Adventures in Asian Art



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We have many options to create artwork with the Chinese characters / Asian symbols / Japanese Kanji for True Love on a wall scroll or portrait.
If you want to create a cool True Love Asian character tattoo, you can purchase that on our Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Image Service page and we'll help you select from many forms of ancient Asian symbols that express the idea of True Love.

Quick links to words on this page...

  1. True Love
  2. My True Love
  3. Forever Love
  4. Love Forever / Love Eternally
  5. Adoring Love
  6. You are always a beauty in your lover’s eyes
  7. Best Love / Most Sincere Love
  8. Eternal Love
  9. Love Eternal / Love Eternally
10. Best
11. Sincere / True Sincerity
12. Soul Mates
13. True / Real / Genuine
14. Spiritual Soul Mates
15. Soul Mates

True Love

zhēn ài
shinai
진애
真
愛

This is literally "True Love" in Chinese.

The first character means "real", "true" and "genuine". The second character means "love" and "affection".

During the customization of your calligraphy wall scroll, there is a place to add an inscription. You might want that inscription to be your names in Chinese down the side of your wall scroll, or perhaps just below these two main characters (just $9 extra). A nice gift to celebrate an anniversary or marriage!

My True Love

wǒ xīn zhēn ài
아심진애
我
心
真
愛

This is a slightly poetic way to express this sentiment to someone.

The meaning is "My True Love" but the characters directly translate as "I/Me/My Heart/Mind True/Real Love".

Note that Chinese grammar and construction are different, so this sounds very eloquent and artsy in Chinese.
In Korean Hanja, the third character should be written differently, just let me know when you place your order if you want that version - it will still make sense in Chinese. This phrase makes sense in Korean, but not commonly used.

Forever Love

yǒng yuǎn de ài
永
遠
的
愛

The first two characters mean forever, eternal, eternity, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.

The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "The forever kind of love".

The last character is "love".

See Also...  Eternal Love

Love Forever / Love Eternally

ài yǒng yuǎn
ai ei en
愛
永
遠

The first character here means "love".

The last two mean forever, eternity, eternal, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.

This is the shortest and most universal way to express this idea in Chinese and Japanese.

Japanese note: This sound more like a title than a phrase in Japanese (if that makes any sense). This is a great title for a romantic book, title of a movie, name of a perfume, or even a name for a store.

See Also...  Eternal Love | Forever Love

Adoring Love

ài mù
ai bou
애모
愛
慕

The best kind of love to have I suppose. This word has the well-know character for love. But the second character modifies and/or reinforces the meaning to become adore, adoring love, or to love and adore.

I say that I suppose this is the best kind of love because adoring someone is fine, until you are in the shoes of the Prince of the Kingdom of Wu. This Prince adored a certain beautiful woman (Xi Shi) so much that he neglected his duties, and soon let the kingdom fall into ruins.

You are always a beauty in your lover’s eyes

qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī
出
西
施
情
人
眼
裡

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

Any woman with affection for Asian art and you will love a gift of this calligraphy on a wall scroll. She will melt in your arms as you tell her the meaning of these characters.

Contained in this phrase is a reference to the most beautiful woman in Chinese history. Her name was Xi Shi, and she was known to have good looks that need not fine robes or make up. Her charms were so powerful that she brought down an entire kingdom (in a successful effort to bring honor and pride back to her people).

Best Love / Most Sincere Love

zhì ài
至
愛

This can mean the best love or most sincere love of your life. This could be a romantic love such as the love you have for your spouse or a boyfriend / girlfriend. It can also apply to the extreme love you have for your children or a parent, and maybe a really good friend.

See Also...  I Love You

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Best Love / Most Sincere Love

Japanese Only

sai ai
最
愛

This Japanese word means the best love or most sincere love of your life. This could be a romantic love such as the love you have for your spouse or a boyfriend / girlfriend. It can also apply to the extreme love you have for your children or a parent, and maybe a really good friend.

Eternal Love

yǒng héng de ài
永
恆
的
愛

The first two characters mean eternal, eternally, everlasting, and/or perpetual.

The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "Love of the eternal kind".

The last character is "love".

This version is best if your audience is Chinese. We also have a Japanese version of this entry.

