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上帝 is how Chinese Christians and Jews refer to God, AKA The Judeo-Christian God.
There are Chinese Jews whose ancestry dates back to Jewish traders on the silk road. They are known as the Kaifeng Jews. Most have left China for Israel now.
There are also plenty of Christians in China of the Protestant and Catholic varieties. However, the churches are basically run by the government, and the Chinese Catholic church does not recognize the Pope.
Oddly, in my experience, I found the Chinese Protestant church to be much less political compared to Baptist and other Protestant churches that I have visited in America.
上帝 is also the typically-used title for God in Japanese.
While you may find this term in old Korean dictionaries, it is an obscure and rarely-used title for God in modern Korean.
See Also: Christianity | Jesus Christ
真主 is how Chinese Muslims refer to God (it literally means “True Master”).
Oddly, in China, two different names for God have emerged. Even though Muslims, Christians, and Jews all worship the same God of Abraham.
In Arabic, the word Allah is just the Arabic way to say, God. Arab Christians pray to Allah, just like Arab Muslims. Somehow in China, the title of God diverged.
If you are curious, there are millions of Muslims throughout China but especially in the northwest portion of China known as Xinjiang. Here you will find descendants of Turkmen, Persian, Arab, and other ethnicities. Some are mixed with Han-Chinese blood; others appear to be pure Turkmen. Many have fair complexions, green eyes, and light hair but all are citizens of China. A visit to Xinjiang will shift your paradigm and blow away all of your stereotypes about what it means to be Chinese.
I was going to write this phrase as “God is with me always” but as a wall scroll, hanging in your room, it is talking to you (you're not talking), so it works better with you.
上帝總是與你同在 is a nice phrase that any Chinese Christian would enjoy on his/her wall.
If I annotate this, it sounds a little strange in English but it's perfectly natural in Chinese:
上帝 God | 总是 always | 与 and | 你 you | 同 together | 在 existing
上帝使你神聖 means “Sanctified by God,” in Chinese.
This was added at the request of a customer. This may be more appropriate for a priest or reverend than a layman. But that depends on how your religion sees the order of things.
If you directly translate, you get something like, “God made you Holy.”
Here's the character breakdown:
上帝 = God
使 = Makes; Made; Let
你 = You
神聖 = Sacred; Holy; Sanctification; Divine; Hallow; Holiness
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your god search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
河伯 see styles |
hé bó he2 bo2 ho po kahaku かわのかみ |
name or river God associated with Yellow river river god; (1) kappa (mythical water-dwelling creature); (2) river god river god |
風神 风神 see styles |
fēng shén feng1 shen2 feng shen fuujin / fujin ふうじん |
(1) god of the wind; wind god; (2) {Shinto} Fūjin (god of the wind); (surname) Fūjin wind god |
神 see styles |
shén shen2 shen shin; jin しん; じん |
More info & calligraphy: Spirit / Spiritual Essence(1) spirit; psyche; (2) (See 神・かみ・1) god; deity; divinity; kami; (female given name) Miwa Inscrutable spiritual powers, or power; a spirit; a deva, god, or divinity; the human spirit; divine, spiritual, supernatural. |
雷神 see styles |
léi shén lei2 shen2 lei shen raijin らいじん |
More info & calligraphy: God of Thunder(1) god of thunder; (2) {Shinto} Raijin (god of thunder); (place-name) Raijin |
龗 see styles |
okami おかみ |
(rare) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
天帝 see styles |
tiān dì tian1 di4 t`ien ti tien ti tentei / tente てんてい |
God of heaven; Celestial emperor (1) Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); (2) {Christn} God; (3) {Buddh} (See 帝釈天・たいしゃくてん) Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra King, or emperor of Heaven, i. e. 因陀羅 Indra, i. e. 釋 (釋迦); 釋迦婆; 帝 (帝釋); Śakra, king of the devaloka 忉利天, one of the ancient gods of India, the god of the sky who fights the demons with his vajra, or thunderbolt. He is inferior to the trimūrti, Brahma, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, having taken the place of Varuṇa, or sky. Buddhism adopted him as its defender, though, like all the gods, he is considered inferior to a Buddha or any who have attained bodhi. His wife is Indrāṇī. |
水神 see styles |
shuǐ shén shui3 shen2 shui shen suijin すいじん |
river God a water god; (surname) Minakami water-god |
神人 see styles |
shén rén shen2 ren2 shen jen shinjin; jinin しんじん; じにん |
God; deity (1) (しんじん only) gods and men; (2) (しんじん only) godlike person; person as powerful as a god; person as refined as a god; (3) (archaism) low-ranking Shinto priest; (surname) Kamihito Gods, or spirits, and men. |
竈神 灶神 see styles |
zào shén zao4 shen2 tsao shen kamagami かまがみ |
tutelary deities of the hearth; (place-name) Kamagami The kitchen-stove god, or kitchen-god who at the end of each year is supposed to report above on the conduct of members of the family. |
