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These two characters mean “flower open.”
花開 is also associated with Springtime, the beginning of something, or youth.
花開 is often followed by 花落 or “flower falls” (closes and loses its petals) which means “Things come and go” or “Youth comes and goes.”
If you like flowers and Springtime, this is a great selection for you. However, if you want the companion “flower falls” (flower withers), we offer that as a companion wall scroll or all together as a four-character phrase.
See Also: Flowers Fall
花落 means flower fall (closes and loses its petals).
It suggests nearing the end of something. A time that some might call “The sunset of life.” 花落 often follows 花開 or “flower open” to talk of the cycle of life.
We offer this as a possible companion to a “flower open” scroll (to be placed side by side or at either side of a doorway to say “things come and go” - a cool metaphor for a doorway). If placed in a doorway, it could be used to suggest to your guests that things bloom when they arrive through your door but wither when they leave (a great compliment).
See Also: Flowers Bloom
友 is the simplest way to express the idea of friends or friendship in Chinese.
It can mean friend, companion, or pal in Japanese. In Korean, it can mean friend, companion, or associate.
This single character is open to interpretation, so it can mean different things to different people (not necessarily a bad thing, as you can decide what it means to you). If you want a more concisely-defined word, you should probably pick one of our multi-character friendship-related words.
See Also: Best Friends | Friendly | Friendship
朋 is a simple way to say friend, companion, comrade, or pal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, or old Korean Hanja.
朋 is a very short form, so a longer two-character word for friendship might be better.
Note: In Japanese, this can also be the female given name, Yukari.
僧侶/僧侶 is a Japanese title for a Buddhist monk.
The first Kanji means Buddhist priest or monk by itself.
The second Kanji means follower or companion.
Note, if you order this from the Japanese master calligrapher, the first character will look a bit more like the Kanji shown to the right than the Kanji shown above. Let us know if you have a preference, as both versions are technically-correct in both Chinese and Japanese.
伴侶 is a Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean word that expresses the kind of partnership in which a good marriage is founded.
伴侶 could also be translated as mates or companionship or as a noun to refer to a partner or companion.
This does not have to include marriage but at least refers to a partnership with a deep relationship or bond.
Note that this is not the same as a business partner. Different words are used for various types business partnerships.
See Also: Friendship
靈魂伴侶 is the literal translation of “Soul Mates.”
This is kind of the western way to express “soul mates” but translated into Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
The first two characters mean “soul” or “spirit.”
The second two characters mean “mate,” “companion” or “partner.”
Although not the most common title, these characters have good meaning and will be received well in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. It's a universal title!
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your companion search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
朋 see styles |
péng peng2 p`eng peng yukari ゆかり |
More info & calligraphy: Friend / Friendshipfriend; companion; comrade; pal; (female given name) Yukari friend |
伴侶 伴侣 see styles |
bàn lǚ ban4 lu:3 pan lü hanryo(p); banryo はんりょ(P); ばんりょ |
More info & calligraphy: Partnership: Marriagecompanion; partner; spouse a companion |
友達 see styles |
tomodachi ともだち |
More info & calligraphy: Friend |
仇 see styles |
qiú qiu2 ch`iu chiu kiyuu / kiyu きゆう |