See Also...  Forever Love | Eternal Love (japanese)

Eternal Love (Japanese)

ei en no ai
永
遠
の
愛

The first two characters mean eternal, eternity, perpetuity, forever, immortality, and permanence.

The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "Love, of the eternal kind".

The last character is "love".

Cultural note: Most of the time, it is taboo to use the word "love" in Japanese. For instance, a Japanese man will say, "I like you", rather than, "I love you", to his spouse/girlfriend. However, this entry for eternal love is acceptable because of the way it is composed.

This entry is only appropriate if your audience is Japanese. We also have a Chinese version of this phrase.

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Love Eternal / Love Eternally

ài yǒng héng
愛
永
恆

The first character here means "love"

The last two mean eternal, eternally, everlasting, and/or perpetual.

This is the shortest way to express the idea of "love eternally" in Chinese.

See Also...  Love Forever

Best

zhì
shi
至

It's a little strange, but this would be the character which means "best" or "extreme" in Chinese and Korean. The problem is, this is seldom used alone. It's mostly used in combination with other characters to make words like "best friend", "best food", and "best love".

We do not recommend this character for a wall scroll. It's better if you find a more specific term that fits your circumstances.

Note: This can be pronounced in Japanese, and has similar meaning, but it is rarely if ever used in modern Japanese.

Sincere / True Sincerity

zhēn chéng
진성
真
誠

This is the true essence of sincerity. It takes strength of personality to be truly sincere without over-doing it. Speaking of strength, this is probably the strongest way to convey the idea of sincerity in the Chinese language without over-doing it.

The first character literally means true, real, and genuine. While the second character means sincere and honest.

See Also...  Honor

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Soul Mates

Chinese

tiān shēng yí duì
天
生
一
對

It was tough to find the best way to say "soul mates" in Chinese. We settled on this old way to say "A couple selected by heaven".

The first two characters together mean "natural" or "innate". Separated, they mean "heaven" and "born". The last two characters mean "couple". So this can be translated as "A couple that is together by nature", or "A couple brought together by heaven's decree", with a slight stretch, you could say "A couple born together from heaven".

It's a struggle to find the best way to describe this idea in English, but trust me, it is pretty cool and it is a great way to say "soulmates".

If you're in a happy relationship or marriage and think you have found your soul mate, this would be a wonderful wall scroll to hang in your home.

Soul Mates

líng hún bàn lǚ
reikon hanryo
령혼반려 or 영혼반려
靈
魂
伴
侶

This is the literal translation of "Soul Mates".

This is kind of the western way to express "soul mates", but translated into Chinese, Japanese Kanji,and old Korean Hanja.
The first two characters mean "soul" or "spirit".
The second two characters mean "mate", "companion" or "partner".

Although not the most common title, these characters have good meaning and will be received well in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It's a universal title!

True / Real / Genuine

zhēn
shin
真

This is a simple way to express the idea that something is real, true, truth or genuine.

Occasionally, this character is used to refer to a Buddhist sect that originated in the 13th century.

This character is commonly used as a compound with other characters to create ideas like "true love".

There are two ways to write this character, shown here is the most common way in China, however, a slight stroke variation is used in Korean Hanja. If you want that version, just let us know when you place your order.

See Also...  Honesty

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Spiritual Soul Mates

jīng shén bàn lǚ
sei shin han ryo
精
神
伴
侶

This is title means "Spiritual Soul Mates". The first two characters mean "spiritual" or "soul". The second two characters mean "mates", "companions" or "partners".

This is more about the spiritual connection between partners rather than a "fate-brought-us-together" kind of soul mates.

Both halves of this title have meaning in Japanese, but I've not yet confirmed that this is a commonly-used title in Japan.

Soul Mates

Japanese Only

仲
間
達
霊
魂
の

Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right

This is a Japanese-only title for soulmates.

The first half means "of the soul" or "spiritual".

The second half means "eminent mates" or "eminent partners".




You should look at these ready-to-ship pieces of artwork:

TRUE LOVE - Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

TRUE LOVE
Chinese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

This wall scroll says, "True Love". The first character means, real, genuine, and true. The second is love.


