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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 蜻蜓 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蜻蜓 see styles |
qīng tíng qing1 ting2 ch`ing t`ing ching ting |
More info & calligraphy: Dragonfly |
蜻蜓目 see styles |
qīng tíng mù qing1 ting2 mu4 ch`ing t`ing mu ching ting mu |
Odonata, order consisting of about 6,000 species of dragonflies and damselflies |
蜻蜓點水 蜻蜓点水 see styles |
qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ qing1 ting2 dian3 shui3 ch`ing t`ing tien shui ching ting tien shui |
lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly; superficial contact (idiom) |
蜻蜓撼石柱 see styles |
qīng tíng hàn shí zhù qing1 ting2 han4 shi2 zhu4 ch`ing t`ing han shih chu ching ting han shih chu |
lit. the dragon-fly shakes the stone tower (idiom); fig. to overestimate one's capabilities |
銀蜻蜓(oK) see styles |
ginyanma; ginyanma ぎんやんま; ギンヤンマ |
(kana only) lesser emperor (species of dragonfly, Anax parthenope) |
銀蜻蜓(rK) see styles |
ginyanma; ginyanma ぎんやんま; ギンヤンマ |
(kana only) lesser emperor (Anax parthenope) |
団扇蜻蜓(oK) see styles |
uchiwayanma; uchiwayanma うちわやんま; ウチワヤンマ |
(kana only) Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly) |
Variations: |
yanma; yanma やんま; ヤンマ |
(1) (kana only) darner (any dragonfly of family Aeshnidae); devil's darning needle; (2) (kana only) dragonfly (esp. a large one) |
Variations: |
oniyanma; oniyanma おにやんま; オニヤンマ |
(kana only) Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly |
Variations: |
tonbo(p); tonbou; seirei; tonbo / tonbo(p); tonbo; sere; tonbo とんぼ(P); とんぼう; せいれい; トンボ |
(kana only) dragonfly; damselfly |
Variations: |
uchiwayanma; uchiwayanma うちわやんま; ウチワヤンマ |
(kana only) Sinictinogomphus clavatus (species of clubtail dragonfly) |
Variations: |
tonbo(p); tonbou; seirei; tonbo / tonbo(p); tonbo; sere; tonbo とんぼ(P); とんぼう; せいれい; トンボ |
(kana only) dragonfly; damselfly |
Variations: |
tonbo(gikun)(p); tonbou(gikun); tonbo / tonbo(gikun)(p); tonbo(gikun); tonbo とんぼ(gikun)(P); とんぼう(gikun); トンボ |
(kana only) dragonfly |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Dragonfly | 蜻蜓 | qīng tíng qing1 ting2 qing ting qingting | ch`ing t`ing chingting ching ting |
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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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