spouse; companion (n-suf,n) (1) rival; opponent; adversary; competitor; enemy (esp. one with which there is longstanding enmity); foe; (2) revenge; (3) (archaism) spouse; (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) foe; enemy; rival; (2) resentment; enmity; grudge; (3) harm; injury; (surname) Kiyū |
伴 see styles |
bàn ban4 pan ban ばん |
partner; companion; comrade; associate; to accompany (noun/participle) companion; follower; attendant; retinue; (surname) Ban Companion, associate; translit. pan, ban, van, cf. 畔伴僧 Associate or accompanying monks. |
供 see styles |
gòng gong4 kung ku とも |
to lay (sacrificial offerings); (bound form) offerings; to confess (Taiwan pr. [gong1]); confession; statement (Taiwan pr. [gong1]) (noun/participle) companion; follower; attendant; retinue pūjā; to offer (in worship), to honour; also to supply; evidence. |
侶 侣 see styles |
lǚ lu:3 lü ryo とも |
companion (noun/participle) companion; follower; attendant; retinue a follower |
儔 俦 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou hitoshi ひとし |
comrades; friends; companions (male given name) Hitoshi a companion |
儕 侪 see styles |
chái chai2 ch`ai chai bara ばら tomogara ともがら |
a class; a company; companion (suffix noun) suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts); comrade; fellow |
お伴 see styles |
otomo おとも |
(noun/participle) attendant; companion |
お供 see styles |
otomo おとも |
(noun/participle) attendant; companion |
交友 see styles |
jiāo yǒu jiao1 you3 chiao yu kouyuu / koyu こうゆう |
to make friends (1) friend; companion; acquaintance; (2) (See 交遊) friendship; companionship |
仲間 see styles |
nakama なかま |
(1) companion; fellow; friend; mate; comrade; partner; colleague; coworker; associate; (2) group; company; circle; set; gang; (3) member of the same category (family, class); (surname) Bibiana |
伙伴 see styles |
huǒ bàn huo3 ban4 huo pan |
partner; companion; comrade |
伴い see styles |
tomonai ともない |
companion; accompaniment |
伴星 see styles |
bàn xīng ban4 xing1 pan hsing bansei / banse ばんせい |
companion (star) {astron} companion star |
供人 see styles |
tomobito ともびと |
companion |
侶伴 see styles |
ryohan りょはん |
(rare) (See 伴侶) companion |
僚庶 see styles |
liáo shù liao2 shu4 liao shu ryōsho |
companion (of a king) |
儔疋 俦疋 see styles |
chóu shū chou2 shu1 ch`ou shu chou shu chūsho |
a companion |
友子 see styles |
tomoko ともこ |
(archaism) friend; comrade; companion; (female given name) Yuko |
同伴 see styles |
tóng bàn tong2 ban4 t`ung pan tung pan douhan / dohan どうはん |
companion; comrade; fellow (n,vs,vt,vi) accompanying; being accompanied by; going with |
同侶 see styles |
douryo / doryo どうりょ |
(rare) companion; friend |
同士 see styles |
doushi(p); doshi(ok) / doshi(p); doshi(ok) どうし(P); どし(ok) |
(n,n-suf) fellow; mutual; companion; comrade |
同袍 see styles |
tóng páo tong2 pao2 t`ung p`ao tung pao dōhō |
fellow soldier; comrade; companion; intimate friend to close associate |
女伴 see styles |
nǚ bàn nu:3 ban4 nü pan |
female companion |
定連 see styles |
jouren / joren じょうれん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; (2) constant companion; (surname) Jōren |
尊君 see styles |
zūn jun zun1 jun1 tsun chün sonkun そんくん |
(honorific) your father (polite language) someone's father; one's companion |
就伴 see styles |
jiù bàn jiu4 ban4 chiu pan |
to act as companion |
常連 see styles |
jouren / joren じょうれん |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; (2) constant companion |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Flower Open Blooming Flower | 花開 花开 | huā kāi / hua1 kai1 / hua kai / huakai | hua k`ai / huakai / hua kai | |
Flowers Fall The End Comes | 花落 | huā sà / hua1 luo4 / hua luo / hualuo | hua lo / hualo | |
Friend Friendship | 友 | tomo | yǒu / you3 / you | yu |
Friend Friendship | 朋 | tomo | péng / peng2 / peng | p`eng / peng |
Buddhist Monk | 僧侶 / 僧侶 僧侶 | sou ryo / souryo / so ryo | ||
Partnership: Marriage | 伴侶 伴侣 | hanryo | bàn lǚ / ban4 lv3 / ban lv / banlv | pan lü / panlü |
Soul Mates | 靈魂伴侶 灵魂伴侣 | reikon hanryo reikonhanryo | líng hún bàn lǚ ling2 hun2 ban4 lv3 ling hun ban lv linghunbanlv | ling hun pan lü linghunpanlü |
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
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