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Gran in Chinese / Japanese...

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  1. Fragrant / Good Smell

  2. Granado

  3. Granados

  4. Grand Piano

  5. Grand Daughter

  6. Grande

  7. Grandfather

  8. Loving Grandfather

  9. Dear Grandfather

10. Loving Grandfather

11. Dear Grandfather

12. Loving Grandfather

13. Dear Grandfather

14. Loving Grandfather

15. Dear Grandfather

16. Grandma / Grandmother

17. Grandmaster / Grand Master

18. Loving Grandmother

19. Dear Grandmother

20. Loving Grandmother

21. Dear Grandmother

22. Loving Grandmother

23. Dear Grandmother

24. Loving Grandmother

25. Dear Grandmother

26. Granger

27. Granillo

28. Granny

29. Grant

30. Grantham

31. Granville

32. Grand Master / Great Teacher

33. Fragrant Herb / Housou

34. Legrand

35. Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver

36. Tigran

37. Villagran


Fragrant / Good Smell

 xiāng
 ka / kou
 
Fragrant / Good Smell Scroll

香 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means: fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic; savory; appetizing; perfume; incense; aroma; fragrance; scent; good smell.

Fragrance or incense is known to be one of the Buddha's messengers to stimulate faith and devotion.

 gé lā nà duō
Granado Scroll

格拉納多 is the name Granado in Chinese (Mandarin).

 guranado
Granado Scroll

グラナド is the name Granado in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gé lā nà duō sī
Granados Scroll

格拉納多斯 is the name Granados in Chinese (Mandarin).

 guranadosu
Granados Scroll

グラナドス is the name Granados in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 dà gāng qín
Grand Piano Scroll

大鋼琴 is how to write grand piano in Chinese.

Grand Daughter

 mago musume
Grand Daughter Scroll

孫娘 is granddaughter in Japanese Kanji.


See Also:  Family

 gé lán dé
Grande Scroll

格蘭德 is the name Grande in Chinese (Mandarin).

 gurande
Grande Scroll

グランデ is the name Grande in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 zǔ fù
 so fu
Grandfather Scroll

祖父 is a title for grandfather in Japanese.

In Chinese, this is specifically paternal grandfather.

This title alone is not normal for a calligraphy wall scroll.

Loving Grandfather

Maternal (Northern China)

 cí xiáng de lǎo ye
Loving Grandfather Scroll

慈祥的老爺 is what you would call your maternal grandfather (mother's father) in Northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Dear Grandfather

Maternal (Northern China)

 qín ài de lǎo ye
Dear Grandfather Scroll

親愛的姥爺 is what you would call your maternal grandfather (mother's father) in Northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandfather

Maternal (Southern China)

 cí xiáng de wài zǔ fù
Loving Grandfather Scroll

慈祥的外祖父 is “Loving Grandfather” in the formal way that people in Southern China usually call their mother's father (maternal grandfather).

Loving Grandfather

Maternal (Southern China - Informal)

 cí xiáng de wài gōng
Loving Grandfather Scroll

慈祥的外公 is “Loving Grandfather” using an informal way to call your maternal grandfather (mother's father) in Southern China.

Dear Grandfather

Maternal (Southern China)

 qín ài de wài zǔ fù
Dear Grandfather Scroll

親愛的外祖父 is the formal way that people in Southern China usually call their mother's father (maternal grandfather) with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Dear Grandfather

Maternal (Southern China - Informal)

 qín ài de wài gōng
Dear Grandfather Scroll

親愛的外公 is an informal way to call your maternal grandfather (mother's father) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandfather

Paternal (Northern China)

 cí xiáng de yé ye
Loving Grandfather Scroll

慈祥的爺爺 is “Loving Grandfather” using the most common way for people in Northern China to refer to their father's father (paternal grandfather).

Dear Grandfather

Paternal (Northern China)

 qín ài de yé ye
Dear Grandfather Scroll

親愛的爺爺 is the most common way for people in Northern China to refer to their father's father (paternal grandfather) with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandfather

Paternal (Southern China)

 cí xiáng de zǔ fù
Loving Grandfather Scroll

慈祥的祖父 is “Loving Grandfather” in the way people in Southern China call their father's father (paternal grandfather).

Dear Grandfather

Paternal (Southern China)

 qín ài de zǔ fù
Dear Grandfather Scroll

親愛的祖父 is how people in Southern China call their father's father (paternal grandfather) with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Grandma / Grandmother

 so bo
Grandma / Grandmother Scroll

This is a generic Japanese title for grandmother.

