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 jiàn
 ken
Sword Scroll

剱 is the modern Japanese way to write sword.

This Kanji character comes from original Chinese. This form would also be understood in Chinese (there are often several ways to write the same character) but I suggest this one only if your audience is Japanese (because they've settled on a slightly different form as the standard in China).

In Japanese, this character also means saber/sabre, blade, bayonet, stinger, and clock hand (clock hands are the “swords” of the clock).


See Also:  Katana

Retro / Old School

 fù gǔ
 fukko
Retro / Old School Scroll

The meaning of 復古 can vary depending on the context. It used to mean a return to the old ways.

It can also mean “to turn back the clock,” “retro” (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for the 1960s), “revival,” or “restoration.”

The return to “the old ways” was also an aspiration of Confucius about 2500 years ago. This proves that “going retro” or “old school” has been cool since at least 500 B.C.

Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea

 qiān lǜ yī dé
 senryonoittoku
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea Scroll

千慮一得 means “1000 tries, one success,” or “[a] thousand tries [leads to] one success.”

This proverb is a humble way to express your success, ideas, or accomplishments. As if you are a fool who just got lucky in inventing or creating something.

Translations for this proverb include:
Even without any notable ability on my part, I may still get it right sometimes by good luck.
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea.

Compare this to the English idiom, “Even a broken clock is right twice a day.”


These search terms might be related to Clock:

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I Control My Own Destiny

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Self-Restraint / Self-Control

Speed Control

Will-Power / Self-Control

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Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

復古


复古

see styles
fù gǔ
    fu4 gu3
fu ku
 fukko
    ふっこ

More info & calligraphy:

Retro / Old School
to return to old ways (a Confucian aspiration); to turn back the clock; neoclassical school during Tang and Song associated with classical writing 古文; retro (fashion style based on nostalgia, esp. for 1960s)
(n,vs,vt,vi,adj-no) revival; restoration


see styles
shí
    shi2
shih
 tozaki
    とざき
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
(suffix noun) (1) (after noun or -masu stem of verb) (See 食事時) time for ...; time to ...; (suffix noun) (2) (See 売り時) good time to ...; opportunity to ...; (suffix noun) (3) (See 花見時) season; (surname) Tozaki
Time, hour, period; constantly; as kāla, time in general, e.g. year, month, season, period; as samaya, it means kṣaṇa, momentary, passing; translit. ji.


see styles
zhēn
    zhen1
chen
 harisaki
    はりさき
needle; pin; injection; stitch; CL:根[gen1],支[zhi1]
(1) needle; pin; (2) hook; (3) stinger; thorn; (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; (5) staple (for a stapler); (6) needlework; sewing; (7) malice; (ctr,n-suf) (8) counter for stitches; (surname) Harisaki
sūci; a needle.


see styles
gōu
    gou1
kou
 magari
    まがり
variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) needle; pin; (2) hook; (3) stinger; thorn; (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; (5) staple (for a stapler); (6) needlework; sewing; (7) malice; (ctr,n-suf) (8) counter for stitches; (1) hook; (2) (abbreviation) hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark); (surname) Magari
Hook, barb; also 鉤.


see styles
gōu
    gou1
kou
 magari
    まがり
to hook; to sew; to crochet; hook; check mark or tick; window catch
(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) needle; pin; (2) hook; (3) stinger; thorn; (4) hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer; (5) staple (for a stapler); (6) needlework; sewing; (7) malice; (ctr,n-suf) (8) counter for stitches; (1) hook; (2) (abbreviation) hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark); (surname) Magari
hook


see styles
zhōng
    zhong1
chung
 shou / sho
    しょう
a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4]); clock (CL:座[zuo4]); amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)
(See 鉦) bell (often a large hanging bell); chime; (surname) Shou
ghaṇṭā, 犍稚 a bell, a chime.


see styles
diǎn
    dian3
tien
 ten
to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts
To dot, touch, punctuate, light, nod; the stroke of a clock; to check off; a speck, dot, drop, etc.

お八

see styles
 oyatsu
    おやつ
(1) (kana only) between-meal snack; (2) mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

一時


一时

see styles
yī shí
    yi1 shi2
i shih
 kazutoki
    かずとき
a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
(n,adv) (1) one o'clock; (n,adv) (2) once; at one time; formerly; before; (n,adv,adj-no) (3) (in weather forecasts, indicates that a given condition will hold for less than one-quarter of the forecast period) for a time; for a while; for the time being; for the present; for the moment; temporarily; (4) (See 一時に) a time; one time; once; (personal name) Kazutoki
ekasmin samaye (Pali: ekaṃ samayaṃ); "on one occasion,' part of the usual opening phrase of a sūtra— "Thus have I heard, once,' etc. A period, e.g. a session of expounding a sūtra.

