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  1. Crane

  2. Hebi

  3. White Crane

  4. Dragon Crane Tiger

  5. White Crane Fist

  6. White Crane Temple

  7. White Crane Karate

  8. White Crane Kempo

  9. The Five Animals

10. Every Creature Has A Domain


Crane

Graceful bird of longevity

 hè
 gaku / tsuru
 
Crane Scroll

鶴 is a famous bird of China.

Known in China to be a very spiritual creature, the crane is a symbol of both longevity and the journey of the souls and spirits of ancestors.

Note: 鶴 can mean crane or stork in Japanese.

 hè bì
Hebi Scroll

鶴壁 is the name Hebi in Chinese (Mandarin).

 bái hè
White Crane Scroll

白鶴 means White Crane.

This title directly means “White Crane” in Chinese, but in English, this particular crane is referred to as the “red-crowned crane” or “Grus Japonensis.” This crane is mostly white with a red bill (crown).

Dragon Crane Tiger

 lóng hè hǔ
Dragon Crane Tiger Scroll

龍鶴虎 is Dragon Crane Tiger in Chinese.

White Crane Fist

 bái hè quán
White Crane Fist Scroll

白鶴拳 is the title for the White Crane Fist style of martial arts.

白鶴拳 is also known as “Baihequan” or “Fujian White Crane.”

White Crane Temple

 bái hè
White Crane Temple Scroll

白鶴寺 is the title for White Crane Temple.


You might be looking for 白鹤萻 which is noted as the place where Mrs. Fang Qiniang (founder of the Fujian White Crane style) retired to. But this is really "White Crane Nunnery" rather than temple.

White Crane Karate

 shiro tsuru kara te
White Crane Karate Scroll

This is the title for White Crane Karate in Japanese Kanji.

White Crane Kempo

 hakka ku ken pou
White Crane Kempo Scroll

白鶴拳法 means White Crane Kenpo.

This can be romanized as Hakutsuru Kempo or Hakkaku Kenpō in Japanese.

The Five Animals

Dragon Snake Tiger Leopard Crane

 lóng shé hǔ bào hè
 ryuu hebi tora hyou tsuru
The Five Animals Scroll

龍蛇虎豹鶴 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five animals of Shaolin Kung Fu in a comfortable order (meaning that they are in the proper order and will “feel right” to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).

Every Creature Has A Domain

 hǎi wéi lóng shì jiè yún shì hè jiā xiāng
Every Creature Has A Domain Scroll

海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 is a somewhat poetic way to say that everyone and everything has its place in the world.

Every Creature has a Domain The first line (which is the column on the right) says, “The Ocean is the World of the Dragon.” The next column says, “The Clouds are the Domain of the Cranes.”

The image to the right is what this calligraphy can look like in xing-kaishu style by a Master Calligrapher.


Not the results for 鶴 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


see styles

    he4
ho
 tsuru(p); tsuru
    つる(P); ツル

More info & calligraphy:

Crane
crane
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis); (surname) Tsuruhama
The crane; the egret; translit. ha, ho.

白鶴


白鹤

see styles
bái hè
    bai2 he4
pai ho
 hakutsuru
    はくつる

More info & calligraphy:

White Crane
(bird species of China) Siberian crane (Grus leucogeranus)
(company) Hakutsuru (brand of sake); (c) Hakutsuru (brand of sake)

鶴壁


鹤壁

see styles
hè bì
    he4 bi4
ho pi

More info & calligraphy:

Hebi
Hebi prefecture-level city in Henan

白鶴拳


白鹤拳

see styles
bái hè quán
    bai2 he4 quan2
pai ho ch`üan
    pai ho chüan

More info & calligraphy:

White Crane Fist
Baihequan (Fujian White Crane) martial art form

一鶴

see styles
 ikkaku
    いっかく
(given name) Ikkaku

七鶴

see styles
 natsuru
    なつる
(female given name) Natsuru

万鶴

see styles
 mazuru
    まづる
(female given name) Mazuru

三鶴

see styles
 mitsuru
    みつる
(surname, female given name) Mitsuru

上鶴

see styles
 kamizuru
    かみづる
(surname) Kamizuru

下鶴

see styles
 shimozuru
    しもづる
(surname) Shimozuru

中鶴

see styles
 nakazuru
    なかづる
(place-name, surname) Nakazuru

丸鶴

see styles
 maruzuru
    まるづる
(surname) Maruzuru

丹鶴

see styles
 tankaku
    たんかく
(personal name) Tankaku

乘鶴


乘鹤

see styles
chéng hè
    cheng2 he4
ch`eng ho
    cheng ho
to fly on a crane; to die

亀鶴

see styles
 kikaku
    きかく
(given name) Kikaku

亜鶴

see styles
 azu
    あづ
(female given name) Azu

仁鶴

see styles
 nikaku
    にかく
(given name) Nikaku

今鶴

see styles
 imatsuru
    いまつる
(surname) Imatsuru

仙鶴


仙鹤

see styles
xiān hè
    xian1 he4
hsien ho
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis)

以鶴

see styles
 itsu
    いつ
(female given name) Itsu

伊鶴

see styles
 itsu
    いつ
(female given name) Itsu

伯鶴

see styles
 hakkaku
    はっかく
(given name) Hakkaku

優鶴

see styles
 yuzuru
    ゆづる
(female given name) Yuzuru

充鶴

see styles
 michiru
    みちる
(female given name) Michiru

光鶴

see styles
 kokaku
    こかく
(given name) Kokaku

八鶴

see styles
 yatsuru
    やつる
(female given name) Yatsuru

冠鶴

see styles
 kanmurizuru
    かんむりづる
crowned crane

冨鶴

see styles
 tomizuru
    とみづる
(surname) Tomizuru

凪鶴

see styles
 nazuru
    なづる
(female given name) Nazuru

前鶴

see styles
 maezuru
    まえづる
(surname) Maezuru

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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
Crane
gaku / tsuruhè / he4 / heho
Hebi鶴壁
鹤壁
hè bì / he4 bi4 / he bi / hebiho pi / hopi
White Crane白鶴
白鹤
bái hè / bai2 he4 / bai he / baihepai ho / paiho
Dragon Crane Tiger龍鶴虎
龙鹤虎
lóng hè hǔ
long2 he4 hu3
long he hu
longhehu
lung ho hu
lunghohu
White Crane Fist白鶴拳
白鹤拳
bái hè quán
bai2 he4 quan2
bai he quan
baihequan
pai ho ch`üan
paihochüan
pai ho chüan
White Crane Temple白鶴寺
白鹤寺
bái hè
bai2 he4 s4
bai he s
baihes
pai ho
paiho
White Crane Karate白鶴空手shiro tsuru kara te
shirotsurukarate
White Crane Kempo白鶴拳法
白鹤拳法
hakka ku ken pou
hakkakukenpou
haka ku ken po
The Five Animals龍蛇虎豹鶴
龙蛇虎豹鹤
ryuu hebi tora hyou tsuru
ryuuhebitorahyoutsuru
ryu hebi tora hyo tsuru
lóng shé hǔ bào hè
long2 she2 hu3 bao4 he4
long she hu bao he
longshehubaohe
lung she hu pao ho
lungshehupaoho
Every Creature Has A Domain海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉
海为龙世界云是鹤家乡
hǎi wéi lóng shì jiè yún shì hè jiā xiāng
hai3 wei2 long2 shi4 jie4 yun2 shi4 he4 jia1 xiang1
hai wei long shi jie yun shi he jia xiang
hai wei lung shih chieh yün shih ho chia hsiang
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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