Note: This is an uncommon title for a wall scroll.

Grandmaster / Grand Master

 daishihan
Grandmaster / Grand Master Scroll

大師範 is a Japanese title for the master, grandmaster, or senior instructor.

This is a bit of an odd selection for a piece of calligraphy artwork, so proceed with caution. Better to find an appropriate phrase or title (such as the name of the martial art) and then add something like “Grandmaster Smith” as a smaller inscription down the side.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Northern China)

 cí xiáng de lǎo lao
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的姥姥 is “Loving Grandmother” in the common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Northern China.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Northern China)

 qín ài de lǎo lao
Dear Grandmother Scroll

親愛的姥姥 is the common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China)

 cí xiáng de wài pó
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的外婆 is “Loving Grandmother” in a common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China - formal)

 cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的外祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China)

 qín ài de wài pó
Dear Grandmother Scroll

親愛的外婆 is a common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China - formal)

 qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ
Dear Grandmother Scroll

亲爱的外祖母 is the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Paternal (Northern China)

 cí xiáng de nǎi nai
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的奶奶 is “Loving Grandmother” in probably the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in northern China.

Dear Grandmother

Paternal (Northern China)

 qín ài de nǎi nai
Dear Grandmother Scroll

親愛的奶奶 is probably the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Paternal (Southern China)

 cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Dear Grandmother

Paternal (Southern China)

 qín ài de zǔ mǔ
Dear Grandmother Scroll

The most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

 gé lán jié
Granger Scroll

格蘭杰 is the name Granger in Chinese (Mandarin).

 gurenjaa
Granger Scroll

グレンジャー is the name Granger in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gé lā ní luò
Granillo Scroll

格拉尼洛 is the name Granillo in Chinese (Mandarin).

 guraniiryo
Granillo Scroll

グラニーリョ is the name Granillo in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 guranii
Granny Scroll

グラニー is the name Granny in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gé lán tè
Grant Scroll

This is the most common transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Grant.

 gē lán tè
Grant Scroll

This is an alternative transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Grant.

 guranto
Grant Scroll

グラント is the name Grant in Japanese.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gē lán tè
Grant Scroll

This is the alternative transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Grant.

 gé lán sè mǔ
Grantham Scroll

格蘭瑟姆 is the name Grantham in Chinese (Mandarin).

 guransamu
Grantham Scroll

グランサム is the name Grantham in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 gé lán wéi ěr
Granville Scroll

格蘭維爾 is the name Granville in Chinese (Mandarin).

 guranbiru
Granville Scroll

グランビル is the name Granville in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Grand Master / Great Teacher

 dà shī
 daishi
Grand Master / Great Teacher Scroll

大師 is a way to title a great master, grand master, or great teacher.

This can be used in the context of martial arts or a Buddhist teacher. Thus, it can be used to title a living Buddha, Bodhisattva, or high-ranking monk.

Fragrant Herb / Housou

 housou
Fragrant Herb / Housou Scroll

In Japanese, 芳草 means fragrant herb and is often used as a given name romanized as Housou or Hoso.

Note: Sometimes romanized as Yoshikusa.

 lēi gé lǎng
Legrand Scroll

勒格朗 is the name Legrand in Chinese (Mandarin).

 ruguran
Legrand Scroll

ルグラン is the name Legrand in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver

 zèng rén méi guī shǒu liú yú xiāng
Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver Scroll

赠人玫瑰手留余香 is a proverb that has been translated several ways:

1. Roses given, fragrance in hand.

2. You present others roses, and the fragrance remains.

3. The fragrance of the rose always remains on the hand of those that bestow them.

4. A little bit of fragrance always clings to the hands which gives the flowers

However, this literally translates as “Give someone rose flowers, [your] hands keep [the] remaining fragrance.”

 dì gé lán
Tigran Scroll

蒂格蘭 is the name Tigran in Chinese (Mandarin).

 tiguran
Tigran Scroll

ティグラン is the name Tigran in Japanese (Katakana).


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

 wéi lā gé lán
Villagran Scroll

維拉格蘭 is the name Villagran in Chinese (Mandarin).

 viraguran
Villagran Scroll

ヴィラグラン is the name Villagran in Japanese Katakana.


Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.


