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Encourage in Chinese / Japanese...

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Brave the Waves

 pò làng
 ha rou
Brave the Waves Scroll

破浪 can be translated from Chinese as “braving the waves” or “bravely setting sail.”

It literally means: “break/cleave/cut [the] waves.”

破浪 is a great title to encourage yourself or someone else not to be afraid of problems or troubles.

Because of the context, this is especially good for sailors or yachtsmen and surfers too.

Note: While this can be understood in Japanese, it's not commonly used in Japan. Therefore, please consider this to be primarily a Chinese proverb.

Devotion to your Profession / Career

 cóng shì
 jyuu ji
Devotion to your Profession / Career Scroll

從事/従事 is often used to describe the devotion someone has to their profession - However, it can just mean career, depending on context.

We don't highly recommend this selection for a wall scroll.

In more simple terms, this word also means undertake / to deal with / to handle / to do. It does not have to refer to a career issue, as it could be used to encourage someone that is beginning their university studies etc.

This kind of makes sense in Japanese, however, there is a slight deviation in the way they write the first Kanji in Japanese.


Japanese for Devotion to ProfessionPlease note that Japanese use an alternate version of the first character. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese version of this two-character Devotion-to-your-Profession calligraphy.

 quàn
 kan
 
Encourage Scroll

勸 is the simplest Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja word for encouragement or the act of encouraging someone.

This can also mean: to advise; to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort; to console; to soothe.

 chū lèi bá cuì
Outstanding Scroll

出類拔萃 means “one who stands out from his/her peers,” “stand out from the crowd,” or “standing out from others.” It can also mean “leaving your peers behind.”

A great way to tell yourself that you are outstanding (or give it to a friend you want to encourage to excel).

Great Ambitions

Brave the wind and the waves

 chéng fēng pò làng
Great Ambitions Scroll

乘風破浪 is a Chinese proverb that represents having great ambitions.

The British might say “to plough through.” Another way to understand it is “surmount all difficulties and forge ahead courageously.”

This can also be translated as “braving the wind and waves,” “to brave the wind and the billows,” “to ride the wind and crest the waves,” or “to be ambitious and unafraid.”

Literally, it reads: “ride (like a chariot) [the] wind [and] break/cleave/cut [the] waves,” or “ride [the] wind [and] slash [through the] waves.”

乘風破浪 is a great proverb to encourage yourself or someone else not to be afraid of problems or troubles, and when you have a dream, just go for it.

There is an alternate version, 長風破浪, but 乘風破浪 is far more common.


These search terms might be related to Encourage:

Advance Bravely / Indomitable Spirit

Push or Knock

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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your encourage search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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    xu4
hsü
 tsutomu
    つとむ
exhort; stimulate
(male given name) Tsutomu
to encourage


see styles

    li4
li
 hagemi
    はげみ
to encourage; to urge
(surname) Hagemi

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    ce4
ts`e
    tse
 saku
    さく
policy; plan; scheme; bamboo slip for writing (old); to whip (a horse); to encourage; riding crop with sharp spines (old); essay written for the imperial examinations (old); upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy
(n,n-suf) (1) plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme; (2) (See 永字八法) fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick; (male given name) Hakaru
A treatise, book, memo, tablet, card; a plan, scheme; question; whip; etc.


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zhāo
    zhao1
chao
to encourage; to cut; to strain

互勉

see styles
hù miǎn
    hu4 mian3
hu mien
to encourage each other

促す

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 unagasu
    うながす
(transitive verb) (1) to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to); (transitive verb) (2) to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken; to accelerate; to promote

偲偲

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sī sī
    si1 si1
ssu ssu
(literary) to learn from and encourage each other

切枝

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 sesshi
    せっし
(noun/participle) pruning tree branches to encourage new growth

助威

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zhù wēi
    zhu4 wei1
chu wei
to cheer for; to encourage; to boost the morale of

