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This text is the ninth chapter of the Daodejing / Tao Te Ching.
The text reads:
持而盈之、不如其已。揣而梲之、不可長保。 金玉滿堂、莫之能守。 富貴而驕、自遺其咎。 功遂身退、天之道。
This classical Chinese passage comes from the Mawangdui (馬王堆帛書) text.
This text is the first chapter of the Daodejing / Tao Te Ching.
The text reads:
道可道、非常道。名可名、非常名。 無名天地之始 有名萬物之母。故常無欲以觀其妙、常有欲以觀其徼。此兩者同出而異名。同謂之玄。玄之又玄、衆妙之門。
This classical Chinese passage comes from the Mawangdui (馬王堆帛書) text.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Charles search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
帕內爾 帕内尔 see styles |
pà nèi ěr pa4 nei4 er3 p`a nei erh pa nei erh |
More info & calligraphy: Parnell |
查爾斯 查尔斯 see styles |
chá ěr sī cha2 er3 si1 ch`a erh ssu cha erh ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Charles |
梅西耶 see styles |
méi xī yē mei2 xi1 ye1 mei hsi yeh |
More info & calligraphy: Mercier |
狄更斯 see styles |
dí gēng sī di2 geng1 si1 ti keng ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Dickens |
達爾文 达尔文 see styles |
dá ěr wén da2 er3 wen2 ta erh wen |
More info & calligraphy: Darvin |
里克特 see styles |
lǐ kè tè li3 ke4 te4 li k`o t`e li ko te |
More info & calligraphy: Rickert |
古諾 古诺 see styles |
gǔ nuò gu3 nuo4 ku no |
Gounod (name); Charles Gounod (1818-1893), French musician and opera composer |
梅氏 see styles |
méi shì mei2 shi4 mei shih |
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies |
バベジ see styles |
babeji バベジ |
(surname) Babbage; (person) Babbage, Charles (1791-1871; English mathematician and inventor) |
傅立葉 傅立叶 see styles |
fù lì yè fu4 li4 ye4 fu li yeh |
Charles Fourier (French sociologist and socialist, 1772-1837) |
塔列朗 see styles |
tǎ liè lǎng ta3 lie4 lang3 t`a lieh lang ta lieh lang |
Talleyrand (name); Prince Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838), French diplomat |
戴高樂 戴高乐 see styles |
dài gāo lè dai4 gao1 le4 tai kao le |
Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970), French general and politician, leader of the Free French during World War II and president of the Republic 1959–1969 |
梅西葉 梅西叶 see styles |
méi xī yè mei2 xi1 ye4 mei hsi yeh |
Charles Messier (1730-1817), French astronomer who catalogued nebulas and galaxies |
聖誕頌 圣诞颂 see styles |
shèng dàn sòng sheng4 dan4 song4 sheng tan sung |
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens |
萊伊爾 莱伊尔 see styles |
lái yī ěr lai2 yi1 er3 lai i erh |
Lyell (name); Sir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), Scottish geologist |
雙城記 双城记 see styles |
shuāng chéng jì shuang1 cheng2 ji4 shuang ch`eng chi shuang cheng chi |
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens 查爾斯·狄更斯|查尔斯·狄更斯[Cha2 er3 si1 · Di2 geng1 si1] |
バベッジ see styles |
babejji バベッジ |
(surname) Babbage; (person) Babbage, Charles (1791-1871; English mathematician and inventor) |
二都物語 see styles |
nitomonogatari にとものがたり |
(work) A Tale of Two Cities (1859 novel by Charles Dickens); (wk) A Tale of Two Cities (1859 novel by Charles Dickens) |
孟德斯鳩 孟德斯鸠 see styles |
mèng dé sī jiū meng4 de2 si1 jiu1 meng te ssu chiu |
Charles Montesquieu (1689-1755), French political philosopher |
求死願望 求死愿望 see styles |
qiú sǐ yuàn wàng qiu2 si3 yuan4 wang4 ch`iu ssu yüan wang chiu ssu yüan wang |
death wish (translated from English); Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson is translated as 猛龍怪客|猛龙怪客[Meng3 long2 guai4 ke4] |
物種起源 物种起源 see styles |
wù zhǒng qǐ yuán wu4 zhong3 qi3 yuan2 wu chung ch`i yüan wu chung chi yüan |
Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" |
猛龍怪客 猛龙怪客 see styles |
měng lóng guài kè meng3 long2 guai4 ke4 meng lung kuai k`o meng lung kuai ko |
Death wish, movie series with Charles Bronson |
種の起原 see styles |
shunokigen しゅのきげん |
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species |