The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Fragrant
Good Smell
ka / kou / ka / koxiāng / xiang1 / xianghsiang
Granado格拉納多
格拉纳多
gé lā nà duō
ge2 la1 na4 duo1
ge la na duo
gelanaduo
ko la na to
kolanato
Granadoグラナドguranado
Granados格拉納多斯
格拉纳多斯
gé lā nà duō sī
ge2 la1 na4 duo1 si1
ge la na duo si
gelanaduosi
ko la na to ssu
kolanatossu
Granadosグラナドスguranadosu
Grand Piano大鋼琴
大钢琴
dà gāng qín
da4 gang1 qin2
da gang qin
dagangqin
ta kang ch`in
takangchin
ta kang chin
Grand Daughter孫娘mago musume
magomusume
Grande格蘭德
格兰德
gé lán dé
ge2 lan2 de2
ge lan de
gelande
ko lan te
kolante
Grandeグランデgurande
Grandfather祖父so fu / sofuzǔ fù / zu3 fu4 / zu fu / zufutsu fu / tsufu
Loving Grandfather慈祥的老爺
慈祥的老爷
cí xiáng de lǎo ye
ci2 xiang2 de lao3 ye
ci xiang de lao ye
cixiangdelaoye
tz`u hsiang te lao yeh
tzuhsiangtelaoyeh
tzu hsiang te lao yeh
Dear Grandfather親愛的姥爺
亲爱的姥爷
qín ài de lǎo ye
qin2 ai4 de lao3 ye
qin ai de lao ye
qinaidelaoye
ch`in ai te lao yeh
chinaitelaoyeh
chin ai te lao yeh
Loving Grandfather慈祥的外祖父cí xiáng de wài zǔ fù
ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 fu4
ci xiang de wai zu fu
cixiangdewaizufu
tz`u hsiang te wai tsu fu
tzuhsiangtewaitsufu
tzu hsiang te wai tsu fu
Loving Grandfather慈祥的外公cí xiáng de wài gōng
ci2 xiang2 de wai4 gong1
ci xiang de wai gong
cixiangdewaigong
tz`u hsiang te wai kung
tzuhsiangtewaikung
tzu hsiang te wai kung
Dear Grandfather親愛的外祖父
亲爱的外祖父
qín ài de wài zǔ fù
qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 fu4
qin ai de wai zu fu
qinaidewaizufu
ch`in ai te wai tsu fu
chinaitewaitsufu
chin ai te wai tsu fu
Dear Grandfather親愛的外公
亲爱的外公
qín ài de wài gōng
qin2 ai4 de wai4 gong1
qin ai de wai gong
qinaidewaigong
ch`in ai te wai kung
chinaitewaikung
chin ai te wai kung
Loving Grandfather慈祥的爺爺
慈祥的爷爷
cí xiáng de yé ye
ci2 xiang2 de ye2 ye
ci xiang de ye ye
cixiangdeyeye
tz`u hsiang te yeh yeh
tzuhsiangteyehyeh
tzu hsiang te yeh yeh
Dear Grandfather親愛的爺爺
亲爱的爷爷
qín ài de yé ye
qin2 ai4 de ye2 ye
qin ai de ye ye
qinaideyeye
ch`in ai te yeh yeh
chinaiteyehyeh
chin ai te yeh yeh
Loving Grandfather慈祥的祖父cí xiáng de zǔ fù
ci2 xiang2 de zu3 fu4
ci xiang de zu fu
cixiangdezufu
tz`u hsiang te tsu fu
tzuhsiangtetsufu
tzu hsiang te tsu fu
Dear Grandfather親愛的祖父
亲爱的祖父
qín ài de zǔ fù
qin2 ai4 de zu3 fu4
qin ai de zu fu
qinaidezufu
ch`in ai te tsu fu
chinaitetsufu
chin ai te tsu fu
Grandma
Grandmother
祖母so bo / sobo
Grandmaster
Grand Master
大師範daishihan
Loving Grandmother慈祥的姥姥cí xiáng de lǎo lao
ci2 xiang2 de lao3 lao
ci xiang de lao lao
cixiangdelaolao
tz`u hsiang te lao lao
tzuhsiangtelaolao
tzu hsiang te lao lao
Dear Grandmother親愛的姥姥
亲爱的姥姥
qín ài de lǎo lao
qin2 ai4 de lao3 lao
qin ai de lao lao
qinaidelaolao
ch`in ai te lao lao
chinaitelaolao
chin ai te lao lao
Loving Grandmother慈祥的外婆cí xiáng de wài pó
ci2 xiang2 de wai4 po2
ci xiang de wai po
cixiangdewaipo
tz`u hsiang te wai p`o
tzuhsiangtewaipo
tzu hsiang te wai po
Loving Grandmother慈祥的外祖母cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ
ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 mu3
ci xiang de wai zu mu
cixiangdewaizumu
tz`u hsiang te wai tsu mu
tzuhsiangtewaitsumu
tzu hsiang te wai tsu mu
Dear Grandmother親愛的外婆
亲爱的外婆
qín ài de wài pó
qin2 ai4 de wai4 po2
qin ai de wai po
qinaidewaipo
ch`in ai te wai p`o
chinaitewaipo
chin ai te wai po
Dear Grandmother親愛的外祖母
亲爱的外祖母
qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ
qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3
qin ai de wai zu mu
qinaidewaizumu
ch`in ai te wai tsu mu
chinaitewaitsumu
chin ai te wai tsu mu
Loving Grandmother慈祥的奶奶cí xiáng de nǎi nai
ci2 xiang2 de nai3 nai
ci xiang de nai nai
cixiangdenainai
tz`u hsiang te nai nai
tzuhsiangtenainai
tzu hsiang te nai nai
Dear Grandmother親愛的奶奶
亲爱的奶奶
qín ài de nǎi nai
qin2 ai4 de nai3 nai
qin ai de nai nai
qinaidenainai
ch`in ai te nai nai
chinaitenainai
chin ai te nai nai
Loving Grandmother慈祥的祖母cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ
ci2 xiang2 de zu3 mu3
ci xiang de zu mu
cixiangdezumu
tz`u hsiang te tsu mu
tzuhsiangtetsumu
tzu hsiang te tsu mu
Dear Grandmother親愛的祖母
亲爱的祖母
qín ài de zǔ mǔ
qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3
qin ai de zu mu
qinaidezumu
ch`in ai te tsu mu
chinaitetsumu
chin ai te tsu mu
Granger格蘭杰
格兰杰
gé lán jié
ge2 lan2 jie2
ge lan jie
gelanjie
ko lan chieh
kolanchieh
Grangerグレンジャーgurenjaa / gurenja
Granillo格拉尼洛gé lā ní luò
ge2 la1 ni2 luo4
ge la ni luo
gelaniluo
ko la ni lo
kolanilo
Granilloグラニーリョguraniiryo / guraniryo
Grannyグラニーguranii / gurani
Grant格蘭特
格兰特
gé lán tè
ge2 lan2 te4
ge lan te
gelante
ko lan t`e
kolante
ko lan te
Grant戈蘭特
戈兰特
gē lán tè
ge1 lan2 te4
ge lan te
gelante
ko lan t`e
kolante
ko lan te
Grantグラントguranto
Grant戈蘭特
戈兰特
gē lán tè
ge1 lan2 te4
ge lan te
gelante
ko lan t`e
kolante
ko lan te
Grantham格蘭瑟姆
格兰瑟姆
gé lán sè mǔ
ge2 lan2 se4 mu3
ge lan se mu
gelansemu
ko lan se mu
kolansemu
Granthamグランサムguransamu
Granville格蘭維爾
格兰维尔
gé lán wéi ěr
ge2 lan2 wei2 er3
ge lan wei er
gelanweier
ko lan wei erh
kolanweierh
Granvilleグランビルguranbiru
Grand Master
Great Teacher
大師
大师
daishidà shī / da4 shi1 / da shi / dashita shih / tashih
Fragrant Herb
Housou
芳草housou / hoso
Legrand勒格朗lēi gé lǎng
lei1 ge2 lang3
lei ge lang
leigelang
lei ko lang
leikolang
Legrandルグランruguran
Rose Flowers Given, Frangrance Remains on Hands of Giver贈人玫瑰手留余香
赠人玫瑰手留余香
zèng rén méi guī shǒu liú yú xiāng
zeng4 ren2 mei2 gui1 shou3 liu2 yu2 xiang1
zeng ren mei gui shou liu yu xiang
tseng jen mei kuei shou liu yü hsiang
Tigran蒂格蘭
蒂格兰
dì gé lán
di4 ge2 lan2
di ge lan
digelan
ti ko lan
tikolan
Tigranティグランtiguran
Villagran維拉格蘭
维拉格兰
wéi lā gé lán
wei2 la1 ge2 lan2
wei la ge lan
weilagelan
wei la ko lan
weilakolan
Villagranヴィラグランviraguran
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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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.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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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