一點


一点

see styles
yī diǎn
    yi1 dian3
i tien
 itten
a bit; a little bit; (used in negative expressions) (not) the least bit; (after an adjective, used to form the comparative) a bit more, -er; a point (in a discussion etc); (calligraphy) dot stroke (、); one o'clock (abbr. for 一點鍾|一点钟[yi1 dian3zhong1])
a single speck

三時


三时

see styles
sān shí
    san1 shi2
san shih
 mitoki
    みとき
(adverbial noun) (1) 3 o'clock; (2) 3 o'clock snack; (personal name) Mitoki
The three divisions of the day, i.e. dawn, daylight, and sunset; or morning, noon, and evening; also the three periods, after his nirvāṇa, of every Buddha's teaching, viz., 正 correct, or the period of orthodoxy and vigour, 像 semblance, or the period of scholasticism, and 末 end, the period of decline and termination.

上鐘


上钟

see styles
shàng zhōng
    shang4 zhong1
shang chung
 uekane
    うえかね
to clock in for work
(place-name) Uekane

二時


二时

see styles
èr shí
    er4 shi2
erh shih
 niji
    ふたとき
(temporal noun) (1) fairly long period of time; (2) (archaism) four-hour period; (temporal noun) two o'clock
The two times or periods— morning and evening. Also 迦羅 kāla, a regular or fixed hour for meals, and 三昧耶 samaya, irregular or unfxed hours or times.

停表

see styles
tíng biǎo
    ting2 biao3
t`ing piao
    ting piao
stopwatch; (sports) to stop the clock

六時


六时

see styles
liù shí
    liu4 shi2
liu shih
 rokuji
    ろくじ
(1) six o'clock; (2) (Buddhist term) six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
The six 'hours' or periods in a day, three for night and three for day, i. e. morning noon, evening; night, midnight, and dawn. Also, the six divisions of the year, two each of spring, summer, and winter.

分針


分针

see styles
fēn zhēn
    fen1 zhen1
fen chen
 funshin
    ふんしん
minute hand (of a clock or watch)
minute hand

土圭

see styles
 tokei / toke
    とけい
watch; clock; timepiece

座鐘


座钟

see styles
zuò zhōng
    zuo4 zhong1
tso chung
desk clock

戻す

see styles
 modosu
    もどす
(transitive verb) (1) to put back; to return; to give back; to restore (to a previous state, e.g. defrosting, reconstituting, reconciling); to turn back (e.g. clock hand); (transitive verb) (2) to vomit; to throw up; (v5s,vi) (3) {finc} to recover (of a market price)

打卡

see styles
dǎ kǎ
    da3 ka3
ta k`a
    ta ka
(of an employee) to clock on (or off); to punch in (or out); (on social media) to check in to a location

指針


指针

see styles
zhǐ zhēn
    zhi3 zhen1
chih chen
 shishin
    ししん
pointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor; (computing) pointer
(1) needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; pointer; index; (2) guiding principle; guideline; guide

捩子

see styles
 neji
    ねじ
(1) (kana only) screw; (2) key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

捻子

see styles
 neji
    ねじ
(1) (kana only) screw; (2) key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)

掛鐘


挂钟

see styles
guà zhōng
    gua4 zhong1
kua chung
wall clock

擺輪


摆轮

see styles
bǎi lún
    bai3 lun2
pai lun
balance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel

擺鐘


摆钟

see styles
bǎi zhōng
    bai3 zhong1
pai chung
pendulum clock

敲鐘


敲钟

see styles
qiāo zhōng
    qiao1 zhong1
ch`iao chung
    chiao chung
to sound a bell; (of a clock) to chime

日夜

see styles
rì yè
    ri4 ye4
jih yeh
 higurashi
    ひぐらし
day and night; around the clock
(adv,n) day and night; around the clock; always; constantly; (surname) Higurashi
daily

時計

see styles
 tokei / toke
    とけい
watch; clock; timepiece; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) watch; clock; timepiece; (surname) Tokei

時針


时针

see styles
shí zhēn
    shi2 zhen1
shih chen
 jishin
    じしん
hand of a clock; hour hand
hour hand (watch, clock)

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Sword
kenjiàn / jian4 / jianchien
Retro
Old School
復古
复古
fukko / fukofù gǔ / fu4 gu3 / fu gu / fugufu ku / fuku
Even a fool may sometimes come up with a good idea千慮一得
千虑一得
senryonoittokuqiān lǜ yī dé
qian1 lv4 yi1 de2
qian lv yi de
qianlvyide
ch`ien lü i te
chienlüite
chien lü i te
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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