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眼 is the simplest way to write eyes or eyeballs in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also mean eyesight, sight, vision, look, stare, glance, viewpoint, insight, perceptivity, the power of observation, or simply the eye.
紺 is a slightly-rare Chinese and old Korean title for the color violet or purple.
In Japanese, this refers to a very deep blue color.
沈魚落雁 is an old proverb that literally means “fish sink, goose alights.”
...But this takes some explaining. This is a proverb from Zhuangzi (莊子), who lived in the late 4th century BC.
This figuratively refers to female beauty that is so captivating that even the birds and beasts take notice.
Perhaps a better and more accurate way to describe this is to say that it speaks of the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman who is so beautiful that fish stay on the bottom of the water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame.
This proverb is so famous that it is also known and used in Japan (same characters, different pronunciation).
Note: This can also be written 沉魚落雁 instead of 沈魚落雁 (just the first character varies slightly).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Gan search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
乾 干 see styles |
gān gan1 kan nukui ぬくい |
More info & calligraphy: Qianqian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest); (surname) Nukui Dry, dried up, clean; heaven, male, masculine, enduring, continual. Translit. gan and h. |
干 see styles |
gān gan1 kan motomu もとむ |
More info & calligraphy: Qian(irregular okurigana usage) (n,n-pref) drying; dried; (male given name) Motomu A shield; a stem, or pole; to offend; to concern; to seek. |
甘 see styles |
gān gan1 kan kan かん |
More info & calligraphy: Gunn(surname) Kan Sweet, agreeable, willing; kansu. |
紺 绀 see styles |
gàn gan4 kan konsaki こんさき |
More info & calligraphy: Violet Color(noun - becomes adjective with の) navy blue; deep blue; (surname) Konsaki A violet or purplish colour, a blend of blue and red; also called紺靑 and紺璢璃, the colour of the roots紺髮 or 紺頂 of the Buddha's hair. |
乾屍 干尸 see styles |
gān shī gan1 shi1 kan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Mummy / Dried Corpse |
乾杯 干杯 see styles |
gān bēi gan1 bei1 kan pei kanpai かんぱい |
More info & calligraphy: Drink Up! / Cheers!(noun/participle) (1) toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); (2) drinking one's glass dry; (interjection) (3) cheers |
勇敢 see styles |
yǒng gǎn yong3 gan3 yung kan yuukan / yukan ゆうかん |
More info & calligraphy: Bravery / Courage(adjectival noun) brave; heroic; gallant |
快感 see styles |
kuài gǎn kuai4 gan3 k`uai kan kuai kan kaikan かいかん |
More info & calligraphy: Pleasant Feelingpleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure |
性感 see styles |
xìng gǎn xing4 gan3 hsing kan seikan / sekan せいかん |
More info & calligraphy: Sexy(noun - becomes adjective with の) sexual feelings |
感奮 感奋 see styles |
gǎn fèn gan3 fen4 kan fen kanpun かんぷん |
More info & calligraphy: Inspired(n,vs,vi) stirred up; inspired; moved to action |
感激 see styles |
gǎn jī gan3 ji1 kan chi kangeki かんげき |
More info & calligraphy: Thankfulness(n,vs,vi) deep emotion; impression; inspiration |
感知 see styles |
gǎn zhī gan3 zhi1 kan chih kanchi かんち |
More info & calligraphy: Perception(noun, transitive verb) perception; sensing; noticing |
感謝 感谢 see styles |
gǎn xiè gan3 xie4 kan hsieh kansha かんしゃ |
More info & calligraphy: Gratitude / Thanks(n,vs,vt,vi) thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness |
甘味 see styles |
gān wèi gan1 wei4 kan wei kanmi かんみ |
More info & calligraphy: Sweet / Sweetness / Charm(1) sweetness; sugary taste; (2) sweets; dessert; cake; (3) charm; appeal; (4) taste; flavour; flavor |
甘地 see styles |
gān dì gan1 di4 kan ti amachi あまち |
More info & calligraphy: Gandhi(surname) Amachi |
統感 统感 see styles |
tǒng gǎn tong3 gan3 t`ung kan tung kan |
More info & calligraphy: Togetherness |
靈感 灵感 see styles |
líng gǎn ling2 gan3 ling kan reikan |
More info & calligraphy: Inspiration靈應 Spirit-response, efficacious as in response to prayer. |
烏干達 乌干达 see styles |
wū gān dá wu1 gan1 da2 wu kan ta |
More info & calligraphy: Uganda |
甘巴里 see styles |
gān bā lǐ gan1 ba1 li3 kan pa li |
More info & calligraphy: Gambari |
第六感 see styles |
dì liù gǎn di4 liu4 gan3 ti liu kan dairokkan だいろっかん |
More info & calligraphy: Sixth Sense / Intuitionthe sixth sense; intuition; hunch |
乹 干 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
old variant of 乾|干[gan1] See: 干 |
亁 干 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
variant of 乾|干[gan1] See: 干 |
倝 see styles |
gàn gan4 kan |
dawn (archaic) |
咁 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
so (Cantonese); Mandarin equivalent: 這樣|这样[zhe4 yang4] |
坩 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
crucible |
尲 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
variant of 尷|尴[gan1] |
尶 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
old variant of 尷|尴[gan1] |
尷 尴 see styles |
gān gan1 kan |
used in 尷尬|尴尬[gan1 ga4] |
幹 干 see styles |
gàn gan4 kan motoki もとき |
tree trunk; main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; cadre; to kill (slang); to fuck (vulgar); (coll.) pissed off; annoyed (1) tree trunk; bole; (2) backbone; base; foundation; (given name) Motoki |
感 see styles |
gǎn gan3 kan kan かん |
to feel; to move; to touch; to affect; feeling; emotion; (suffix) sense of ~ (n,n-suf) (1) feeling; sensation; emotion; admiration; impression; (2) (abbreviation) {ling} (part of speech tag used in dictionaries) (See 感動詞) interjection; (given name) Kan To influence, move. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Clairvoyance | 千里眼 | sen ri gan / senrigan | qiān lǐ yǎn qian1 li3 yan3 qian li yan qianliyan | ch`ien li yen chienliyen chien li yen |
| Eyeballs Eyes | 眼 | gan | yǎn / yan3 / yan | yen |
| Gunn | 甘 | gān / gan1 / gan | kan | |
| Violet Color | 紺 绀 | kon | gàn / gan4 / gan | kan |
| Gann | ガン | gan | ||
| Beautiful Woman Proverb | 沈魚落雁 沈鱼落雁 | chin gyo raku gan chingyorakugan | chén yú luò yàn chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 chen yu luo yan chenyuluoyan | ch`en yü lo yen chenyüloyen chen yü lo yen |
| 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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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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