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鄐 is a Chinese surname that romanizes as Chu.
Please note, there are several surnames that romanize as Chu. In fact, in the mainland, names that romanize as Zhu would be Chu in Taiwan. It's easy to get confused to please email me if you are not sure about which surname you need (send me an image of the character if you can).
處女座 is the Chinese way to write Virgo (virgin) of western astrology.
Please note this version is only used in Chinese (see other version if Japanese is your audience).
See Also: Chinese Zodiac
This poem was written almost 1200 years ago during the Tang dynasty.
It depicts traveling up a place known as Cold Mountain, where some hearty people have built their homes. The traveler is overwhelmed by the beauty of the turning leaves of the maple forest that surrounds him just as night overtakes the day, and darkness prevails. His heart implores him to stop, and take in all of the beauty around him.
First before you get to the full translation, I must tell you that Chinese poetry is a lot different than what we have in the west. Chinese words simply don't rhyme in the same way that English, or other western languages do. Chinese poetry depends on rhythm and a certain beat of repeated numbers of characters.
I have done my best to translate this poem keeping a certain feel of the original poet. But some of the original beauty of the poem in it's original Chinese will be lost in translation.
Far away on Cold Mountain, a stone path leads upwards.
Among white clouds, people's homes reside.
Stopping my carriage I must, as to admire the maple forest at nights fall.
In awe of autumn leaves showing more red than even flowers of early spring.
Hopefully, this poem will remind you to stop, and "take it all in" as you travel through life.
The poet's name is "Du Mu" in Chinese that is: .
The title of the poem, "Mountain Travels" is:
You can have the title, poet's name, and even Tang Dynasty written as an inscription on your custom wall scroll if you like.
More about the poet:
Dumu lived from 803-852 AD and was a leading Chinese poet during the later part of the Tang dynasty.
He was born in Chang'an, a city of central China and former capital of the ancient Chinese empire in 221-206 BC. In present-day China, his birthplace is currently known as Xi'an, the home of the Terracotta Soldiers.
He was awarded his Jinshi degree (an exam administered by the emperor's court which leads to becoming an official of the court) at the age of 25, and went on to hold many official positions over the years. However, he never achieved a high rank, apparently because of some disputes between various factions, and his family's criticism of the government. His last post in the court was his appointment to the office of Secretariat Drafter.
During his life, he wrote scores of narrative poems, as well as a commentary on the Art of War and many letters of advice to high officials.
His poems were often very realistic, and often depicted every day life. He wrote poems about everything, from drinking beer in a tavern to weepy poems about lost love.
The thing that strikes you most is the fact even after 1200 years, not much has changed about the beauty of nature, toils and troubles of love and beer drinking.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chu | 鄐 | chù / chu4 / chu | ch`u / chu |
Virgo Zodiac Symbol Sign | 處女座 处女座 | chù nǚ zuò chu4 nv3 zuo4 chu nv zuo chunvzuo | ch`u nü tso chunütso chu nü tso |
Mountain Travels Poem by Dumu | 遠上寒山石徑斜白雲生處有人家停車坐愛楓林晚霜葉紅於二月花 远上寒山石径斜白云生处有人家停车坐爱枫林晚霜叶红于二月花 | yuǎn shàng hán shān shí jìng xiá bái yún shēng chù yǒu rén jiā tíng chē zuò ài fēng lín wǎn shuàng yè hóng yú èr yuè huā yuan3 shang4 han2 shan1 shi2 jing4 xia2 bai2 yun2 sheng1 chu4 you3 ren2 jia1 ting2 che1 zuo4 ai4 feng1 lin2 wan3 shuang4 ye4 hong2 yu2 er4 yue4 hua1 yuan shang han shan shi jing xia bai yun sheng chu you ren jia ting che zuo ai feng lin wan shuang ye hong yu er yue hua | yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng ch`u yu jen chia t`ing ch`e tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua yüan shang han shan shih ching hsia pai yün sheng chu yu jen chia ting che tso ai feng lin wan shuang yeh hung yü erh yüeh hua |
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. |
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your chu4 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鄐 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
