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1. The Book of Changes / I Ching
2. Inner Peace / Silence / Serenity
4. Three Treasures of Chinese Medicine
5. Mirror
6. Purity
靜 is the simplest way to convey the meaning of inner peace and serenity.
靜 is often translated as “serenity.” It can also be used to express the ideas of still, calm, serene, quiet, silent, stillness, not moving, or tranquility.
In the old days, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean people might hang a wall scroll with this character in their reading room to bring about a sense of peace in the room.
While they once used the same character form in Japan, they now use a slightly-simplified version in modern Japan (after WWII). This version is shown to the right, and can be selected for your wall scroll by clicking on that Kanji instead of the button above.
See Also: Peace
精武 is the title used for a certain type of martial arts. You can translate this roughly as “Excellent Martial Arts” or “Excellence in Martial Arts.” You will notice that the second character is “wu” as in wushu (martial arts) and wushi (warrior).
More information can be found at the Jing Mo website. You should probably only order this if you are a member of this association.
Note that “jing mo” is the Cantonese pronunciation of these characters. In Mandarin, they are “jing wu.”
Also used in Korean but only by those involved with martial arts who can also read Korean Hanja (a small percentage of the population).
精, 氣, 神 are the characters jing, qi, and shen.
As a set, these three characters are known in English as the treasures of traditional Chinese medicine, the treasures of Qi Gong, or the three treasures of Taoism / Daoism.
Sometimes this set is titled 三寶 (sānbǎo) or “three treasures,” but here, we're writing each treasure out.
Here's how these characters are perceived in this context...
Jing: nutritive essence; refined; perfected; pure
Qi: vitality; energy; force; breath; vigor
Shen: spirit; soul; mind; being
To keep it simple, you can use “essence, vitality, and spirit” to define these.
鏡 is a Chinese character, Japanese Kanji and Korean Hanja that means mirror.
It can also mean lens or looking-glass depending on context.
In Buddhism, this is the equivalent of ādarśa from Sanskrit meaning a mirror.
Clean and Pure
淨 is the most simple way to express purity or cleanliness in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
As a single character, the concept is broad: This can be a verb (the act of cleaning, purifying, or cleansing) but it can also be the state of being clean, pure, and chaste. In some contexts, it can be a place to clean (like a bathing room for the soul in a Buddhist context). In Japanese, this can be a female given name “Jou” or “jō” (the Japanese equivalent of the English girl's name “Chastity”).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Jing search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
淨 净 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching jou / jo じょう |
More info & calligraphy: Purity(female given name) Jō vimala. Clean, pure; to cleanse, purify; chastity. In Buddhism it also has reference to the place of cleansing, the latrine, etc. Also 浄 and 净. |
鏡 镜 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching kagami かがみ |
More info & calligraphy: Mirror(1) mirror; looking-glass; (2) barrel head; (3) {finc} page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; (4) (abbreviation) (See 鏡餅・かがみもち) mirror-shaped mochi; (female given name) Mira ādarśa. A mirror. |
靜 静 see styles |
jìng jing4 ching shizu しづ |
More info & calligraphy: Inner Peace / Silence / Serenity(personal name) Shizu Cessation of strife, peace, calm, quietness, stillness. |
京劇 京剧 see styles |
jīng jù jing1 ju4 ching chü kyougeki; keigeki / kyogeki; kegeki きょうげき; けいげき |
More info & calligraphy: Beijing Operaclassical Chinese opera |
仙境 see styles |
xiān jìng xian1 jing4 hsien ching senkyou / senkyo せんきょう |
More info & calligraphy: Paradise / Wonderlandfairyland; enchanted land |
佛境 see styles |
fó jìng fo2 jing4 fo ching bukkyō |
More info & calligraphy: The Buddha Realm / Buddhahood |
冷靜 冷静 see styles |
lěng jìng leng3 jing4 leng ching |
More info & calligraphy: Calm / Cool-HeadedSee: 冷静 |
北京 see styles |
běi jīng bei3 jing1 pei ching pekin(p); peichin(sk) / pekin(p); pechin(sk) ペキン(P); ペイチン(sk) |
More info & calligraphy: BeijingBeijing (China); Peking; (place-name) Beijing (China); Peking |
南京 see styles |
nán jīng nan2 jing1 nan ching nankin ナンキン |
More info & calligraphy: Nanjing(1) Nanjing (China); Nanking; (2) (ksb:) (See カボチャ) pumpkin; squash; (prefix noun) (3) Chinese; Southeast Asian; foreign; (prefix noun) (4) rare; precious; cute; (place-name) Nanking (China); Nanjing |
寂靜 寂静 see styles |
jì jìng ji4 jing4 chi ching jakujō せきせい |
More info & calligraphy: Stillness / Quiet / Calm(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) calmness; stillness; tranquility; (out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) (1) calmness; stillness; tranquility; (2) (Buddhist term) calmness of the heart; enlightenment Calm and quiet; free from temptation and distress; nirvāṇa. |
