Many custom options...
And formats...
Length in Chinese / Japanese...
Buy a Length calligraphy wall scroll here!
Only the sleepless know the length of night
bù mián zhī yè cháng jiǔ jiāo zhī rén xīn
不眠之夜长久交知人心 literally translates as: [Only one who does] not sleep, learns how long the night is; [Only by] long acquaintance [does one] learn a person ['s true] character.
Basically, this proverb suggests that we really need to experience something intimately and for a long time to really know everything about it.
This can also be translated as “Spending years with someone is the only way to know them.”
Note: Sometimes this proverb is split into just the first or second idea alone (first 5 or last 5 characters only).
These search terms might be related to Length:
A Moment of Time is as Precious as Gold
Do Not Take Action Until the Time is Right
Each Time You Stumble and Fall, You Gain Experience and Wisdom
Time
Time and Tide Wait for No Man
Time Heals All Wounds
Time is as Precious as Gold
Time is Gold
Time is Money
Time is More Valuable Than Jade
Time Waits for No One
Wing Chun Fist Maxims (Part 1)
Wing Chun Fist Maxims (Part 2)
Not the results for length that you were looking for?
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your length search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
命 see styles |
mìng ming4 ming mei / me めい |
More info & calligraphy: Destiny / Fate(1) (See 命令・1) order; command; decree; (2) (See 生命・1) life; (3) (See 運命) destiny; fate; (female given name) Mei jīvita . Life, vital, length of life, fate, decree. |
方 see styles |
fāng fang1 fang hou / ho ほう |
More info & calligraphy: Fong / Fang(1) direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction); (2) (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.) side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; (3) type; category; (4) field (of study, etc.); (5) indicates one side of a comparison; (6) way; method; manner; means; (7) length (of each side of a square); (given name) Michi Square; place; correct; a means, plan, prescription; then, now, just. |
える see styles |
eru エル |
More info & calligraphy: Eru |
ふっこ see styles |
fukko ふっこ |
juvenile Japanese sea perch (usu. 2-3 years in age and 40-60 cm in length) |
丈 see styles |
zhàng zhang4 chang dake だけ |
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m); to measure; husband; polite appellation for an older male (particle) (1) (kana only) only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone; (particle) (2) (kana only) as much as; to the extent of; enough to; (given name) Masuo Ten feet; an elder; a wife's parents; a husband. |
呎 see styles |
chǐ chi3 ch`ih chih |
foot (unit of length equal to 0.3048 m); old form of modern 英尺[ying1 chi3] |
咫 see styles |
zhǐ zhi3 chih ata あた |
8 in. length unit of Zhou dynasty (n,n-suf,ctr) (archaism) distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm) |
寸 see styles |
cùn cun4 ts`un tsun sun すん |
a unit of length; inch; thumb (1) sun (approx. 3 cm); (2) length; measurement; (3) (See 寸が足りない・すんがたりない) shortness; tininess An inch. |
尺 see styles |
chǐ chi3 ch`ih chih shaku しゃく |
a Chinese foot; one-third of a meter; a ruler; a tape-measure; one of the three acupoints for measuring pulse in Chinese medicine; CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3] (1) shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); (2) rule; measure; scale; (3) length; (surname) Seki foot |
庹 see styles |
tuǒ tuo3 t`o to |
length of 2 outstretched arms |
弓 see styles |
gōng gong1 kung yumi(p); yu ゆみ(P); ゆ |
a bow (weapon); CL:張|张[zhang1]; to bend; to arch (one's back etc) (1) (ゆ is usu. a prefix) bow (weapon); (2) (ゆみ only) archery; (3) (ゆみ only) bow (for a violin, etc.); (surname, female given name) Yumi Dhanus. A bow; a bow's length, i. e. the 4, 000th part of a yojana. Seven grains of wheat 麥 make 1 finger-joint 指節; 24 finger-joints make 1 elbow or cubit 肘; 4 cubits make 1 bow; or 1 foot 5 inches make 1 elbow or cubit: 4 cubits make 1 bow; 300 bows make 1 li; but the measures are variously given. |
截 see styles |
jié jie2 chieh setsu |
to cut off (a length); to stop; to intercept; section; chunk; length To cut off, intercept. |
拃 see styles |
zhǎ zha3 cha |
span (unit of length based on the width of the expanded human hand); to span (measure with one's hand) |
條 条 see styles |
tiáo tiao2 t`iao tiao jouji / joji じょうじ |
strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc) (personal name) Jōji A length (of anything); a law, order. |
梴 see styles |
chān chan1 ch`an chan |
