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活力 is a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean word that can be defined as energy, vitality, vigor, vital force, enthusiasm, energetic, or dynamism.
In short, 節制 or temperance is knowing when to say “when.”
Temperance is the practice of moderation and restraint (in fact, this Asian word is often translated as moderation or restraint).
It was one of the five tenets held to be vital to society in Hellenic culture. It is also one of the Four Cardinal Virtues considered central to Christian behavior by the Catholic Church.
Note: Also considered to be one of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
神 is the simplest way to write spirit in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean.
This single character alone will conjure up ideas of the spiritual world. 神 can also be translated as “vital awareness” as in the fact that one must know they exist to exist (I think, therefore, I am).
Other translations include:
God, deity, mysterious, divine essence, lively, spiritual being, divinity, supernatural, soul, mind, nerves, and energy. In some extended context, it can mean genius or unusual.
Japanese romanizations vary a lot when this character is combined into other words. However, shin is the original pronunciation taken from Chinese into Japanese. You'll also see it romanized as kami, gami, jin, and a few others, depending on context.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
命 see styles |
mìng ming4 ming mei / me めい |
More info & calligraphy: Destiny / Fate(1) (See 命令・1) order; command; decree; (2) (See 生命・1) life; (3) (See 運命) destiny; fate; (female given name) Mei jīvita . Life, vital, length of life, fate, decree. |
氣 气 see styles |
qì qi4 ch`i chi ki き |
More info & calligraphy: Life Energy / Spiritual Energy(out-dated kanji) (1) spirit; mind; heart; (2) nature; disposition; (3) motivation; intention; (4) mood; feelings; (5) ambience; atmosphere; mood energy |
元気 see styles |
motoki もとき |
More info & calligraphy: Stamina / Vigor |
氣功 气功 see styles |
qì gōng qi4 gong1 ch`i kung chi kung |
More info & calligraphy: Qi Gong / Chi Kung |
活力 see styles |
huó lì huo2 li4 huo li katsuryoku かつりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Dynamic Energy / Enthusiasmvitality; energy; dynamism |
炁 see styles |
qì qi4 ch`i chi |
(Daoism) Qi; vital force; life force (variant of 氣|气[qi4]) |
六神 see styles |
liù shén liu4 shen2 liu shen |
the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心[xin1], lungs 肺[fei4], liver 肝[gan1], kidneys 腎|肾[shen4], spleen 脾[pi2] and gall bladder 膽|胆[dan3]) |
切要 see styles |
qiè yào qie4 yao4 ch`ieh yao chieh yao setsuyou / setsuyo せつよう |
essential; extremely important (noun or adjectival noun) essential; vital |
功臣 see styles |
gōng chén gong1 chen2 kung ch`en kung chen koujin / kojin こうじん |
meritorious official; person who renders exceptional service; hero; (fig.) something that plays a vital role meritorious retainer; (personal name) Kōjin |
勘所 see styles |
kandokoro かんどころ |
(1) finger board (of a musical instrument); (2) vital point |
命濁 命浊 see styles |
mìng zhuó ming4 zhuo2 ming cho myōjoku |
One of the 五濁, turbidity or decay of the vital principle, reducing the length of life. |
咽喉 see styles |
yān hóu yan1 hou2 yen hou inkou / inko いんこう |
throat (1) {anat} throat; (2) (See 咽喉を扼する) vital passage; key position |
急所 see styles |
kyuusho / kyusho きゅうしょ |
(1) vital part (of the body); tender spot; weak point; vitals; (2) key point; essential point; crux (of a problem); heart (of a matter); (3) (colloquialism) (See 金的・3) male crotch (as a target in fighting); (4) {go} vital point; critical place to make a move |
有要 see styles |
yuuyou / yuyo ゆうよう |
matter (thing, concept) of high (vital, extreme) importance |
末摩 see styles |
mò mó mo4 mo2 mo mo matsuma |
marman; a vital part, or mortal spot. |
枢機 see styles |
suuki / suki すうき |
(1) important point; essential part; vital point; (2) important state matters |
正氣 正气 see styles |
zhèng qì zheng4 qi4 cheng ch`i cheng chi seiki / seki せいき |
healthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity; (TCM) vital energy (resistance to diseases) (personal name) Seiki |
正邪 see styles |
zhèng xié zheng4 xie2 cheng hsieh seija / seja せいじゃ |
opposition between vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] and pathogeny 邪氣|邪气[xie2 qi4] (TCM) right and wrong; right or wrong |
氣化 气化 see styles |
qì huà qi4 hua4 ch`i hua chi hua |
to vaporize; evaporation; carburetion; 氣|气[qi4] transformation in TCM (i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath); unvoicing of voiced consonant |
波耶 see styles |
bō yé bo1 ye2 po yeh haya |
payas, water; in Sanskrit it also means milk, juice, vital force. |
物機 物机 see styles |
wù jī wu4 ji1 wu chi motsu ki |
That on which anything depends, or turns; the motive or vital principle. |
甲所 see styles |
kandokoro かんどころ |
(1) finger board (of a musical instrument); (2) vital point |
病邪 see styles |
bìng xié bing4 xie2 ping hsieh |
pathogeny (cause of disease) in TCM; as opposed to vital energy 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4] |
神根 see styles |
shén gēn shen2 gen1 shen ken jinkon |
The vital spirit as the basis of bodily life. |
秘孔 see styles |
hikou / hiko ひこう |
(manga slang) vital point; pressure point; area of the human body which causes a supernatural effect when struck |
緊要 紧要 see styles |
jǐn yào jin3 yao4 chin yao kinyou / kinyo きんよう |
critical; crucial; vital (noun or adjectival noun) momentous; exigent; urgent; important; vital Important. |
肝心 see styles |
gān xīn gan1 xin1 kan hsin kanshin かんじん |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main essential |
肝所 see styles |
kandokoro かんどころ |
(1) finger board (of a musical instrument); (2) vital point |
肝腎 see styles |
kanjin かんじん |
(adj-na,n,adj-no) essential; fundamental; crucial; vital; main |
肝要 see styles |
kanyou / kanyo かんよう |
(noun or adjectival noun) extremely important; essential; vital; crucial; (place-name) Kanyou |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Vital | 維塔爾 维塔尔 | wéi tǎ ěr wei2 ta3 er3 wei ta er weitaer | wei t`a erh weitaerh wei ta erh |
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| Vital | ヴィタル | vitaru | ||
| Dynamic Energy Enthusiasm | 活力 | katsuryoku | huó lì / huo2 li4 / huo li / huoli | |
| Temperance | 節制 节制 | sessei / sesei | jié zhì / jie2 zhi4 / jie zhi / jiezhi | chieh chih / chiehchih |
| Spirit Spiritual Essence | 神 | shin / kami | shén / shen2 / shen | |
| 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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
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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