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Grandmother in Chinese / Japanese...

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Personalize your custom “Grandmother” project by clicking the button next to your favorite “Grandmother” title below...


  1. Grandma / Grandmother

  2. Loving Grandmother

  3. Dear Grandmother

  4. Loving Grandmother

  5. Dear Grandmother

  6. Loving Grandmother

  7. Dear Grandmother

  8. Loving Grandmother

  9. Dear Grandmother

10. Honor for Ancestors

11. Chan


Grandma / Grandmother

 so bo
Grandma / Grandmother Scroll

This is a generic Japanese title for grandmother.

Note: This is an uncommon title for a wall scroll.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Northern China)

 cí xiáng de lǎo lao
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的姥姥 is “Loving Grandmother” in the common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Northern China.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Northern China)

 qín ài de lǎo lao
Dear Grandmother Scroll

親愛的姥姥 is the common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China)

 cí xiáng de wài pó
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的外婆 is “Loving Grandmother” in a common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Loving Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China - formal)

 cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的外祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China)

 qín ài de wài pó
Dear Grandmother Scroll

親愛的外婆 is a common way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Dear Grandmother

Maternal (Southern China - formal)

 qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ
Dear Grandmother Scroll

亲爱的外祖母 is the formal way to refer to your mother's mother (maternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Paternal (Northern China)

 cí xiáng de nǎi nai
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的奶奶 is “Loving Grandmother” in probably the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in northern China.

Dear Grandmother

Paternal (Northern China)

 qín ài de nǎi nai
Dear Grandmother Scroll

親愛的奶奶 is probably the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in northern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Loving Grandmother

Paternal (Southern China)

 cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ
Loving Grandmother Scroll

慈祥的祖母 is “Loving Grandmother” in the most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China.

Dear Grandmother

Paternal (Southern China)

 qín ài de zǔ mǔ
Dear Grandmother Scroll

The most common way to refer to your father's mother (paternal grandmother) in Southern China with the adjective/title “Dear” on the front.

Honor for Ancestors

 zǔ xiān chóng bài
 so sen suu hai
Honor for Ancestors Scroll

祖先崇拜 means “Appreciation and honor of your ancestors.”

This can refer to anyone from your grandparents and beyond.

The first two characters mean ancestors or forefathers.

The last two characters mean worship, adore/adoration, or admiration.

This is the kind of wall scroll that a filial son or daughter in China or Japan would hang to honor their ancestors who paved the way for the new generation.


拝Japanese use a slight variation on the last Kanji. If you want this specifically Japanese version, just click on the Kanji image to the right (instead of the button above). Note that Japanese people would easily be able to identify the original Chinese form of that Kanji anyway.

They also have a similar phrase in old Korean but the first two characters are reversed - just let me know if you want that version when you place your order.

Chan

Hokkien Surname

 zēng
 son
 
Chan Scroll

This is a Hokkien surname that is often romanized as Chan.

The meaning is great- (as in great-grandfather, grandmother, grandchild, etc.).

In some context, can mean already. In Japanese, this can be a surname that romanizes as Son.


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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Grandma
Grandmother
祖母so bo / sobo
Loving Grandmother慈祥的姥姥cí xiáng de lǎo lao
ci2 xiang2 de lao3 lao
ci xiang de lao lao
cixiangdelaolao
tz`u hsiang te lao lao
tzuhsiangtelaolao
tzu hsiang te lao lao
Dear Grandmother親愛的姥姥
亲爱的姥姥
qín ài de lǎo lao
qin2 ai4 de lao3 lao
qin ai de lao lao
qinaidelaolao
ch`in ai te lao lao
chinaitelaolao
chin ai te lao lao
Loving Grandmother慈祥的外婆cí xiáng de wài pó
ci2 xiang2 de wai4 po2
ci xiang de wai po
cixiangdewaipo
tz`u hsiang te wai p`o
tzuhsiangtewaipo
tzu hsiang te wai po
Loving Grandmother慈祥的外祖母cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ
ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 mu3
ci xiang de wai zu mu
cixiangdewaizumu
tz`u hsiang te wai tsu mu
tzuhsiangtewaitsumu
tzu hsiang te wai tsu mu
Dear Grandmother親愛的外婆
亲爱的外婆
qín ài de wài pó
qin2 ai4 de wai4 po2
qin ai de wai po
qinaidewaipo
ch`in ai te wai p`o
chinaitewaipo
chin ai te wai po
Dear Grandmother親愛的外祖母
亲爱的外祖母
qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ
qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3
qin ai de wai zu mu
qinaidewaizumu
ch`in ai te wai tsu mu
chinaitewaitsumu
chin ai te wai tsu mu
Loving Grandmother慈祥的奶奶cí xiáng de nǎi nai
ci2 xiang2 de nai3 nai
ci xiang de nai nai
cixiangdenainai
tz`u hsiang te nai nai
tzuhsiangtenainai
tzu hsiang te nai nai
Dear Grandmother親愛的奶奶
亲爱的奶奶
qín ài de nǎi nai
qin2 ai4 de nai3 nai
qin ai de nai nai
qinaidenainai
ch`in ai te nai nai
chinaitenainai
chin ai te nai nai
Loving Grandmother慈祥的祖母cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ
ci2 xiang2 de zu3 mu3
ci xiang de zu mu
cixiangdezumu
tz`u hsiang te tsu mu
tzuhsiangtetsumu
tzu hsiang te tsu mu
Dear Grandmother親愛的祖母
亲爱的祖母
qín ài de zǔ mǔ
qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3
qin ai de zu mu
qinaidezumu
ch`in ai te tsu mu
chinaitetsumu
chin ai te tsu mu
Honor for Ancestors祖先崇拜
祖先崇拜 / 祖先崇拝
so sen suu hai
sosensuuhai
so sen su hai
zǔ xiān chóng bài
zu3 xian1 chong2 bai4
zu xian chong bai
zuxianchongbai
tsu hsien ch`ung pai
tsuhsienchungpai
tsu hsien chung pai
Chansonzēng / zeng1 / zengtseng
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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