寧靜 宁静 see styles |
níng jìng ning2 jing4 ning ching |
More info & calligraphy: Tranquil / Tranquility / Serenity |
尊敬 see styles |
zūn jìng zun1 jing4 tsun ching sonkei / sonke そんけい |
More info & calligraphy: Respect / Honor / Esteem(noun, transitive verb) respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor; (given name) Sonkyō |
平靜 平静 see styles |
píng jìng ping2 jing4 p`ing ching ping ching |
More info & calligraphy: Serenity / TranquilitySee: 平静 |
愛敬 爱敬 see styles |
ài jìng ai4 jing4 ai ching aigyou; aikei / aigyo; aike あいぎょう; あいけい |
More info & calligraphy: Love and Respect / Kindness and Respectkindness and respect |
敬愛 敬爱 see styles |
jìng ài jing4 ai4 ching ai keiai / keai けいあい |
More info & calligraphy: Love and Respect(noun, transitive verb) respect and affection; love and respect; (personal name) Yoshinari Reverence and love; reverent love. |
明鏡 明镜 see styles |
míng jìng ming2 jing4 ming ching meikyou; myoukyou; meikei / mekyo; myokyo; meke めいきょう; みょうきょう; めいけい |
More info & calligraphy: Mirror: Beautiful Claritypolished mirror; clear mirror; (personal name) Meikyō a [clear] mirror |
易經 易经 see styles |
yì jīng yi4 jing1 i ching |
More info & calligraphy: The Book of Changes / I Ching |
東京 东京 see styles |
dōng jīng dong1 jing1 tung ching toukei / toke とうけい |
More info & calligraphy: TokyoTokyo; (place-name) Luoyang, China |
水晶 see styles |
shuǐ jīng shui3 jing1 shui ching mizuki みずき |
More info & calligraphy: Crystalcrystal; (female given name) Mizuki crystal |
淨土 净土 see styles |
jìng tǔ jing4 tu3 ching t`u ching tu jōdo |
More info & calligraphy: Pure Land / JodoSukhāvatī. The Pure Land, or Paradise of the West, presided over by Amitābha. Other Buddhas have their Pure Lands; seventeen other kinds of pure land are also described, all of them of moral or spiritual conditions of development, e.g. the pure land of patience, zeal, wisdom, etc. |
精氣 精气 see styles |
jīng qì jing1 qi4 ching ch`i ching chi seiki |
More info & calligraphy: Vitality / Virility |
精眞 see styles |
jīng zhēn jing1 zhen1 ching chen shōshin |
More info & calligraphy: Ultimate Reality |
精神 see styles |
jīng shen jing1 shen5 ching shen seishin / seshin せいしん |
More info & calligraphy: Spirit(1) mind; spirit; soul; heart; ethos; (2) attitude; mentality; will; intention; (3) spirit (of a matter); essence; fundamental significance; (given name) Seishin Vitality; also the pure and spiritual, the subtle, or recondite. |
精華 精华 see styles |
jīng huá jing1 hua2 ching hua seika / seka せいか |
More info & calligraphy: Seika / Quintessenceessence; quintessence; flower; glory; (f,p) Seika |
精進 精进 see styles |
jīng jìn jing1 jin4 ching chin shoujin(p); soujin(ok); shouji(ok); souji(ok) / shojin(p); sojin(ok); shoji(ok); soji(ok) しょうじん(P); そうじん(ok); しょうじ(ok); そうじ(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Devotion / Diligence / Vigorous / Energetic(n,vs,vi) (1) concentration; diligence; devotion; (n,vs,vi) (2) {Buddh} (See 六波羅蜜) asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; (n,vs,vi) (3) adherence to a vegetarian diet; (surname) Shoujin vīrya, one of the seven bodhyaṅga; 'vigour,' 'valour, fortitude,' 'virility' (M.W.); 'welldoing' (Keith). The Chinese interpretation may be defined, as pure or unadulterated progress, i.e. 勤 zeal, zealous, courageously progressing in the good and eliminating the evil.; vīrya, zeal, unchecked progress. |
精選 精选 see styles |
jīng xuǎn jing1 xuan3 ching hsüan seisen / sesen せいせん |
More info & calligraphy: Chosen / Handpicked(n,vs,vt,adj-no) careful selection |
精髓 see styles |
jīng suǐ jing1 sui3 ching sui |
More info & calligraphy: Essence |
美景 see styles |
měi jǐng mei3 jing3 mei ching bikei / bike びけい |
More info & calligraphy: Beautiful Sightbeautiful scenery; (female given name) Mikage |
聖經 圣经 see styles |
shèng jīng sheng4 jing1 sheng ching |
More info & calligraphy: Holy Bible |
荊棘 荆棘 see styles |
jīng jí jing1 ji2 ching chi keikyoku; bara / kekyoku; bara けいきょく; ばら |
More info & calligraphy: Thorns / Bramble / Briar Patch / Wild Rose(1) wild rose; bramble; (2) briar patch; (3) (idiom) obstacle; source of difficulty; thorn |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
The Book of Changes I Ching | 易經 易经 | yì jīng / yi4 jing1 / yi jing / yijing | i ching / iching | |
Inner Peace Silence Serenity | 靜 静 | shizu / sei | jìng / jing4 / jing | ching |
Jing Mo Jing Wu | 精武 | jīng wǔ / jing1 wu3 / jing wu / jingwu | ching wu / chingwu | |
Three Treasures of Chinese Medicine | 精氣神 精气神 | jīng qì shén jing1 qi4 shen2 jing qi shen jingqishen | ching ch`i shen chingchishen ching chi shen |
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Mirror | 鏡 镜 | kagami | jìng / jing4 / jing | ching |
Purity | 淨 | jou / jo | jìng / jing4 / jing | ching |
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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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.
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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.
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