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This word closely matches the way initiative is often used in English. This word can also mean active, energetic, vigorous, positive (outlook), or proactive in Chinese.
The meaning also includes positive and progressive in Japanese and Korean.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 積極 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
積極 积极 see styles |
jī jí ji1 ji2 chi chi sekkyoku(p); shakkyoku せっきょく(P); しゃっきょく |
More info & calligraphy: Initiative / Proactive / Positive(can act as adjective) (ant: 消極・しょうきょく・1) active; positive; progressive |
積極性 积极性 see styles |
jī jí xìng ji1 ji2 xing4 chi chi hsing sekkyokusei / sekkyokuse せっきょくせい |
zeal; initiative; enthusiasm; activity (ant: 消極性・しょうきょくせい) assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise |
積極的 see styles |
sekkyokuteki せっきょくてき |
(adjectival noun) (ant: 消極的・しょうきょくてき) positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive |
積極策 see styles |
sekkyokusaku せっきょくさく |
positive plan; constructive policy |
積極論 see styles |
sekkyokuron せっきょくろん |
(See 慎重論) positivism; progressive argument |
積極份子 积极分子 see styles |
jī jí fèn zǐ ji1 ji2 fen4 zi3 chi chi fen tzu |
enthusiast; zealot |
積極分子 积极分子 see styles |
jī jí fèn zǐ ji1 ji2 fen4 zi3 chi chi fen tzu |
enthusiast; (political) activist |
積極反應 积极反应 see styles |
jī jí fǎn yìng ji1 ji2 fan3 ying4 chi chi fan ying |
active response; energetic response |
積極果敢 see styles |
sekkyokukakan せっきょくかかん |
(noun or adjectival noun) aggressive; active and bold (daring); resolute determination |
積極財政 see styles |
sekkyokuzaisei / sekkyokuzaise せっきょくざいせい |
expansionary fiscal policy |
積極進取 积极进取 see styles |
jī jí jìn qǔ ji1 ji2 jin4 qu3 chi chi chin ch`ü chi chi chin chü |
proactive |
積極的自由 see styles |
sekkyokutekijiyuu / sekkyokutekijiyu せっきょくてきじゆう |
(See 消極的自由) positive liberty |
積極行動主義 see styles |
sekkyokukoudoushugi / sekkyokukodoshugi せっきょくこうどうしゅぎ |
activism |
積極的平和主義 see styles |
sekkyokutekiheiwashugi / sekkyokutekihewashugi せっきょくてきへいわしゅぎ |
(exp,n) proactive pacifism |
積極行動主義者 see styles |
sekkyokukoudoushugisha / sekkyokukodoshugisha せっきょくこうどうしゅぎしゃ |
activist |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Initiative Proactive Positive | 積極 积极 | sekkyoku / sekyoku | jī jí / ji1 ji2 / ji ji / jiji | chi chi / chichi |
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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