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復活 is the Chinese, Japanese and Korean word for resurrection or rebirth.
復活 literally means “return to life.”
It is the term used in most Asian Bibles to refer to the resurrection of Christ. In Japanese, it is sometimes used to mean a Christian Revival. In some contexts, it can mean resuscitation.
復活節 is the Chinese and old Korean way to write Easter.
Easter is not a well-known holiday in China, but Chinese Christians tend to follow the American tradition of the Easter egg ritual, etc. Non-Christians may think it's a celebration of rabbits that can lay eggs.
South Korea has a higher percentage of Christians than any other Asian country, so they celebrate Easter with plenty of enthusiasm.
復活祭 is how the holiday of Easter is written in Japanese.
While a not a well-understood holiday in Japan (Christians being about 1% of the population), you will find stuffed Easter bunnies at the shops in the Spring.
復活祭 is a less-used way to write Easter in old Korean.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 復活 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
復活 复活 see styles |
fù huó fu4 huo2 fu huo fukkatsu(p); fukkaatsu(sk) / fukkatsu(p); fukkatsu(sk) ふっかつ(P); ふっかーつ(sk) |
More info & calligraphy: Resurrection / Re-Birth(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; comeback; (n,vs,vi) (2) resurrection; rebirth To live again, return to life. |
復活祭 see styles |
fukkatsusai ふっかつさい |
More info & calligraphy: Easter |
復活節 复活节 see styles |
fù huó jié fu4 huo2 jie2 fu huo chieh |
More info & calligraphy: Easter |
復活賽 复活赛 see styles |
fù huó sài fu4 huo2 sai4 fu huo sai |
repechage (supplementary qualifying round in sports) |
完全復活 see styles |
kanzenfukkatsu かんぜんふっかつ |
(n,vs,vi) (making a) full comeback; coming back after a full recovery |
復活当選 see styles |
fukkatsutousen / fukkatsutosen ふっかつとうせん |
(noun/participle) failing to win an electoral seat in a single-member constituency, but winning a seat in a proportionally represented constituency |
復活節島 复活节岛 see styles |
fù huó jié dǎo fu4 huo2 jie2 dao3 fu huo chieh tao |
Easter Island |
死而復活 死而复活 see styles |
sǐ ér fù huó si3 er2 fu4 huo2 ssu erh fu huo |
to come back to life (after death) |
復活的軍團 复活的军团 see styles |
fù huó de jun tuán fu4 huo2 de5 jun1 tuan2 fu huo te chün t`uan fu huo te chün tuan |
the Resurrected Army (CCTV documentary series about the Terracotta army) |
敗者復活戦 see styles |
haishafukkatsusen はいしゃふっかつせん |
repechage; revival series |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Resurrection Re-Birth | 復活 复活 | hukkatsu / hukatsu | fù huó / fu4 huo2 / fu huo / fuhuo | |
Easter | 復活節 复活节 | fù huó jié fu4 huo2 jie2 fu huo jie fuhuojie | fu huo chieh fuhuochieh |
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Easter | 復活祭 | fukkatsusai fukatsusai | ||
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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
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.