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纍 is a word that means rope, to bind together, or to twist around.
It's also a Chinese surname Lei (one of several versions of Lei).
(One of the five elements)
金 is the symbol for metal (often means gold or money) in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.
In an interesting twist, in Japanese, this Kanji can also mean “Friday.” I guess Friday is “the golden day” in Japan.
Gold / Metal is one of the five elements that ancient Chinese believed all things were composed of. These elements are also part of the cycle of Chinese astrology. Every person has both an animal sign, and one of the five elements according to the date of their birth. See also Five Elements and Chinese 12 Animals / Zodiac.
起重機 refers to the huge machine that lifts materials high into the air as crews construct huge buildings.
A customer requested this specifically after some confusion over the bird by the same name.
In an odd twist, while they don't know this name in English sounds like a bird; the building crane is jokingly called “The real national bird of China” because of the accelerated level of construction in Beijing and elsewhere ever since preparations began for the 2008 Olympics. As of 2018, construction has barely slowed.
If you want the type of construction crane that drives down the road, please note that the word is totally different for that kind of “vehicle crane.”
〇 is the famous Enso symbol, which you will see widely used by Japanese Zen Buddhists.
In a twist, I am starting to see Enso used more and more by Chinese Buddhists.
Here is the typical appearance of Enso artwork by Japanese calligrapher Kougetsu.
Enso is not a Japanese Kanji character. It falls more into the category of a symbol. There is some debate, but many consider Enso to be a religious symbol.
Some call this “The Circle of Enlightenment.” Others call it the “Infinity Circle.” If you actually took the meanings of the two Kanji (円相) that make up the word “En-so,” you could read it as “Mutual Circle” or “Circle of Togetherness.” I think the Enso symbol can simply mean different things to different people. Therefore, you should let it have the meaning that you perceive.
The appearance of your Enso will be determined by the artist's personal style, feeling, mood, etc.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Twist search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
纍 累 see styles |
léi lei2 lei |
More info & calligraphy: LeiSee: 累 |
扭 see styles |
niǔ niu3 niu |
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips |
折 see styles |
zhé zhe2 che sagari さがり |
to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book (1) opportunity; chance; occasion; time; (n,ctr) (2) fold; pleat; crease; (3) small food box (wooden or cardboard); (personal name) Sagari Tear open, break down.; To snap, break; decide; compound; fold. |
捩 see styles |
liè lie4 lieh |
tear; twist |
搓 see styles |
cuō cuo1 ts`o tso |
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist |
枉 see styles |
wǎng wang3 wang oo |
to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain Oppression, wrong; crooked; in vain. |
紾 see styles |
zhěn zhen3 chen |
crooked; obstinate; twist a cord |
絞 绞 see styles |
jiǎo jiao3 chiao kou / ko こう |
to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn (hist) death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system) Intertwine, twist, intermingle. |
絡 络 see styles |
luò luo4 lo raku |
net-like object; to hold something in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body Continuous; fibres, veins. |
綯 绹 see styles |
táo tao2 t`ao tao |
bind; cord; twist |
綸 纶 see styles |
lún lun2 lun rin りん |
to classify; to twist silk; silk thread (female given name) Rin |
肙 see styles |
yuān yuan1 yüan |
a small worm; to twist; to surround; empty |
天機 天机 see styles |
tiān jī tian1 ji1 t`ien chi tien chi tenki てんき |
mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret (1) secret of nature; profound secret; (2) disposition; character; nature; (3) emperor's health; emperor's well-being Natural capacity; the nature bestowed by Heaven. |
展開 展开 see styles |
zhǎn kāi zhan3 kai1 chan k`ai chan kai tenkai てんかい |
to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out (n,vs,vt,vi) (1) development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {math} expansion (of an algebraic expression); (n,vs,vt,vi) (4) {math} development (of a three-dimensional shape); (n,vs,vt,vi) (5) {comp} extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking; (noun, transitive verb) (6) {bus} sharing (information) |
扭擺 扭摆 see styles |
niǔ bǎi niu3 bai3 niu pai |
to twist and sway (one's body) |
扭曲 see styles |
niǔ qū niu3 qu1 niu ch`ü niu chü |
to twist; to warp; to distort |
扭結 扭结 see styles |
niǔ jié niu3 jie2 niu chieh |
to tangle up; to twist together; to wind |
扭腰 see styles |
niǔ yāo niu3 yao1 niu yao |
to sway one's hips; to twist one's waist |
拈り see styles |
hineri ひねり |
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw |
拈る see styles |
hineru ひねる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); (2) (kana only) to puzzle over; (3) (kana only) to defeat easily |
拗る see styles |
nejiru ねじる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to screw; to twist; (2) to distort; to parody; to make a pun; (3) to torture; to wrest |
挫く see styles |
kujiku くじく |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to sprain; to twist; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten; to dispirit; to depress; to unnerve; to crush |
捩る see styles |
yojiru よじる |
(transitive verb) (kana only) to twist; to contort |
捩れ see styles |
nejire ねじれ |
(kana only) kink; twist; twirl |
捻り see styles |
hineri ひねり |
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw |
捻る see styles |
hineru ひねる nejiru ねじる |
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); (2) (kana only) to puzzle over; (3) (kana only) to defeat easily; (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to screw; to twist; (2) to distort; to parody; to make a pun; (3) to torture; to wrest |
捻れ see styles |
nejire ねじれ |
(kana only) kink; twist; twirl |
捻挫 see styles |
nenza ねんざ |
(n,vs,vt,vi) sprain; twist; wrench |
撚り see styles |
yori より hineri ひねり |
twist; ply; (1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw |
撚る see styles |
yoru よる hineru ひねる |
(transitive verb) to twist (yarn); to lay (rope); (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); (2) (kana only) to puzzle over; (3) (kana only) to defeat easily |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Barrie | 巴里 | pa ri / pari | bā lǐ / ba1 li3 / ba li / bali | pa li / pali |
Lei | 纍 累 | léi / lei2 / lei | ||
Gold Metal | 金 | kin | jīn / jin1 / jin | chin |
Construction Crane | 起重機 起重机 | kijuuki / kijuki | qǐ zhòng jī qi3 zhong4 ji1 qi zhong ji qizhongji | ch`i chung chi chichungchi chi chung chi |
Enso - Japanese Zen Circle | 〇 | en sou / ensou / en so | ||
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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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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
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