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Custom Trust Chinese & Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

We have many options to create artwork with Trust characters on a wall scroll or portrait.
If you want to create a cool Trust Asian character tattoo, just email us and we'll help you select from many forms of ancient Asian symbols that express the idea of trust.

Quick links to words on this page...

  5. Integrity
  6. Loyalty
  7. Trust
  8. Trust No One



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Believe / Faith / Trust

(single character)

Mandarin: xìn
Japanese: shin
Korean:

信

This single character is often part of other words with similar meanings. Alone, this character can mean to believe, truth, faith, fidelity, sincerity, trust and confidence in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

It is one of the five basic tenets of Confucius.

In Chinese, it sometimes has the secondary meaning of a letter (as in the mail) depending on context, but it will not be read that way when seen on a wall scroll.

See Also...  Faith

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Devotion (Religious)

Mandarin: xìn yǎng
Japanese: shinkou
Korean: 신앙

信
仰

This means firm belief, faith, persuasion, conviction, and sometimes religion or creed in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. This word clearly fits religious connotation of the English word "devotion".

See Also...  Faith

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Faith

Mandarin: xìn niàn
Japanese: shinnen
Korean: 신념

信
念

Faith is one of the "Seven Heavenly Virtues". These characters express the idea of "having a belief", or "trusting in the unseen".

This word could also be translated as beliefs or convictions.

See Also...  Devotion | Dedication

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Faith (Religious)

Mandarin: xìn yǎng
Japanese: shinkou
Korean: 신앙

信
仰

This is the more religious form of "faith". It has this same meaning in Chinese, Korean and Japanese and is often used to refer to a person of faith or a religious person. Can be directly translated as "firm belief", "creed", "conviction" or simply as "religious" depending on context.

See Also...  Devotion

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Honesty

Mandarin: zhèng zhí
Japanese: shoujiki
Korean: 정직

正
直

Honesty is being truthful and sincere. It is important because it builds trust. When people are honest, they can be relied on not to lie, cheat or steal. Being honest means that you accept yourself as you are. When you are open and trustworthy, others can believe in you.

Japanese jikiPlease note that the second Kanji sometimes has an alternate form in Japanese. Let us know if you want the alternate form shown to the right.

Note: This entry is cross-listed as "integrity" because it also fits that definition.

See Also...  Truth | Integrity

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Honesty

Mandarin: shí
Korean:

實

This character means real, true, honest, or solid. It is one of several ways to express the idea of truth.

Note: In some context, this can carry extended meanings of reality, actuality, really, sincerity, or substance.

See Also...  Truth | Justice

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Integrity

Mandarin: zhèng zhí
Japanese: shoujiki
Korean: 정직

正
直

Integrity is living by your highest values. It is being honest and sincere. Integrity helps you to listen to your conscience, to do the right thing, and to tell the truth. You act with integrity when your words and actions match. Integrity gives you self-respect and a peaceful heart.

Japanese jikiPlease note that the second Kanji sometimes has an alternate form in Japanese. Let us know if you want the alternate form shown to the right.

Note: This entry is cross-listed as "honesty" because it also fits that definition.

Beyond Integrity, this word also means "upright" and "honest" in Chinese. Means "integrity", "honesty" or "frankness" in Japanese.

See Also...  Honor | Honesty | Truth

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Loyalty

Japanese Chinese Korean

Mandarin: zhōng chéng
Japanese: chuusei
Korean: 충성

忠
誠

Loyalty is staying true to someone. It is standing up for something you believe in without wavering. It is being faithful to your family, country, school, friends or ideals, when the going gets tough as well as when things are good. With loyalty, you build relationships that last forever.

Notes:
1. This written form of loyalty is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

2. There is also a Japanese version that is part of the Bushido Code which may be more desirable depending on whether your intended audience is Japanese or Chinese.

3. This version of loyalty is sometimes translated as devotion, sincerity or allegiance.

See Also...  Honor | Integrity | Sincerity

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Trust

Mandarin: xìn lài
Japanese: shinrai
Korean: 신뢰

信
賴

Trust is having faith in someone or something. It is a positive attitude about life. You are confident that the right thing will happen without trying to control it or make it happen. Even when difficult things happen, trust helps us to find the gift or lesson in it.

This word can also be translated as confidence, reliance, or dependence; thus it can also mean "to rely on" or "to depend on".

頼There is a slight deviation in the Japanese Kanji form of the second character. If you want the modern Japanese version, please click on the special Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Note that the traditional Chinese form is still readable and understood by Japanese people.

See Also...  Confidence | Truth | Honor

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Trust No One

Mandarin: wú fǎ xìn rèn

無
法
信
任

This is the kind of thing you expect to hear in a spy movie.

"Trust no one, 007!"

The first two characters express the idea of "no way" or "cannot".

The last two characters mean "trust".

The characters must go in this order due to Chinese grammar issues and in order to sound natural.

Note: This is not an ancient Chinese phrase by any means. It's just that we received a lot of requests for this phrase.

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Trust in God / In God We Trust

Mandarin: xiāng xìn shàng dì

相
信
上
帝

This means exactly what the title suggests. The first two characters mean "trust" or "believe" and the second two mean "God" (as in the God of Abraham and the God of Zion).

This is also how the American phrase "In God We Trust" as seen on U.S. Currency would be translated into Chinese. It would also be correct to say that this means "Believe in God", though in this arrangement/context, one would be more likely to interpret it as "trust".


Wall scroll artwork shown on this page is priced as follows:

1 character $28.88 each

2-3 characters $39.88 each

4 characters $49.88 each


We dispatch any size order to any country worldwide for a flat rate US$9.80 P&P

After you select your calligraphy, our website will take you through the process of customizing your artwork.

Options for other mounting such as portraits are available for $12 less.

We also offer the services of a famous master calligrapher for a $40 fee on any scroll if you are looking for investment-quality calligraphy.

If you chose our famous master-calligrapher, you also get more choices for silk and paper colors and the option for larger artwork.



All of our calligraphy is completely done by hand in the ancient way.

When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to our 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.

Therefore, allow at least 3 weeks for delivery from the time you place your order.

When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.

A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

The scroll that I am holding in this picture is a "regular 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.



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 Hanyu-Pinyin
(Romanized Chinese)
Believe / Faith / Trust
shinxìn
xin4
Devotion信仰
信仰
shinkouxìn yǎng
xin4 yang3
Faith信念
信念
shinnenxìn niàn
xin4 nian4
Faith信仰
信仰
shinkouxìn yǎng
xin4 yang3
Honesty正直
正直
shoujikizhèng zhí
zheng4 zhi2
Honesty
n/ashí
shi2
Integrity正直
正直
shoujikizhèng zhí
zheng4 zhi2
Loyalty忠诚
忠誠
chuuseizhōng chéng
zhong1 cheng2
Trust信赖
信賴
shinraixìn lài
xin4 lai4
Trust No One无法信任
無法信任
n/awú fǎ xìn rèn
wu2 fa3 xin4 ren4
Trust in God / In God We Trust相信上帝
相信上帝
n/axiāng xìn shàng dì
xiang1 xin4 shang4 di4
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 we spent hundreds of hours making images so that you could view the characters in the "Trust" 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.


All custom calligraphy items are made-to-order in our little Beijing artwork-mounting workshop.
Normal delivery isjust over 3 weeksfor these handmade items.



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