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機 is an odd one - I've seen this on coffee cups and posters with the meaning of “opportunity.”
機 is a correct definition but this character also means “machine.” In fact, if you put the character for “flying” in front of this character, you have the Chinese word for “airplane” (literally: flying machine). Alone, on a wall scroll, it will be generally understood as “opportunity” but I want you to know this extra information before you make your selection. Note that in Japanese and Korean, this has a similar meaning but can also mean machine or loom.
See Also: Success
殺戮 is how to write “kill” or “massacre.”
殺戮 is an absolutely shocking word to have on a wall scroll. It will bewilder, scare, and perhaps offend any Chinese, Korean or Japanese person who sees it. I do not in any way recommend this for a piece of calligraphy artwork. This entry is only here because our calligraphy search engine received many requests for “kill” and “massacre.”
You are all a bunch of sick puppies!
殺 is how to write “to kill” or “killing.”
殺 is an absolutely shocking word to have on a wall scroll. It will bewilder, scare, and perhaps offend any Chinese, Korean, or Japanese person who sees it. I do not in any way recommend this for a piece of calligraphy artwork. This entry is only here because our calligraphy search engine received so many requests for “kill.”
Note: In Korean Hanja, this character is not often used alone - see the other two-character entry for “kill.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your engine search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
主機 主机 see styles |
zhǔ jī zhu3 ji1 chu chi |
main engine; (military) lead aircraft; (computing) host computer; main processor; server |
主軸 主轴 see styles |
zhǔ zhóu zhu3 zhou2 chu chou shujiku しゅじく |
axis; principal axis (in mechanics, optics, botany etc); main axle (of engine) (1) main spindle; main shaft; (2) linchpin; pivot; (3) {math} principal axis; main axis |
予熱 see styles |
yonetsu よねつ |
(noun, transitive verb) (1) preheating (an oven, etc.); (noun, transitive verb) (2) warming up (an engine, etc.) |
傳動 传动 see styles |
chuán dòng chuan2 dong4 ch`uan tung chuan tung |
drive (transmission in an engine) |
內燃 内燃 see styles |
nèi rán nei4 ran2 nei jan |
internal combustion (engine) |
単発 see styles |
tanpatsu たんぱつ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (See 単発銃・たんぱつじゅう) firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (See 単発機・たんぱつき) having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; single-engined airplane; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial; one-off; single occasion |
司爐 司炉 see styles |
sī lú si1 lu2 ssu lu |
stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine) |
呻る see styles |
unaru うなる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to groan; to moan; (2) to roar; to howl; to growl; (3) to hum (e.g. engine, wires in wind); to buzz; to sough; low, dull sound; (4) to ooh and aah (in admiration); (transitive verb) (5) to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation) |
唸る see styles |
unaru うなる |
(v5r,vi) (1) to groan; to moan; (2) to roar; to howl; to growl; (3) to hum (e.g. engine, wires in wind); to buzz; to sough; low, dull sound; (4) to ooh and aah (in admiration); (transitive verb) (5) to sing in a strong, low voice (esp. traditional chant or recitation) |
回火 see styles |
huí huǒ hui2 huo3 hui huo |
to temper (iron); to flare back; flareback (in a gas burner); (of an engine) to backfire |
始動 see styles |
shidou / shido しどう |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) starting (a machine, engine, etc.); (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation; going into action |
引擎 see styles |
yǐn qíng yin3 qing2 yin ch`ing yin ching |
engine (loanword); CL:臺|台[tai2] |
必應 必应 see styles |
bì yìng bi4 ying4 pi ying hitsuō |
Bing (search engine) certainly |
快音 see styles |
kaion かいおん |
pleasant sound; pleasing sound; crack (of a baseball bat); (pleasant) roar (of an engine); (female given name) Kaine |
愛問 爱问 see styles |
ài wèn ai4 wen4 ai wen |
iAsk.com, the search engine of Sina 新浪 |
排気 see styles |
haiki はいき |
(n,vs,vi) (1) (ant: 吸気・2) exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); (n,vs,vi) (2) expulsion (of air); ventilation |
排量 see styles |
pái liàng pai2 liang4 p`ai liang pai liang |
discharge volume; engine capacity; engine displacement (volume of air fuel mixture drawn in during one cycle) |
推力 see styles |
tuī lì tui1 li4 t`ui li tui li suiryoku すいりょく |
driving force; impetus; thrust (of a boat or airplane engine); repelling force thrust; driving force; propulsion |
搜狗 see styles |
sōu gǒu sou1 gou3 sou kou |
Sogou, Chinese tech company known for its search engine, www.sogou.com |
暖機 see styles |
danki だんき |
(noun/participle) warm up (e.g. engine) |
機房 机房 see styles |
jī fáng ji1 fang2 chi fang |
machine room; engine room; computer room |
機油 机油 see styles |
jī yóu ji1 you2 chi yu |
engine oil |
機車 机车 see styles |
jī chē ji1 che1 chi ch`e chi che |
locomotive; train engine car; (Tw) scooter; (Tw) (slang) hard to get along with; to be a pain in the ass; (Tw) damn!; crap! |
機関 see styles |
kikan きかん |
(1) engine; (2) agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body; (3) system; facility; facilities |
正時 正时 see styles |
zhèng shí zheng4 shi2 cheng shih shouji / shoji しょうじ |
timing (of an engine) (n,adj-no,adv,adv-to) (on) the hour; (surname, given name) Masatoki |
氣缸 气缸 see styles |
qì gāng qi4 gang1 ch`i kang chi kang |
cylinder (engine) |
汽缸 see styles |
qì gāng qi4 gang1 ch`i kang chi kang |
cylinder (of steam engine or internal combustion engine) |
熱機 热机 see styles |
rè jī re4 ji1 je chi |
heat engine |
爆聲 爆声 see styles |
bào shēng bao4 sheng1 pao sheng |
explosion; bang; sonic boom; engine knock |
爆震 see styles |
bào zhèn bao4 zhen4 pao chen |
knocking (fault in internal combustion engine) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Opportunity | 機 机 | hata | jī / ji1 / ji | chi |
Kill Massacre Mass Killing | 殺戮 杀戮 | satsuriku | shā lù / sha1 lu4 / sha lu / shalu | |
Kill Slaughter Murder Butcher | 殺 杀 | satsu | shā / sha1 / sha | |
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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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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