Note: It's difficult to express just the idea of "brothers" in Chinese and Japanese. This is because the words for "brother" actually mean "older brother" and "younger brother", but there is no generic "brothers". Even if your brother is 1 minute older than you, he is your older brother (and vice versa). Seniority (and respect of elders) is very important in Asian cultures and thus permeates the relationships of brothers and sisters as well.
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1. Aikikai
2. Big Brother
4. Brothers
6. Brotherly and Sisterly Love
8. Brotherton
9. Fraternity
10. Friendship Dojo
11. Gung Ho
12. Hua Mulan
13. Love for Humanity / Brotherly Love
14. Impartial and Fair to the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the World
16. Big Brother / Elder Brother
17. Penis
18. Zhang Fei
合気会 or “Aikikai” is the original school of Aikido.
Several organizations use this title. The first was established in Japan in 1940 (The Aikikai Foundation or 財団法人合気会).
The only difference between this title and Aikido is the last character, “kai” which means club, group, fraternity, organization, or assembly.
Note: 合気会 may be romanized with a dash like this: Aiki-Kai.
兄弟 is a Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja title for brothers.
Some notes: It's kind of an uncommon title for a wall scroll.
In Chinese, this is usually understood as brothers. In Japanese, it can extend to mean “brothers and sisters” or siblings.
手足情 is the love between siblings.
When you love, protect, care for, and have a deep bond that only brothers or sisters can.
The actual translation is “Hand and Foot,” but the relationship between brothers or sisters is like that of hands and feet. They belong together and complete the body. Even though this says “hand and foot,” it will always be read with the brotherly and sisterly love meaning in Chinese.
Note: During the past 20 years, the “One child policy” in China is slowly making this term obsolete.
University Brotherhood / House
友愛道場 can be translated as “Friendship Dojo.”
友愛 = Friendship or fraternity.
道場 = Training hall.
Working Together
工合 is one of those Asian words that is used more in English than in the original Chinese.
Gung Ho was originally used to speak of Carlson's Raiders, a group of “Gung Ho” U.S. Marines who went on an island-hopping campaign of death during WWII.
A movie called Gung Ho came out in the mid-1940s and was later re-released in the 1950s depicting the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, and brought this word to the mainstream.
It is still sometimes used today within the U.S. Marine Corps brotherhood to refer to a unit or group that works well together or is otherwise efficient and motivated (has good morals).
In 1986, there was a movie called Gung Ho about a Japanese company taking over an American automotive factory. They completely ignored the fact that this was a Chinese title.
It should be noted that this title actually means a condition, state, manner, or the health of something in Japanese.
Language and pronunciation notes:
Like many Asian words absorbed into common use in English, this one is drastically mispronounced. The official Romanization is “gong he” but that doesn't tell you enough. The vowel sound on the first character is like the English word “own,” now just add the g-sounds to the beginning and end. The second character is misleading, as you might think it is like the English word “he.” In reality, the vowel sound is more like the “u” in “up.”
It should also be noted that the current generation in China no longer uses or recognizes this as a common word or slogan.
Note: This can be pronounced and is a word in Japanese, though seldom used. Japanese will use a variation of "具合" instead. But still, not common.
花木蘭 is the name of the famous Chinese woman warrior Hua Mulan.
She was made famous in the west by Disney's animated movie, “Mulan.”
Most of the historical information about her comes from an ancient poem. It starts with a concerned Mulan, as she is told a man from each family is to serve conscription in the army. Her father is too old, and her brother is too young. Mulan decides to take the place of her father. After twelve years of war, the army returns, and the best warriors are awarded great posts in the government and riches. Mulan turns down all offers and asks only for a good horse for the long trip home. When Mulan greets visiting comrades wearing her old clothes, they are shocked to find the warrior they rode into battle with for years is actually a woman.
benevolence, love
In Chinese and Korean, 博愛 means a universal fraternity, brotherhood, or universal love.
In Japanese, this means charity, benevolence, philanthropy, or love for humanity.
Please note these subtle differences and take that into account depending on your intended audience (Chinese, Korean or Japanese).
