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Taiwanese Surname
This is a surname that romanizes as Chan from the Taiwanese (Wade-Giles) method or romanizing Mandarin Chinese.
The actual meaning is excellent or verbose.
戰 means war, battle, or fight.
戰 is often used to title various wars. For instance, if you add the character for “2” before this character, you have the Chinese title for WWII.
In certain contexts, someone can use this word to mean campaign, game, or match.
Written as 戦 in modern Japanese.
Note: In Japan, they tend to use the form shown to the right. If you pick the Japanese master calligrapher, you may get/request this version. It should also be noted that this Kanji is seldom used alone in Japanese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Zhan search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
詹 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan |
More info & calligraphy: Jann |
反戰 反战 see styles |
fǎn zhàn fan3 zhan4 fan chan |
More info & calligraphy: Antiwar / Anti-War |
應戰 应战 see styles |
yìng zhàn ying4 zhan4 ying chan |
More info & calligraphy: Take Up a Challenge |
戰士 战士 see styles |
zhàn shì zhan4 shi4 chan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Fighter |
詹森 see styles |
zhān sēn zhan1 sen1 chan sen |
More info & calligraphy: Janssen |
狂戰士 狂战士 see styles |
kuáng zhàn shì kuang2 zhan4 shi4 k`uang chan shih kuang chan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Berserker |
詹姆斯 see styles |
zhān mǔ sī zhan1 mu3 si1 chan mu ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Janes |
佔 占 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan |
variant of 占[zhan4] See: 占 |
偡 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan |
(literary) orderly; neat |
占 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan uranai うら |
to take possession of; to occupy; to take up (archaism) fortune-telling; divination To divine, prognosticate. |
呫 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan |
to drink; to sip; to taste; to lick; whisper; petty |
展 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan hiromu ひろむ |
to spread out; to open up; to exhibit; to put into effect; to postpone; to prolong; exhibition (suffix) (abbreviation) (See 展示) exhibition; exhibit; (personal name) Hiromu To extend, expand, stretch. |
嶃 崭 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan |
variant of 嶄|崭[zhan3] |
嶄 崭 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan |
towering; prominent; very; extremely; (dialect) marvelous; excellent |
戦 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan sen せん |
Japanese variant of 戰|战 (suffix) (1) war; battle; (suffix) (2) match; game; competition; (surname) Sen |
戰 战 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan sen |
to fight; fight; war; battle War, hostilities, battle; alarm, anxiety, terrified; translit. can. |
搌 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan |
to sop up; to dab |
斬 斩 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan kiri きり |
to behead (as form of capital punishment); to chop (rare) beheading; decapitation; (personal name) Kiri |
旃 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan sen |
felt; silken banner A flag on a bent pole; to warn; translit. generally can, rarely śan, ṣan, cin, kim. |
栴 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan sen せん |
used in 栴檀[zhan1 tan2] (surname) Sen |
桟 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan kakehashi かけはし |
Japanese variant of 棧|栈[zhan4] (1) frame (i.e. of a sliding door); (2) crosspiece; bar; (3) (See 猿・4) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); (4) rung (of a ladder); (surname) Kakehashi |
棧 栈 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan kakebashi かけばし |
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack (surname) Kakebashi |
樿 椫 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan |
(wood) |
氈 毡 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan kamo; sen かも; せん |
felt (fabric) (See 毛氈・もうせん) carpet; rug (esp. felt) |
氊 毡 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan |
variant of 氈|毡[zhan1] |
沾 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan |
to moisten; to be infected by; to receive benefit or advantage through a contact; to touch |
湛 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan yasushi やすし |
deep; clear (water) (given name) Yasushi Deep, clear, placid, to soak. |
琖 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan |
wine cup |
盞 盏 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan sakazuki さかづき uki さかずき |
a small cup; classifier for lamps sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages |
瞻 see styles |
zhān zhan1 chan sen |
to gaze; to view To look up to, or for; revere, adore, expect, i.e. 瞻仰; translit. ca, ja. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Chan | 詹 | zhān / zhan1 / zhan | chan | |
| War | 戰 / 戦 战 | sen | zhàn / zhan4 / zhan | chan |
| 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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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.
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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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