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天使 is the meaning of Angel in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The first character means heaven. The second means messenger. Together it makes sense that we are talking about angels as Heaven's Messengers.
If you are an “Angel Junkie,” this may be the wall scroll for you.
I also think it's a great choice if your name happens to be Angel.
大天使 is the title Archangel in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The first character means big or great (in this case, it means “arch”).
The second means heaven (or sky).
The last means messenger.
The second and third characters together make the title for angel, which is literally “Heaven's Messenger.”
This title would be understood as “The Chief of all Angels,” or “The Great Angel.” Some might even say it's the boss of Angels.
暗天使 is the shortest way to write, “Dark Angel,” in Chinese.
This literally reads, “dark heaven's messenger.”
天使 means “heaven's messenger” but is always understood as “angel.”
This would be pronounced "kura tenshi" in Japanese. This has the same meaning in Japanese, but not a common title. If you manage to find dark angel written in Japan, it would probably be ダーク エンジェル (Dāku Enjeru), which is a transliteration of the English title into Japanese, or 暗い天使 (kurai tenshi) which is a specifically Japanese title.
守護天使 is the title used for guardian angel in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.
It's used in the same way we use this title in the west - such as a guardian angel watching out for you and allowing you to survive a disaster or accident.
The first two characters mean to guard and protect. The second two mean “angel” (literally “Heaven's messenger”).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 天使 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
天使 see styles |
tiān shǐ tian1 shi3 t`ien shih tien shih yukari ゆかり |
More info & calligraphy: Angel / Messenger of Heaven(noun - becomes adjective with の) angel; (female given name) Yukari Divine messengers, especially those of Yama; also his 三天使 three messengers, or lictors— old age, sickness, death; and his 五天使 or 五大使, i. e. the last three together with rebirth and prisons or punishments on earth. |
堕天使 see styles |
datenshi だてんし |
More info & calligraphy: Fallen Angel |
大天使 see styles |
daitenshi だいてんし |
More info & calligraphy: Archangel / Arch Angel |
守護天使 see styles |
shugotenshi しゅごてんし |
More info & calligraphy: Guardian Angel |
三天使 see styles |
sān tiān shǐ san1 tian1 shi3 san t`ien shih san tien shih santenshi |
v. 三使. |
天使乃 see styles |
tenshino てんしの |
(female given name) Tenshino |
天使羽 see styles |
atsuha あつは |
(female given name) Atsuha |
悪天使 see styles |
akutenshi あくてんし |
evil angels |
智天使 see styles |
chitenshi ちてんし |
{Christn} (See ケルビム) cherubim; cherub |
熾天使 see styles |
shitenshi してんし |
seraph |
五天使者 see styles |
wǔ tiān shǐ zhě wu3 tian1 shi3 zhe3 wu t`ien shih che wu tien shih che go ten shisha |
five heavenly messengers |
仲田天使 see styles |
nakatatenshi なかたてんし |
(person) Nakata Tenshi |
天使の輪 see styles |
tenshinowa てんしのわ |
(exp,n) (1) halo; angel ring; (exp,n) (2) glow of freshly washed or treated hair |
天使大学 see styles |
tenshidaigaku てんしだいがく |
(org) Tenshi College; (o) Tenshi College |
天使病院 see styles |
tenshibyouin / tenshibyoin てんしびょういん |
(place-name) Tenshi Hospital |
天使短大 see styles |
tenshitandai てんしたんだい |
(place-name) Tenshitandai |
天使突抜 see styles |
tenshitsukinuke てんしつきぬけ |
(place-name) Tenshitsukinuke |
白衣天使 see styles |
bái yī tiān shǐ bai2 yi1 tian1 shi3 pai i t`ien shih pai i tien shih |
"angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse) |
天使が通る see styles |
tenshigatooru てんしがとおる |
(exp,v5r) (idiom) (from the French "un ange passe") to have a break in the conversation; to experience an awkward silence; an angel passes |
天使報喜節 天使报喜节 see styles |
tiān shǐ bào xǐ jié tian1 shi3 bao4 xi3 jie2 t`ien shih pao hsi chieh tien shih pao hsi chieh |
Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March); Lady day |
白衣の天使 see styles |
hakuinotenshi はくいのてんし |
(exp,n) (idiom) nurse; angel in white |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Angel Messenger of Heaven | 天使 | ten shi / tenshi | tiān shǐ / tian1 shi3 / tian shi / tianshi | t`ien shih / tienshih / tien shih |
Archangel Arch Angel | 大天使 | dai ten shi daitenshi | dà tiān shǐ da4 tian1 shi3 da tian shi datianshi | ta t`ien shih tatienshih ta tien shih |
Dark Angel | 暗天使 | àn tiān shǐ an4 tian1 shi3 an tian shi antianshi | an t`ien shih antienshih an tien shih |
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Fallen Angel | 堕天使 | datenshi | ||
Dark Angel | 黑暗天使 | hēi àn tiān shǐ hei1 an4 tian1 shi3 hei an tian shi heiantianshi | hei an t`ien shih heiantienshih hei an tien shih |
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Dark Angel | 暗い天使 | kurai tenshi kuraitenshi | ||
Fallen Angel | 墮落天使 堕落天使 | duò luò tiān shǐ duo4 luo4 tian1 shi3 duo luo tian shi duoluotianshi | to lo t`ien shih tolotienshih to lo tien shih |
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Guardian Angel | 守護天使 守护天使 | shu go ten shi shugotenshi | shǒu hù tiān shǐ shou3 hu4 tian1 shi3 shou hu tian shi shouhutianshi | shou hu t`ien shih shouhutienshih shou hu tien shih |
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.