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亍 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
step with the right foot; see 彳亍[chi4 chu4] |
俶 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu hajime / はじめ |
to begin (given name) Hajime |
儊 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
rough and rugged |
怵 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
fearful; timid; to fear |
憷 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
to be afraid |
搐 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
lead; pull |
歜 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
(person); angry |
矗 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu hitoshi / ひとし |
lofty; upright (male given name) Hitoshi |
絀 绌 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
crimson silk; deficiency; to stitch |
處 处 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu sho / ところ |
place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; classifier for locations or items of damage: spot, point (out-dated kanji) (n,suf) (1) place; spot; scene; site; (2) (kana only) address; (3) (kana only) district; area; locality; (4) (kana only) one's house; (5) (kana only) point; aspect; side; facet; (6) (kana only) passage (in text); part; (7) (kana only) space; room; (8) (kana only) thing; matter; (9) (kana only) whereupon; as a result; (10) (kana only) about to; on the verge of; (11) (kana only) was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing; (surname) Tokoro To dwell, abide; fix, decide, punish; a place, state. āyatana, 阿耶怛那, also tr. 入, place or entrance of the sense, both the organ and the sensation, or sense datum; hence the 十二處 twelve āyatana, i. e. six organs, and six sense data that enter for discrimination; locus |
觸 触 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu soku / ふれ |
to touch; to make contact with something; to stir up sb's emotions (surname) Fure To butt, strike against; contact. sparśa, touch, contact, collision, the quality of tangibility, feeling, sensation. M.W. Eleven kinds of sensation are given— hot, cold, hard, soft, etc. sparśa is one of the twelve nidānas, cf. 十二因緣, and of the sadāyatana, cf. 六入. It is also used with the meaning of 濁 unclean. |
豖 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
a shackled pig |
閦 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu |
crowd; transliteration of Sanskrit 'kso', e.g. Aksobhya Buddha 阿閦佛 |
黜 see styles |
chù / chu4 ch`u / chu chutsu |
to dismiss from office; to expel to expel |
一處 一处 see styles |
yī chù / yi1 chu4 i ch`u / i chu issho |
simultaneously |
一觸 一触 see styles |
yī chù / yi1 chu4 i ch`u / i chu issoku |
See 一縷; one butt |
七處 七处 see styles |
qī chù / qi1 chu4 ch`i ch`u / chi chu shichisho |
seven places |
三處 三处 see styles |
sān chù / san1 chu4 san ch`u / san chu sansho |
the three realms (of transmigration) |
不畜 see styles |
bù chù / bu4 chu4 pu ch`u / pu chu fuchiku |
not storing |
二處 二处 see styles |
èr chù / er4 chu4 erh ch`u / erh chu ni sho |
two points |
仔畜 see styles |
zǐ chù / zi3 chu4 tzu ch`u / tzu chu |
newborn animal |
他處 他处 see styles |
tā chù / ta1 chu4 t`a ch`u / ta chu tasho / たしょ |
(out-dated kanji) (1) another place; somewhere else; elsewhere; (2) (archaism) moving (to another place) elsewhere |
住處 住处 see styles |
zhù chù / zhu4 chu4 chu ch`u / chu chu jūsho |
residence; dwelling; dwelling place abode |
何處 何处 see styles |
hé chù / he2 chu4 ho ch`u / ho chu kasho / いどこ |
whence; where (out-dated kanji) (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) where; what place; (2) how much (long, far); what extent; (out-dated kanji) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (pn,adj-no) (1) (kana only) where; what place; (2) how much (long, far); what extent how on earth? |
來處 来处 see styles |
lái chù / lai2 chu4 lai ch`u / lai chu raisho |
where it comes from |
依處 依处 see styles |
yī chù / yi1 chu4 i ch`u / i chu esho |
basis |
免黜 see styles |
miǎn chù / mian3 chu4 mien ch`u / mien chu menchutsu / めんちゅつ |
to dismiss; to fire; to degrade (noun/participle) dismissal |
內處 内处 see styles |
nèi chù / nei4 chu4 nei ch`u / nei chu naisho |
internal perceptual field |
兩處 两处 see styles |
liǎng chù / liang3 chu4 liang ch`u / liang chu ryōsho |
both places |
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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
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