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Personalize your custom “狼” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “狼” title below...
1. Wolf
2. Black Wolf
3. Lone Wolf
4. Randolph
5. Werewolf
6. Wolf Spirit / Soul of a Wolf
7. Lone Wolf
狼 is the character used to represent the elusive animal known as the wolf in both Chinese and Japanese.
If you are a fan of the wolf or the wolf means something special to you, this could make a great addition to your wall.
Do keep in mind, that much like our perception of wolves in the history of western culture, eastern cultures do not have a very positive view of wolves (save the scientific community and animal lovers). The wolf is clearly an animal that is misunderstood or feared the world over.
狼 is seldom used alone in Korean Hanja but is used in a compound word that means utter failure (as in a wolf getting into your chicken pen - or an otherwise ferocious failure). Not a good choice if your audience is Korean.
闇打狐狸明打狼 is a Chinese proverb that translates as: Hunt foxes stealthily, [and] hunt wolves openly [just as they do].
Figuratively, this means:
Different opponents require different appropriate strategies.
This is a suggestion that you should know your enemy and know that each enemy is different, therefore requires a specialized approach (attack).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 狼 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
狼 see styles |
láng lang2 lang ookami(p); ookame(ok); oinu(ok); ookami おおかみ(P); おおかめ(ok); おいぬ(ok); オオカミ |
More info & calligraphy: Wolf(1) wolf (Canis lupus); (2) wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer; (surname) Ookami A wolf; fierce. |
狼人 see styles |
láng rén lang2 ren2 lang jen |
More info & calligraphy: Werewolf |
狼男 see styles |
ookamiotoko おおかみおとこ |
More info & calligraphy: Werewolf |
一匹狼 see styles |
ippikiookami いっぴきおおかみ |
More info & calligraphy: Lone Wolf |
一狼 see styles |
ichirou / ichiro いちろう |
(male given name) Ichirō |
二狼 see styles |
jirou / jiro じろう |
(male given name) Jirou |
人狼 see styles |
jinrou / jinro じんろう |
(1) (See 狼男) werewolf; (2) Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia |
土狼 see styles |
tǔ láng tu3 lang2 t`u lang tu lang |
aardwolf (Proteles cristatus), a small insectivorous relative of the hyena |
大狼 see styles |
oogami おおがみ |
(surname) Oogami |
天狼 see styles |
tenrou / tenro てんろう |
(rare) {astron} (See 天狼星,シリウス) Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star |
巨狼 see styles |
kyorou / kyoro きょろう |
(male given name) Kyorou |
恐狼 see styles |
kǒng láng kong3 lang2 k`ung lang kung lang |
dire wolf (Canis dirus) |
熊狼 see styles |
kumaoka くまおか |
(surname) Kumaoka |
狼丁 see styles |
oinochou / oinocho おいのちょう |
(place-name) Oinochō |
狼井 see styles |
láng jǐng lang2 jing3 lang ching |
wolf trap (trou de loup), medieval defensive trap consisting of a concealed pit with sharp spikes |
狼僕 狼仆 see styles |
láng pú lang2 pu2 lang p`u lang pu |
(old) henchman |
狼内 see styles |
ookamiuchi おおかみうち |
(place-name) Ookamiuchi |
狼嗥 see styles |
láng háo lang2 hao2 lang hao |
wolves howling; (fig.) to howl; to ululate |
狼孩 see styles |
láng hái lang2 hai2 lang hai |
wolf child; human child raised by wolves (in legends) |
狼山 see styles |
ookamiyama おおかみやま |
(place-name) Ookamiyama |
狼峠 see styles |
ookamitouge / ookamitoge おおかみとうげ |
(place-name) Ookamitōge |
狼崽 see styles |
láng zǎi lang2 zai3 lang tsai |
wolf cub |
狼川 see styles |
ookamigawa おおかみがわ |
(place-name) Ookamigawa |
狼平 see styles |
okamidaira おかみだいら |
(place-name) Okamidaira |
狼座 see styles |
ookamiza おおかみざ |
Lupus (constellation); the Wolf |
狼掛 see styles |
oinogake おいのがけ |
(place-name) Oinogake |
狼星 see styles |
rousei / rose ろうせい |
{astron} Sirius; Dog Star |
狼森 see styles |
ooinumori おおいぬもり |
(personal name) Ooinumori |
狼毫 see styles |
láng háo lang2 hao2 lang hao |
writing brush of weasel bristle |
狼沢 see styles |
ookamizawa おおかみざわ |
(place-name) Ookamizawa |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Wolf | 狼 | okami | láng / lang2 / lang | |
Black Wolf | 黑狼 | hēi láng / hei1 lang2 / hei lang / heilang | ||
Lone Wolf | 獨狼 独狼 | dú láng / du2 lang2 / du lang / dulang | tu lang / tulang | |
Randolph | 狼盾 | láng dùn / lang2 dun4 / lang dun / langdun | lang tun / langtun | |
Werewolf | 狼人 | láng rén / lang2 ren2 / lang ren / langren | lang jen / langjen | |
Werewolf | 狼男 | ookamiotoko ookamiotoko okamiotoko | ||
Wolf Spirit Soul of a Wolf | 狼魂 | routama / ookami tamashii routama / ookamitamashii rotama / okami tamashi | láng hún / lang2 hun2 / lang hun / langhun | |
Lone Wolf | 一匹狼 | ippiki ookami ippikiookami ipiki okami | ||
Okami Hapkido | 狼合氣道 狼合气道 | okami ai ki do okamiaikido | láng hé qì dào lang2 he2 qi4 dao4 lang he qi dao langheqidao | lang ho ch`i tao langhochitao lang ho chi tao |
Hunt Foxes with Stealth, Hunt Wolves in the Open | 闇打狐狸明打狼 暗打狐狸明打狼 | àn dǎ hú li míng dǎ láng an4 da3 hu2 li ming2 da3 lang2 an da hu li ming da lang andahulimingdalang | an ta hu li ming ta lang antahulimingtalang |
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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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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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