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1. Hao
2. Friendliness
5. 100 Years of Happy Marriage
7. God is Good
8. Life is Good / Life is Beautiful
9. Life is Good
10. The Good Life / Beautiful Life
12. Life is Good
13. Good Good Study, Day Day Up
15. It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war
16. Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice
友好 is a Japanese, Chinese, and old Korean word that means friendliness.
This word can also be defined as “amity,” “friendly,” and “outgoing.”
This can be a Japanese given name Yuukou or Yuko. It can also be a Japanese surname that romanizes as Tomoyoshi.
See Also: Friendship
好意 is how to write good intentions in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also be translated as kindness, goodwill, favor/favour, courtesy, good wishes, friendliness, and/or amity.
你好 is the day-to-day way to say hello in Chinese.
The characters literally mean, “You good?” It's the equivalent of “What's up?” in English, where nobody expects an actual answer.
This explanation is here for educational purposes only. 你好 is an oral word that is not appropriate for a scroll (not a bad meaning, just very odd for a wall scroll).
好好學習天天向上 is a famous proverb by Chairman Mao Zedong that sounds really strange when directly translated into English.
I include it in our database of phrases to illustrate how different the construction and grammar can be between Chinese and English. The direct translation is “Good Good Study, Day Day Up.” In Chinese, a repeated character/word can often serve to reinforce the idea (like saying “very” or suggesting “a lot of”). So “good good” really means “a lot of good.” While “day day” can be better translated as “day in day out.” The idea of “up” has a meaning in China of “rising above” or “improving.”
After understanding all of this, we come up with a slightly better translation of “With a lot of good study, day in and day out, we raise above.”
The more natural translation of this proverb would be something like, “study hard, and keep improving.”
在家千日好出门一时难 is a Chinese proverb that literally means “At home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort but spending a day away from home can be challenging.”
Figuratively, this means “There's no place like home,” or roughly a Chinese version of “Home sweet home.”
花園里的戰士好過戰場上的園丁 is the Chinese for the phrase, “It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”
This proverb is purported to come from the following exchange:
A student approaches his samurai master and says,
“Teacher, you instruct me how to fight, yet you preach to me about peace. How do I reconcile the two?”
The samurai responds,
“Because it is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”
Ability is more important than looks
不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 literally translates as: It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white, [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.
This proverb was either composed or made famous by Deng XiaoPing in 1961 when he exclaimed, “I don't care if it's a white cat or a black cat. It's a good cat so long as it catches mice” when his critics pointed out that his ideas were Capitalistic (free market). The response was meant to say, “It does not matter if it's Communist or Capitalist, as long as it works.”
This is a Chinese proverb that can be used to suggest one should disregard looks or a person's race, as long as they can do the job. It can also be used as a metaphor for many other situations.
Deng XiaoPing probably saved China from collapse (as the Soviet Union experienced). He changed China’s economy from pure Communism to a hybrid where the free market (Capitalism) is encouraged. More about Deng XiaoPing
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your hao3 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
郝 see styles |
hǎo hao3 hao |
