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 xiàng
 zou
 
Elephant Scroll

象 is the single character that represents an elephant in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

 xiàn xiàng
 genshou
Phenomenon Scroll

I must first say that 現象 is an odd thing to put on a wall scroll in Asian cultures. It won't make a lot of sense alone unless you have a special or personal meaning that you attach to it for yourself.

These two characters mean phenomenon in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Hanja. They can also be translated as “a happening,” depending on context.

The sum of these characters is a little different than their individual meanings. But I will break it down anyway...
The first character means present, existing, actual, apparent, now, or current.
The second character alone means pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times), form, appearance, to be like, to resemble, to take after, to seem, or elephant.

 huàn xiàng
 gen zou
Illusion Scroll

幻像 is a universal word for Illusion in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

The first character means phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition, or fantasy.

The second character means statue, picture, image, figure, portrait, shape, form, appearance, to be like, to resemble, to take after, to seem, or in rare/ancient context: an elephant.


象Note that the first character can be written without the left-side radical in Chinese. This form is shown to the right. Both forms are acceptable in Chinese but the character shown to the right is more likely to be read as "elephant."


Not the results for 象 that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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xiàng
    xiang4
hsiang
 zou(p); zou / zo(p); zo
    ぞう(P); ゾウ

More info & calligraphy:

Elephant
elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]; shape; form; appearance; to imitate
elephant (Elephantidae spp.); (surname) Zou
gaja; hastin; also nāga; an elephant; v. 像 14.

現象


现象

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xiàn xiàng
    xian4 xiang4
hsien hsiang
 genshou / gensho
    げんしょう

More info & calligraphy:

Phenomenon
phenomenon; CL:個|个[ge4],種|种[zhong3]; appearance
phenomenon
phenomenon

一象

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 ichizou / ichizo
    いちぞう
(given name) Ichizou

万象

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 banshou / bansho
    ばんしょう
all creation; all nature; all the universe; (given name) Banshou

三象

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 sanzou / sanzo
    さんぞう
(personal name) Sanzou

亂象


乱象

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luàn xiàng
    luan4 xiang4
luan hsiang
chaos; madness

事象

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 jishou / jisho
    じしょう
event; phenomenon; matter

二象

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 nizou / nizo
    にぞう
(personal name) Nizou

仮象

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 kashou / kasho
    かしょう
semblance; appearance

假象

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jiǎ xiàng
    jia3 xiang4
chia hsiang
false appearance; facade

健象

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 kenzou / kenzo
    けんぞう
(personal name) Kenzou

公象

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 koushou / kosho
    こうしょう
(given name) Kōshou

具象

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jù xiàng
    ju4 xiang4
chü hsiang
 gushou / gusho
    ぐしょう
tangible image; concrete; representational (art)
(noun, transitive verb) (ant: 抽象) concreteness; embodiment; expressing concretely

写象

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 shashou / shasho
    しゃしょう
image

准象

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 junzou / junzo
    じゅんぞう
(given name) Junzou

勇象

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 yuuzou / yuzo
    ゆうぞう
(given name) Yūzou

印象

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yìn xiàng
    yin4 xiang4
yin hsiang
 inshou / insho
    いんしょう
impression (something that stays in one's mind); a memory
impression; (given name) Inshou

哲象

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 tetsuzou / tetsuzo
    てつぞう
(given name) Tetsuzou

唯象

see styles
wéi xiàng
    wei2 xiang4
wei hsiang
phenomenological

啓象

see styles
 keizou / kezo
    けいぞう
(given name) Keizou

四象

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sì xiàng
    si4 xiang4
ssu hsiang
 shishou / shisho
    ししょう
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
four images; four symbols; four emblems; four phenomena; four phases; (given name) Shishou

圖象


图象

see styles
tú xiàng
    tu2 xiang4
t`u hsiang
    tu hsiang
variant of 圖像|图像[tu2 xiang4]

地象

see styles
 chishou / chisho
    ちしょう
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)

大象

see styles
dà xiàng
    da4 xiang4
ta hsiang
 daizou / daizo
    だいぞう
elephant; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
(given name) Daizou
large elephant

天象

see styles
tiān xiàng
    tian1 xiang4
t`ien hsiang
    tien hsiang
 tenshou / tensho
    てんしょう
meteorological or astronomical phenomenon (e.g. rainbow or eclipse)
weather; astronomical phenomena

好象

see styles
hǎo xiàng
    hao3 xiang4
hao hsiang
to seem; to be like (variant of 好像[hao3 xiang4])

学象

see styles
 gakushou / gakusho
    がくしょう
(given name) Gakushou

対象

see styles
 taishou / taisho
    たいしょう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

對象


对象

see styles
duì xiàng
    dui4 xiang4
tui hsiang
 taizō
target; object; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend; CL:個|个[ge4]
object

小象

see styles
 kozou / kozo
    こぞう
young elephant; baby elephant

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Elephantzou / zoxiàng / xiang4 / xianghsiang
Phenomenon現象
现象
genshou / genshoxiàn xiàng
xian4 xiang4
xian xiang
xianxiang
hsien hsiang
hsienhsiang
Illusion幻像
幻像 / 幻象
gen zou / genzou / gen zohuàn xiàng
huan4 xiang4
huan xiang
huanxiang
huan hsiang
huanhsiang
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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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

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.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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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