Compare: $70.00

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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The scroll that I am holding in this picture is a "medium size"
4-character wall scroll.
As you can see, it is a great size to hang on your wall.
(We also offer custom wall scrolls in larger sizes)

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.



See: Our list of specifically Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls. And, check out Our list of specifically old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.

The following table is only helpful for those studying Chinese (or Japanese), and perhaps helps search engines to find this page when someone enters Romanized Chinese or Japanese

Title
Characters 
Simplified
Traditional
Japanese Romaji
(Romanized Japanese)
Various forms of Romanized Chinese
True Love真爱
真愛
shinaizhēn ài
zhen ai
chen ai
zhen1 ai4
zhenai
My True Love我心真爱
我心真愛
n/awǒ xīn zhēn ài
wo xin zhen ai
wo hsin chen ai
wo3 xin1 zhen1 ai4
woxinzhenai
Forever Love永远的爱
永遠的愛
n/ayǒng yuǎn de ài
yong yuan de ai
yung yüan te ai
yong3 yuan3 de ai4
yongyuandeai
Love Forever / Love Eternally爱永远
愛永遠
ai ei en
aieien
ài yǒng yuǎn
ai yong yuan
ai yung yüan
ai4 yong3 yuan3
aiyongyuan
Adoring Love爱慕
愛慕
ai bou
aibou
ai bo
ài mù
ai mu
ai4 mu4
aimu
You are always a beauty in your lover’s eyes情人眼里出西施
情人眼裡出西施
n/aqíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī
qing ren yan li chu xi shi
ch`ing jen yen li ch`u hsi shih
qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1
qingrenyanlichuxishi
chingjenyenlichuhsishih
ching jen yen li chu hsi shih
Best Love / Most Sincere Love至爱
至愛
n/azhì ài
zhi ai
chih ai
zhi4 ai4
zhiai
Best Love / Most Sincere Love最愛
最愛
sai ai
saiai
n/a
Eternal Love永恒的爱
永恆的愛
n/ayǒng héng de ài
yong heng de ai
yung heng te ai
yong3 heng2 de ai4
yonghengdeai
Eternal Love (Japanese)永遠の愛
永遠の愛
ei en no ai
eiennoai
n/a
Love Eternal / Love Eternally爱永恒
愛永恆
n/aài yǒng héng
ai yong heng
ai yung heng
ai4 yong3 heng2
aiyongheng
Best
shizhì
zhi
chih
zhi4
zhi
Sincere / True Sincerity真诚
真誠
n/azhēn chéng
zhen cheng
chen ch`eng
zhen1 cheng2
zhencheng
chencheng
chen cheng
Soul Mates天生一对
天生一對
n/atiān shēng yí duì
tian sheng yi dui
t`ien sheng i tui
tian1 sheng1 yi2 dui4
tianshengyidui
tienshengitui
tien sheng i tui
Soul Mates灵魂伴侣
靈魂伴侶
reikon hanryo
reikonhanryo
líng hún bàn lǚ
ling hun ban lv
ling hun pan lü
ling2 hun2 ban4 lv3
linghunbanlv
True / Real / Genuine
真 or 眞
shinzhēn
zhen
chen
zhen1
zhen
Spiritual Soul Mates精神伴侣
精神伴侶
sei shin han ryo
seishinhanryo
jīng shén bàn lǚ
jing shen ban lv
ching shen pan lü
jing1 shen2 ban4 lv3
jingshenbanlv
Soul Mates霊魂の仲間達
霊魂の仲間達
n/an/a

If you have not set up your computer to display Chinese, the characters in this table probably look like empty boxes or random text garbage.
This is why I spent hundreds of hours making images so that you could view the characters in the "true love" listings above.
If you want your Windows computer to be able to display Chinese characters you can either head to your Regional and Language options in your Win XP control panel, select the [Languages] tab and click on [Install files for East Asian Languages]. This task will ask for your Win XP CD to complete in most cases. If you don't have your Windows XP CD, or are running Windows 98, you can also download/run the simplified Chinese font package installer from Microsoft which works independently with Win 98, ME, 2000, and XP. It's a 2.5MB download, so if you are on dial up, start the download and go make a sandwich.

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