See Also: Benevolence | Altruism
一視同仁 is how to write “universal benevolence.” This is also how to express the idea that you see all people the same.
If you are kind and charitable to everyone, this is the best way to state that virtue. It is the essence of being impartial to all mankind, regardless of social standing, background, race, sex, etc. You do not judge others, but instead, you see them eye to eye on the same level as you.
See Also: Benevolence | Compassion | Equality | Justice | Right Decision | Selflessness | Work Unselfishly for the Common
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陰莖 is the most common title for penis in Chinese. There are at least 10 more ways to express “penis.”
A colloquial term used commonly in Chinese is “little brother.”
This selection is not appropriate for custom calligraphy. I only added this entry because thousands of people searched for penis on our website. You guys are weird!
Another way to say penis is "male root," pronounced "nán gēn" in Chinese, "dan kon" in Japanese, and 남근 or "nam geun" in Korean. This is shown to the right.
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Aikikai | 合気会 / 合氣會 合気会 | ai ki kai / aikikai | ||
| Big Brother | 老大哥 | lǎo dà gē lao3 da4 ge1 lao da ge laodage | lao ta ko laotako |
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| Blood Brothers | 血兄弟 | chi kyou dai chikyoudai chi kyo dai | xuè xiōng dì xue4 xiong1 di4 xue xiong di xuexiongdi | hsüeh hsiung ti hsüehhsiungti |
| Brothers | 兄弟 | kyou dai / kyoudai / kyo dai | xiōng dì / xiong1 di4 / xiong di / xiongdi | hsiung ti / hsiungti |
| Brother and Sister | 兄姉 | keishi / kyoudai keishi / kyodai | ||
| Brotherly and Sisterly Love | 手足情 | shǒu zú qíng shou3 zu2 qing2 shou zu qing shouzuqing | shou tsu ch`ing shoutsuching shou tsu ching |
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| Brothers and Sisters | 御兄弟 | go kyou dai gokyoudai go kyo dai | ||
| Brotherton | 布拉瑟頓 布拉瑟顿 | bù lā sè dùn bu4 la1 se4 dun4 bu la se dun bulasedun | pu la se tun pulasetun |
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| Brotherton | ブラザートン | burazaaton / burazaton | ||
| Fraternity | 兄弟會 兄弟会 | xiōng dì huì xiong1 di4 hui4 xiong di hui xiongdihui | hsiung ti hui hsiungtihui |
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| Friendship Dojo | 友愛道場 | yū ai dō jō yūaidōjō | yǒu ài dào chǎng you3 ai4 dao4 chang3 you ai dao chang youaidaochang | yu ai tao ch`ang yuaitaochang yu ai tao chang |
| Gung Ho | 工合 | guai | gōng hé / gong1 he2 / gong he / gonghe | kung ho / kungho |
| Hua Mulan | 花木蘭 花木兰 | huā mù lán hua1 mu4 lan2 hua mu lan huamulan | ||
| Love for Humanity Brotherly Love | 博愛 博爱 | hakuai | bó ài / bo2 ai4 / bo ai / boai | po ai / poai |
| Impartial and Fair to the Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the World | 一視同仁 一视同仁 | isshidoujin ishidojin | yí shì tóng rén yi2 shi4 tong2 ren2 yi shi tong ren yishitongren | i shih t`ung jen ishihtungjen i shih tung jen |
| Wise Younger Brother | 賢弟 贤弟 | ken tei / kentei | xián dì / xian2 di4 / xian di / xiandi | hsien ti / hsienti |
| Big Brother Elder Brother | 阿兄 | akei | ā xiōng / a1 xiong1 / a xiong / axiong | a hsiung / ahsiung |
| Penis | 陰莖 / 陰茎 阴茎 | in kei / inkei | yīn jīng / yin1 jing1 / yin jing / yinjing | yin ching / yinching |
| Zhang Fei | 張飛 张飞 | chou hi / chouhi / cho hi | zhāng fēi zhang1 fei1 zhang fei zhangfei | chang fei changfei |
| 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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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.
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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.