おかみ see styles |
okami おかみ |
(obscure) water god; rain and snow god; dragon god; dragon king |
人格神 see styles |
rén gé shén ren2 ge2 shen2 jen ko shen jinkakushin じんかくしん |
personal god personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.) |
天の恵 see styles |
tennomegumi てんのめぐみ |
(irregular okurigana usage) (expression) God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend |
臆病神 see styles |
okubyougami / okubyogami おくびょうがみ |
timidity-causing god; god of cowardice; god of panic |
天の恵み see styles |
tennomegumi てんのめぐみ |
(expression) God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend |
神に誓って see styles |
kaminichikatte かみにちかって |
(expression) before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God |
Variations: |
arahitogami あらひとがみ |
(1) emperor; living god; god incarnate; (2) miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands) |
Variations: |
kamisama かみさま |
(1) (honorific or respectful language) God; god; (2) ace; king; superior person; god (amongst men) |
Variations: |
arahitogami あらひとがみ |
(1) emperor; living god; god incarnate; (2) miracle-working god (who appears as the occasion demands) |
Variations: |
tennomegumi てんのめぐみ |
(expression) God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend |
雷 see styles |
léi lei2 lei kaminari(p); ikazuchi; ikazuchi(ok); rai かみなり(P); いかずち; いかづち(ok); らい |
More info & calligraphy: Thunder(1) lightning; thunder; thunderbolt; (2) (かみなり only) god of thunder; god of lightning; (3) (かみなり only) anger; fit of anger; (surname, female given name) Rai garjita, thunder, thundering. |
上帝 see styles |
shàng dì shang4 di4 shang ti joutei; shoutei / jote; shote じょうてい; しょうてい |
More info & calligraphy: God of Zion / God of Abraham(1) Shangdi (creator deity in Chinese folk religion); (2) {Christn} God |
玄武 see styles |
xuán wǔ xuan2 wu3 hsüan wu genbu; genmu げんぶ; げんむ |
More info & calligraphy: Xuan Wu / Genbu / Black Tortoise God(1) (See 四神) Black Tortoise (god said to rule over the northern heavens); (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿) seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the northern heavens; (personal name) Hirotake |
龍神 龙神 see styles |
lóng shén long2 shen2 lung shen ryuujin / ryujin りゅうじん |
More info & calligraphy: Dragon SpiritA dragon-god, or spirit. |
太陽神 太阳神 see styles |
tài yáng shén tai4 yang2 shen2 t`ai yang shen tai yang shen taiyoushin / taiyoshin たいようしん |
More info & calligraphy: Apollosun god |
神の子 see styles |
kaminoko かみのこ |
More info & calligraphy: Child of God |
耶和華 耶和华 see styles |
yē hé huá ye1 he2 hua2 yeh ho hua |
More info & calligraphy: Jehovah |
上天 see styles |
shàng tiān shang4 tian1 shang t`ien shang tien jouten / joten じょうてん |
Heaven; Providence; God; the sky above; to fly skywards; (euphemism) to die; to pass away; the previous day (or days) (1) (See 下土) sky; the heavens; (2) God; the Lord; the Creator; the Supreme Being; (3) ascension (into heaven); (surname) Jōten to ascend to heaven |
人神 see styles |
hitogami ひとがみ |
{Shinto} man-god; person enshrined as a god; (place-name) Ninjin |
修羅 修罗 see styles |
xiū luó xiu1 luo2 hsiu lo shura; sura しゅら; すら |
Asura, malevolent spirits in Indian mythology (1) (abbreviation) {Buddh} (See 阿修羅) Asura; demigod; anti-god; titan; demigods that fight the Devas (gods) in Hindu mythology; (2) fighting; carnage; conflict; strife; (3) sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); (4) (See 滑道) log slide; chute; flume; (female given name) Shura asura, demons who war with Indra; v. 阿修羅; it is also sura, which means a god, or deity. |
儺神 傩神 see styles |
nuó shén nuo2 shen2 no shen |
exorcising God; God who drives away plague and evil spirits |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
God of Zion God of Abraham | 上帝 | joutei / jotei | shàng dì / shang4 di4 / shang di / shangdi | shang ti / shangti |
Allah God of Islam | 真主 | zhēn zhǔ / zhen1 zhu3 / zhen zhu / zhenzhu | chen chu / chenchu | |
God Give Me Strength | 願上帝給我力量 愿上帝给我力量 | yuàn shàng dì gěi wǒ lì liàng yuan4 shang4 di4 gei3 wo3 li4 liang4 yuan shang di gei wo li liang yuanshangdigeiwoliliang | yüan shang ti kei wo li liang yüanshangtikeiwoliliang |
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God Give Me Strength | 神が私に力を與えてください 神が私に力を与えてください | kami ga watashi ni chikara o atae te kudasai | ||
God Is With You Always | 上帝總是與你同在 上帝总是与你同在 | shàn dì zǒng shì yǔ nǐ tóng zài shan4 di4 zong3 shi4 yu3 ni3 tong2 zai4 shan di zong shi yu ni tong zai shandizongshiyunitongzai | shan ti tsung shih yü ni t`ung tsai shan ti tsung shih yü ni tung tsai |
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Sanctified by God | 上帝使你神聖 上帝使你神圣 | shèng dì shǐ nǐ shén shèng sheng4 di4 shi3 ni3 shen2 sheng4 sheng di shi ni shen sheng shengdishinishensheng | sheng ti shih ni shen sheng shengtishihnishensheng |
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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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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.
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