished and respected. In other words, the calligrapher is not charging enough money for the value that you are getting here.

Also, you will find that as my server processes 260 characters, the customization process is a bit slow for this title.