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逍遙 means freedom in Chinese characters.
This has a well-written meaning for a wall scroll. What I mean by that is while there is a way to say “freedom” orally, this word seems more appropriate for calligraphy. This can also be translated as “free and unfettered” in Chinese.
Note: In Korean and Japanese, this means one who rambles, saunters, or strolls (this entry is best if your audience is Chinese).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 逍遙 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
逍遙 逍遥 see styles |
xiāo yáo xiao1 yao2 hsiao yao shouyou / shoyo しょうよう |
More info & calligraphy: To Be Free / Freedom(out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll; (female given name) Shouyou free and easy |
逍遙法外 逍遥法外 see styles |
xiāo yáo fǎ wài xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4 hsiao yao fa wai |
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large |
逍遙自在 逍遥自在 see styles |
xiāo yáo zì zai xiao1 yao2 zi4 zai5 hsiao yao tzu tsai shōyō jizai |
free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large To go anywhere at will, to roam where one will. |
逍遙自得 逍遥自得 see styles |
xiāo yáo zì dé xiao1 yao2 zi4 de2 hsiao yao tzu te |
doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free |
Variations: |
shouyou / shoyo しょうよう |
(n,vs,vi) ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll |
Variations: |
kamishouyousan / kamishoyosan かみしょうようさん |
kamishōyōsan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for gynecological and blood circulation disorders |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
To Be Free Freedom | 逍遙 逍遥 | shou you / shouyou / sho yo | xiāo yáo / xiao1 yao2 / xiao yao / xiaoyao | hsiao yao / hsiaoyao |
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.