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Daodejing / Tao Te Ching
Except from Chapter 67
yī yuē cí èr yuē jiǎn sān yuē bù gǎn wéi tiān xià xiānThis is an except from the 67th Chapter of Lao Tzu's (Lao Zi's) Te-Tao Ching (Dao De Jing). This is the part where the three treasures are discussed. In English, we'd say these three treasures are compassion, frugality, and humility. Some may translate these as love, moderation, and lack of arrogance. I have also seen them translated as benevolence, modesty, and "Not presuming to be at the forefront in the world". You can mix them up the way you want, as translation is not really a science but rather an art.
I should also explain that the first two treasures are single-character ideas, yet the third treasure was written out in six characters (there are also some auxiliary characters to number the treasures).
If Lao Tzu's words are important to you, then a wall scroll with this passage might make a great addition to your home.
qiān xū 
ken kyoIn Chinese and Korean, the first character means "modest". The second means "empty". Together these characters reinforce the ideas of modesty and being empty of ego.
This can also be translated as humbleness or humility.
In Japan, they tend to use a slightly-simplified version of the second Kanji for this word. It also happens to be an alternate/simplified version used in China too. If you want to order the modern Japanese/simplified version, just click in the Kanji image shown to the right, instead of the button above.
See Also... Moderation
Humble / Modesty / Humility
Japanese qiān xū ken kyo In Japanese, first Kanji means "self-effacing", "humble oneself", "condescend", "be modest". The second means "void" or "emptiness".
This is the most common way to say humble or modest in Japanese without a derogatory meaning (some other words suggest weakness, but this version holds a better humble meaning).
See Also... Moderation
qiān xùn ken son Being humble is considering others to be as important as yourself. You are thoughtful of their needs and willing to be of service. You don't expect others or yourself to be perfect. You learn from your mistakes. When you do great things, humility reminds you to be thankful instead of boastful.
These characters can also be translated as being modest, humble, or unpretentious.
This Humility title is also used as one of the 8 key concepts of Tang Soo Do. Often romanized as "Kyum Son".
Also sometimes used in Japanese to express humility with an essence of modesty.
See Also... Modesty
qiān xùn zhèng zhí wēn róu rěn nài kè jǐ bù qū These are the virtues used by Choi Kwang Do Martial Arts.
| English | Hanja | Hangul | Pronunciation |
| 1. Humility (Humble / Modesty) | 謙遜 | 겸손 | gyeom son |
| 2. Honesty (Integrity) | 正直 | 정직 | jeong jig |
| 3. Gentleness | 溫柔 | 온유 | on yu |
| 4. Perseverance (To Endure) | 忍耐 | 인내 | in nae |
| 5. Self-Control (Self-Restraint) | 克己 | 극기 | geug gi |
| 6. Unbreakable Spirit (Unyielding / Unbending) | 不屈 | 불굴 | bur gur |
The characters shown here are the ancient Korean Hanja form of writing. If you wish for a Korean Hangul form of these tenets, we can arrange that with our Master Calligrapher Xing An-Ping (click on the Hangul next to the South Korean flag above to order this in Hangul).
jié zhì sessei Moderation is creating a healthy balance in your life between work and play, rest and exercise. You don't overdo or get swept away by the things you like. You use your self-discipline to take charge of your life and your time.
This word can also be translated as sobriety, self-restraint, or temperance.
This is often used as part of the Seven Heavenly Virtues to represent sobriety and/or temperance.
See Also... Prudence | Ethics | Humble
qiān xùn kenson We have also used this word as "Humility" in another listing. Depending on context, it can be translated as modesty, humbleness or humility. The first character means "modesty" while the second means "yielding". Together it could be stated as "yielding modesty".
See Also... Chastity | Prudence | Moderation
These are the tenets of Tang Soo Do...
| English | Old Hanja | Modern Hangul | Pronunciation |
| 1. Integrity | 廉耻 | 렴치 or 염치 | yeom ci |
| 2. Concentration | 精進 | 정진 | jeong jin |
| 3. Perseverence | 忍耐 | 인내 | in nae |
| 4. Respect & Obedience | 遵守 | 준수 | jun su |
| 5. Self-Control | 克己 | 극기 | geug gi |
| 6. Humility | 謙遜 | 겸손 | gyeom son |
| 7. Indomitable Spirit | 百折不屈 | 백절불굴 | baeg jeor bur gur |
After some research, it appears this list was compiled in English based on Taekwondo tenets. We filled in a few of the words that did not have a corresponding Hanja or Hangul. If someone else has a better list with characters included, please contact me.
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 |
| Daodejing / Tao Te Ching | 一曰慈二曰俭三曰不敢为天下先
一曰慈二曰儉三曰不敢為天下先 | n/a | yī yuē cí èr yuē jiǎn sān yuē bù gǎn wéi tiān xià xiān
yi yue ci er yue jian san yue bu gan wei tian xia xian
i yüeh tz`u erh yüeh chien san yüeh pu kan wei t`ien hsia hsien | yi1 yue1 ci2 er4 yue1 jian3 san1 yue1 bu4 gan3 wei2 tian1 xia4 xian1
i yüeh tzu erh yüeh chien san yüeh pu kan wei tien hsia hsien |
| Humble / Modest | 谦虚
謙虛 | ken kyo
kenkyo | qiān xū
qian xu
ch`ien hsü | qian1 xu1
qianxu
chienhsü
chien hsü |
| Humble / Modesty / Humility (Japanese) | 謙虚
謙虚 | ken kyo
kenkyo | qiān xū
qian xu
ch`ien hsü | qian1 xu1
qianxu
chienhsü
chien hsü |
| Humility / Being Humble | 谦逊
謙遜 | ken son
kenson | qiān xùn
qian xun
ch`ien hsün | qian1 xun4
qianxun
chienhsün
chien hsün |
| Korean CKD Virtues | 谦逊正直温柔忍耐克己不屈
謙遜正直溫柔忍耐克己不屈 | n/a | qiān xùn zhèng zhí wēn róu rěn nài kè jǐ bù qū
qian xun zheng zhi wen rou ren nai ke ji bu qu
ch`ien hsün cheng chih wen jou jen nai k`o chi pu ch`ü | qian1 xun4 zheng4 zhi2 wen1 rou2 ren3 nai4 ke4 ji3 bu4 qu1
chien hsün cheng chih wen jou jen nai ko chi pu chü |
| Moderation | 节制
節制 | sessei
sesei | jié zhì
jie zhi
chieh chih | jie2 zhi4
jiezhi |
| Modesty | 谦逊
謙遜 | kenson | qiān xùn
qian xun
ch`ien hsün | qian1 xun4
qianxun
chienhsün
chien hsün |
| Tang Soo Do Tenets | 廉耻精进忍耐遵守克己谦逊百折不屈
廉耻精進忍耐遵守克己謙遜百折不屈 / 廉恥精進忍耐遵守克己謙遜百折不屈 | n/a | n/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 "Humility" 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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