Nine in Chinese / Japanese...

一言九鼎 is an ancient Chinese proverb used in modern times to talk of profound or powerful words.

The literal meaning is “one word [worth] nine [sacred] tripods.” The tripod is a highly-prized three-legged (sometimes four-legged) metal pot or kettle of ancient China. They are often made of bronze, and the Emperor would have large ones gilded in gold. See the image to the right for an example.

亞尼內 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Janine.

ジャニン is the name Janine in Japanese.

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

杰寧 is the name Jeanine in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is one of two common ways to write the name Jeanine in Katakana (phonetic Japanese).

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

This is a common way to write the name Jeanine in Japanese.

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

杰寧 is the name Jeannine in Chinese (Mandarin).

ジャニーン is the name Jeannine in Japanese (Katakana).

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

九 is the number nine in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

九 is a strange selection for a wall scroll, so it's here mostly for reference. I guess it's OK if the number nine is important to you.

Because this character is rather simple (just two strokes), there is an anti-fraud way to write nine on bank documents. This version is shown to the right.

面壁九年 is a Buddhist term that means “facing a wall for nine years.”

This refers to the Bodhidharma who stared at a wall in meditation at the Shaolin Temple (or in a cave) for nine years until reaching full enlightenment.