More info & calligraphy: Hao |
你好 see styles |
nǐ hǎo ni3 hao3 ni hao niihao; niihao / nihao; nihao ニーハオ; ニイハオ |
More info & calligraphy: Hello / Ni Hao(interjection) (kana only) hello (chi: nǐ hǎo) |
友好 see styles |
yǒu hǎo you3 hao3 yu hao yuukou / yuko ゆうこう |
More info & calligraphy: Friendlinessfriendship; (given name) Yūkou |
好意 see styles |
hǎo yì hao3 yi4 hao i koui / koi こうい |
More info & calligraphy: Good Intentions(1) kindness; favor; favour; friendliness; (2) goodwill; affection; liking (for someone); love |
上好 see styles |
shàng hǎo shang4 hao3 shang hao ueyoshi うえよし |
first-rate; top-notch (surname) Ueyoshi |
不好 see styles |
bù hǎo bu4 hao3 pu hao fukō |
no good not good |
也好 see styles |
yě hǎo ye3 hao3 yeh hao |
that's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ... |
修好 see styles |
xiū hǎo xiu1 hao3 hsiu hao nobuyoshi のぶよし |
to repair (something broken); to restore (something damaged); to establish friendly relations with; (literary) to do meritorious deeds (noun/participle) amity; friendship; (personal name) Nobuyoshi |
充好 see styles |
chōng hǎo chong1 hao3 ch`ung hao chung hao |
to substitute shoddy goods |
再好 see styles |
zài hǎo zai4 hao3 tsai hao |
even better |
利好 see styles |
lì hǎo li4 hao3 li hao toshiyoshi としよし |
(finance) something that engenders bullish sentiment; favorable news; (finance) (of news, data etc) favorable; positive (personal name) Toshiyoshi |
剛好 刚好 see styles |
gāng hǎo gang1 hao3 kang hao takeyoshi たけよし |
just; exactly; to happen to be (personal name) Takeyoshi |
只好 see styles |
zhǐ hǎo zhi3 hao3 chih hao |
to have no other option but to ...; to have to; to be forced to |
叫好 see styles |
jiào hǎo jiao4 hao3 chiao hao |
to applaud; to cheer |
可好 see styles |
kě hǎo ke3 hao3 k`o hao ko hao |
good or not?; luckily; fortuitously |
和好 see styles |
hé hǎo he2 hao3 ho hao wazuka わずか |
to become reconciled; on good terms with each other (female given name) Wazuka putting together again |
問好 问好 see styles |
wèn hǎo wen4 hao3 wen hao |
to say hello to; to send one's regards to |
嚴好 严好 see styles |
yán hǎo yan2 hao3 yen hao gonkō |
neat and nice |
坐好 see styles |
zuò hǎo zuo4 hao3 tso hao |
to sit properly; to sit up straight |
好不 see styles |
hǎo bù hao3 bu4 hao pu |
not at all ...; how very ... |
好久 see styles |
hǎo jiǔ hao3 jiu3 hao chiu yoshihisa よしひさ |
quite a while (given name) Yoshihisa |
好些 see styles |
hǎo xiē hao3 xie1 hao hsieh |
a good deal of; quite a lot |
好人 see styles |
hǎo rén hao3 ren2 hao jen yoshihito よしひと |
good person; healthy person; person who tries not to offend anyone, even at the expense of principle (given name) Yoshihito |
好似 see styles |
hǎo sì hao3 si4 hao ssu yorii / yori よりい |
to seem; to be like (female given name) Yorii |
好使 see styles |
hǎo shǐ hao3 shi3 hao shih |
easy to use; to function well; so that; in order to |
好像 see styles |
hǎo xiàng hao3 xiang4 hao hsiang |
as if; to seem like |
好去 see styles |
hǎo qù hao3 qu4 hao ch`ü hao chü |
bon voyage; Godspeed |
好友 see styles |
hǎo yǒu hao3 you3 hao yu yoshitomo よしとも |
close friend; pal; (social networking website) friend; CL:個|个[ge4] (personal name) Yoshitomo |
好受 see styles |
hǎo shòu hao3 shou4 hao shou |
feeling better; to be more at ease |
好命 see styles |
hǎo mìng hao3 ming4 hao ming |
lucky; blessed with good fortune |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Hao | 郝 | hǎo / hao3 / hao | ||
Friendliness | 友好 | yuukou / yuko | yǒu hǎo / you3 hao3 / you hao / youhao | yu hao / yuhao |
Good Intentions | 好意 | kou i / koui / ko i | hǎo yì / hao3 yi4 / hao yi / haoyi | hao i / haoi |
Hello Ni Hao | 你好 | nǐ hǎo / ni3 hao3 / ni hao / nihao | ||
100 Years of Happy Marriage | 百年好合 | bǎi nián hǎo hé bai3 nian2 hao3 he2 bai nian hao he bainianhaohe | pai nien hao ho painienhaoho |
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Family and Friends | 親朋好友 亲朋好友 | qīn péng hǎo yǒu qin1 peng2 hao3 you3 qin peng hao you qinpenghaoyou | ch`in p`eng hao yu chinpenghaoyu chin peng hao yu |