種の起源 see styles |
shunokigen しゅのきげん |
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species |
チャールス see styles |
chaaruzu / charuzu チャールズ |
(m,s) Charles |
チャーロス see styles |
chaarosu / charosu チャーロス |
(personal name) Charles |
サンサーンス see styles |
sansaansu / sansansu サンサーンス |
(person) Charles Camille Saint-Saens |
シャルルルー see styles |
sharururuu / sharururu シャルルルー |
(personal name) Charles-Roux |
チャールズ岬 see styles |
chaaruzumisaki / charuzumisaki チャールズみさき |
(place-name) Cape Charles |
ドゴール空港 see styles |
dogoorukuukou / dogoorukuko ドゴールくうこう |
(place-name) Charles de Gaulle airport |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Charles | チャールズ | chaaruzu / charuzu | ||
| Charles | 查爾斯 | chá ěr sī cha2 er3 si1 cha er si chaersi | ch`a erh ssu chaerhssu cha erh ssu |
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| Charles | 查而斯 | chá ér sī cha2 er2 si1 cha er si chaersi | ch`a erh ssu chaerhssu cha erh ssu |
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| Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 9 | 持而盈之不如其已揣而梲之不可長保金玉滿堂莫之能守富貴而驕自遺其咎功遂身退天之道 持而盈之不如其已揣而梲之不可长保金玉满堂莫之能守富贵而骄自遗其咎功遂身退天之道 | chí ér yíng zhī bù rú qí yǐ chuǎi ér zhī bù kě cháng bǎo jīn yù mǎn táng mò zhī néng shǒu fù guì ér jiāo zì yí qí jiù gōng suì shēn tuì tiān zhī dào chi2 er2 ying2 zhi1 bu4 ru2 qi2 yi3 chuai3 er2 棁 zhi1 bu4 ke3 chang2 bao3 jin1 yu4 man3 tang2 mo4 zhi1 neng2 shou3 fu4 gui4 er2 jiao1 zi4 yi2 qi2 jiu4 gong1 sui4 shen1 tui4 tian1 zhi1 dao4 chi er ying zhi bu ru qi yi chuai er 棁 zhi bu ke chang bao jin yu man tang mo zhi neng shou fu gui er jiao zi yi qi jiu gong sui shen tui tian zhi dao | ch`ih erh ying chih pu ju ch`i i ch`uai erh chih pu k`o ch`ang pao chin yü man t`ang mo chih neng shou fu kuei erh chiao tzu i ch`i chiu kung sui shen t`ui t`ien chih tao chih erh ying chih pu ju chi i chuai erh chih pu ko chang pao chin yü man tang mo chih neng shou fu kuei erh chiao tzu i chi chiu kung sui shen tui tien chih tao |
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| Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1 | 道可道非常道名可名非常名無名天地之始有名萬物之母故常無欲以觀其妙常有欲以觀其徼此兩者同出而異名同謂之玄玄之又玄衆妙之門 道可道非常道名可名非常名无名天地之始有名万物之母故常无欲以观其妙常有欲以观其徼此两者同出而异名同谓之玄玄之又玄众妙之门 | dào kě dào fēi cháng dào míng kě míng fēi cháng míng wú míng tiān dì zhī shǐ yǒu míng wàn wù zhī mǔ gù cháng wú yù yǐ guān qí miào cháng yǒu yù yǐ guān qí zhēng cǐ liǎng zhě tóng chū ér yì míng tóng wèi zhī xuán xuán zhī yòu xuán zhòng miào zhī mén dao4 ke3 dao4 fei1 chang2 dao4 ming2 ke3 ming2 fei1 chang2 ming2 wu2 ming2 tian1 di4 zhi1 shi3 you3 ming2 wan4 wu4 zhi1 mu3 gu4 chang2 wu2 yu4 yi3 guan1 qi2 miao4 chang2 you3 yu4 yi3 guan1 qi2 jiao3 ci3 liang3 zhe3 tong2 chu1 er2 yi4 ming2 tong2 wei4 zhi1 xuan2 xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2 zhong4 miao4 zhi1 men2 dao ke dao fei chang dao ming ke ming fei chang ming wu ming tian di zhi shi you ming wan wu zhi mu gu chang wu yu yi guan qi miao chang you yu yi guan qi jiao ci liang zhe tong chu er yi ming tong wei zhi xuan xuan zhi you xuan zhong miao zhi men | tao k`o tao fei ch`ang tao ming k`o ming fei ch`ang ming wu ming t`ien ti chih shih yu ming wan wu chih mu ku ch`ang wu yü i kuan ch`i miao ch`ang yu yü i kuan ch`i chiao tz`u liang che t`ung ch`u erh i ming t`ung wei chih hsüan hsüan chih yu hsüan chung miao chih men tao ko tao fei chang tao ming ko ming fei chang ming wu ming tien ti chih shih yu ming wan wu chih mu ku chang wu yü i kuan chi miao chang yu yü i kuan chi chiao tzu liang che tung chu erh i ming tung wei chih hsüan hsüan chih yu hsüan chung miao chih men |
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| 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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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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