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虛心坦懐 is a Japanese proverb that means “with an open and calm mind,” “with no preconceived notions,” or “without reservations.”
In some contexts, it can mean frank or candid.
If you want to remind yourself to approach each situation with no preconceptions, this is a good title for you. This can also refer to the ideas of being candid, frank, and straightforward.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 虚心 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
虛心 虚心 see styles |
xū xīn xu1 xin1 hsü hsin koshin |
More info & calligraphy: Calm and Open MindWith humble mind, or heart. |
虚心坦懐 see styles |
kyoshintankai きょしんたんかい |
(yoji) with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid |
虚心 see styles |
kyoshin きょしん |
More info & calligraphy: Calm and Open Mind |
虚心平気 see styles |
kyoshinheiki / kyoshinheki きょしんへいき |
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (yoji) with an open and calm mind; without reserve; with utmost candor; with no preconceived notions |
虛心好學 虚心好学 see styles |
xū xīn hào xué xu1 xin1 hao4 xue2 hsü hsin hao hsüeh |
modest and studious (idiom) |
虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落後 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 see styles |
xū xīn shǐ rén jìn bù , jiāo ào shǐ rén luò hòu xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 , jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4 hsü hsin shih jen chin pu , chiao ao shih jen lo hou |
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong) |
Variations: |
kyoshintankai きょしんたんかい |
(yoji) with an open and calm mind; with no preconceived notions; without reserve; frank; candid |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Calm and Open Mind | 虛心 虚心 | ko shin / koshin | xū xīn / xu1 xin1 / xu xin / xuxin | hsü hsin / hsühsin |
Open and Calm Mind | 虛心坦懐 虚心坦懐 | kyo shin tan kai kyoshintankai | ||
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.
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