助長


助长

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zhù zhǎng
    zhu4 zhang3
chu chang
 jochou / jocho
    じょちょう
to encourage; to foster; to foment
(noun, transitive verb) (1) promotion; encouragement; fostering; furtherance; (noun, transitive verb) (2) unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice; (surname) Sukenaga

勉勵


勉励

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miǎn lì
    mian3 li4
mien li
 benrei
to encourage
to strive

勸他


劝他

see styles
quàn tā
    quan4 ta1
ch`üan t`a
    chüan ta
 kanta
to encourage others

勸勉


劝勉

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quàn miǎn
    quan4 mian3
ch`üan mien
    chüan mien
 kanben
to advise; to encourage
to cause to fully undertake

勸善


劝善

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quàn shàn
    quan4 shan4
ch`üan shan
    chüan shan
 kanzen
to encourage goodness

勸授


劝授

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quàn shòu
    quan4 shou4
ch`üan shou
    chüan shou
 kanju
to encourage and bestow

勸止


劝止

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quàn zhǐ
    quan4 zhi3
ch`üan chih
    chüan chih
 kanshi
to encourage to stop

勸物


劝物

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quàn wù
    quan4 wu4
ch`üan wu
    chüan wu
 kanmotsu
to encourage others

勸獎


劝奖

see styles
quàn jiǎng
    quan4 jiang3
ch`üan chiang
    chüan chiang
 kanshō
to encourage

勸率


劝率

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quàn shuài
    quan4 shuai4
ch`üan shuai
    chüan shuai
 kanshutsu
to encourage and guide

勸課


劝课

see styles
quàn kè
    quan4 ke4
ch`üan k`o
    chüan ko
to encourage and supervise (esp. state officials promoting agriculture)

勸道


劝道

see styles
quàn dào
    quan4 dao4
ch`üan tao
    chüan tao
 kandō
to encourage and guide

建發


建发

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jiàn fā
    jian4 fa1
chien fa
 kenhotsu
to encourage to aspire towards

慫恿


怂恿

see styles
sǒng yǒng
    song3 yong3
sung yung
to instigate; to incite; to urge; to encourage

截枝

see styles
 sesshi
    せっし
(noun/participle) pruning tree branches to encourage new growth

打氣


打气

see styles
dǎ qì
    da3 qi4
ta ch`i
    ta chi
to inflate; to pump up; (fig.) to encourage; to boost morale

拍馬


拍马

see styles
pāi mǎ
    pai1 ma3
p`ai ma
    pai ma
to urge on a horse by patting its bottom; fig. to encourage; same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady

掛声

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 kakegoe
    かけごえ
(noun/participle) yell used to time or encourage activity (e.g. "Heave ho!", "On three ... One, two, three!" in English); enthusiastic shout from the audience (e.g. in kabuki); shouting (in concerts)

激す

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 gekisu
    げきす
(Godan verb with "su" ending) (1) (See 激する) to intensify; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (2) to be excited; to fly into a rage; to get into a passion; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (3) to dash against; (Godan verb with "su" ending) (4) to encourage

激勵


激励

see styles
jī lì
    ji1 li4
chi li
to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive
See: 激励

砥礪


砥砺

see styles
dǐ lì
    di3 li4
ti li
whetstone; (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen; to encourage

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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
Brave the Waves破浪ha rou / harou / ha ropò làng / po4 lang4 / po lang / polangp`o lang / polang / po lang
Devotion to your Profession
Career
從事 / 従事
从事
jyuu ji / jyuuji / jyu jicóng shì / cong2 shi4 / cong shi / congshits`ung shih / tsungshih / tsung shih
Encourage
kanquàn / quan4 / quanch`üan / chüan
Outstanding出類拔萃
出类拔萃
chū lèi bá cuì
chu1 lei4 ba2 cui4
chu lei ba cui
chuleibacui
ch`u lei pa ts`ui
chuleipatsui
chu lei pa tsui
Great Ambitions乘風破浪
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
cheng2 feng1 po4 lang4
cheng feng po lang
chengfengpolang
ch`eng feng p`o lang
chengfengpolang
cheng feng po lang
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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A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

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A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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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