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God is Good | 神真美好 | shén zhēn měi hǎo shen2 zhen1 mei3 hao3 shen zhen mei hao shenzhenmeihao | shen chen mei hao shenchenmeihao |
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Life is Good Life is Beautiful | 生活美好 | shēng huó měi hǎo sheng1 huo2 mei3 hao3 sheng huo mei hao shenghuomeihao | ||
Life is Good | 人生良好 | jin sei ryou kou jinseiryoukou jin sei ryo ko | rén shēng liáng hǎo ren2 sheng1 liang2 hao3 ren sheng liang hao renshenglianghao | jen sheng liang hao jenshenglianghao |
The Good Life Beautiful Life | 美好的生活 | měi hǎo de shēng huó mei3 hao3 de sheng1 huo2 mei hao de sheng huo meihaodeshenghuo | mei hao te sheng huo meihaoteshenghuo |
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Every day is a good day | 日日是好日 | nichinichi kore koujitsu nichinichikorekoujitsu nichinichi kore kojitsu | rì rì shì hǎo rì ri4 ri4 shi4 hao3 ri4 ri ri shi hao ri ririshihaori | jih jih shih hao jih jihjihshihhaojih |
Life is Good | 生活是美好的 | shēng huó shì měi hǎo de sheng1 huo2 shi4 mei3 hao3 de sheng huo shi mei hao de shenghuoshimeihaode | sheng huo shih mei hao te shenghuoshihmeihaote |
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Good Good Study, Day Day Up | 好好學習天天向上 好好学习天天向上 | hǎo hǎo xué xí tiān tiān xiàng shàng hao3 hao3 xue2 xi2 tian1 tian1 xiang4 shang4 hao hao xue xi tian tian xiang shang | hao hao hsüeh hsi t`ien t`ien hsiang shang hao hao hsüeh hsi tien tien hsiang shang |
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No Place Like Home | 在家千日好出門一時難 在家千日好出门一时难 | zài jiā qiān rì hǎo chū mén yì shí nán zai4 jia1 qian1 ri4 hao3 chu1 men2 yi4 shi2 nan2 zai jia qian ri hao chu men yi shi nan | tsai chia ch`ien jih hao ch`u men i shih nan tsai chia chien jih hao chu men i shih nan |
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It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war | 花園里的戰士好過戰場上的園丁 花园里的战士好过战场上的园丁 | huā yuán lǐ de zhàn shì hǎo guò zhàn chǎng shàng de yuán dīng huā yuán lǐ de zhàn shì hǎo guò zhàn chǎng shàng de yuán dīng ài wēng huā yuán lǐ de zhàn shì hǎo guò zhàn chǎng shàng de yuán dīng hua1 yuan2 li3 de zhan4 shi4 hao3 guo4 zhan4 chang3 shang4 de yuan2 ding1 hua1 yuan2 li3 de zhan4 shi4 hao3 guo4 zhan4 chang3 shang4 de yuan2 ding1 ai4 weng1 hua1 yuan2 li3 de zhan4 shi4 hao3 guo4 zhan4 chang3 shang4 de yuan2 ding1 hua yuan li de zhan shi hao guo zhan chang shang de yuan ding hua yuan li de zhan shi hao guo zhan chang shang de yuan ding ai weng hua yuan li de zhan shi hao guo zhan chang shang de yuan ding | hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan ch`ang shang te yüan ting hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan ch`ang shang te yüan ting ai weng hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan ch`ang shang te yüan ting hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan chang shang te yüan ting hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan chang shang te yüan ting ai weng hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan chang shang te yüan ting |
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Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice | 不管黑貓白貓能捉著老鼠的就是好貓 不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 | bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo bu4 guan3 hei1 mao1 bai2 mao1 neng2 zhuo1 zhe lao3 shu3 de jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao3 bu guan hei mao bai mao neng zhuo zhe lao shu de jiu shi hao mao | pu kuan hei mao pai mao neng cho che lao shu te chiu shih hao mao | |
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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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.
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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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