length (of a tree or beam); long |
町 see styles |
tǐng ting3 t`ing ting chou / cho ちょう |
raised path between fields (1) (See 町・まち・1) town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood; (2) street; (3) chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); (4) chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares); (surname) Yamagimachi |
矮 see styles |
ǎi ai3 ai |
low; short (in length) |
碼 码 see styles |
mǎ ma3 ma yaado / yado ヤード |
weight; number; code; to pile; to stack; classifier for length or distance (yard), happenings etc (kana only) yard (unit of distance) |
竪 竖 see styles |
shù shu4 shu tate たて |
variant of 豎|竖[shu4] (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (5) (weaving) warp; (surname) Tate To stand, erect, upright. |
縦 see styles |
zòng zong4 tsung muneo むねお |
old variant of 縱|纵[zong4] (adverb) (kana only) even if; (adjectival noun) (kana only) selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary; (1) the vertical; height; (2) front-to-back; length; (3) north-to-south; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) vertical (relationship); hierarchy; (5) (weaving) warp; (personal name) Muneo |
肘 see styles |
zhǒu zhou3 chou chū ひじ |
elbow; pork shoulder elbow hasta, forearm, the 16,000th part of a yojana; it varies from 1ft. 4in. to 1ft. 8in. in length. |
袤 see styles |
mào mao4 mao |
length; distance from north to south |
襴 襕 see styles |
lán lan2 lan ran らん susotsuki すそつき |
full length gown (old) horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing |
里 see styles |
lǐ li3 li ri り |
li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m; neighborhood; ancient administrative unit of 25 families; (Tw) borough, administrative unit between the township 鎮|镇[zhen4] and neighborhood 鄰|邻[lin2] levels (1) Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles; (2) (See 郷里制,国郡里制) neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); (3) (See 条里制) unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m); (personal name) Ria A village, neighbourhood, third of an English mile; translit. r and ṛ; perhaps also for l and lṛ. |
量 see styles |
liàng liang4 liang ryou / ryo りょう |
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; abbr. for 量詞|量词[liang4 ci2], classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word (n,n-suf) (1) quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food); (2) (See 度量・1) generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; (3) pramana (means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge; in Indian philosophy); (surname, female given name) Ryō pramāṇa. Measure, capacity, length, ability; to measure, deliberate; a syllogism in logic, v. 比量. A syllogism, consisting of 宗 pratijñā, proposition; 因 hetu, reason; 喩 udāharaṇa, example; but the syllogism varies in the number of its avayava, or members. There are other divisions from 2 to 6, e.g. 現量 and 比量 direct or sense inferences, and comparative or logical inferences; to these are added 聖教量 arguments based on authority; 譬喩量 analogy; 義准 postulation, or general assent; and 無體 negation, or non-existence. |
鏈 链 see styles |
liàn lian4 lien kusari くさり |
chain; cable (unit of length: 100 fathoms, about 185 m); chain (unit of length: 66 feet, about 20 m); to chain; to enchain chain; chains |
鮬 see styles |
seigo; seigo / sego; sego せいご; セイゴ |
(kana only) (See スズキ) juvenile Japanese sea bass (under two years old and roughly 25 cm in length) |
齡 龄 see styles |
líng ling2 ling |
age; length of experience, membership etc |
七分 see styles |
qī fēn qi1 fen1 ch`i fen chi fen shichibun しちぶん |
(See 川崎七分) type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up seven-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg; (surname) Shichibu seven parts |
三辺 see styles |
sanpen さんぺん |
three sides (length, width and height); (surname) Minabe |
Click here for more length results from our dictionary
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Only the sleepless know the length of night | 不眠之夜長久交知人心 不眠之夜长久交知人心 | bù mián zhī yè cháng jiǔ jiāo zhī rén xīn bu4 mian2 zhi1 ye4 chang2 jiu3 jiao1 zhi1 ren2 xin1 bu mian zhi ye chang jiu jiao zhi ren xin | pu mien chih yeh ch`ang chiu chiao chih jen hsin pu mien chih yeh chang chiu chiao chih jen hsin |
|
| 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. | ||||
Successful Chinese Character and Japanese Kanji calligraphy searches within the last few hours...
1 Corinthians 13:4-85 Tenets of TaekwondoAadilAartiAbadiAbeerAbhishekAbieAbielAbigailAbundance and ProsperityAchiAdeelAdenAdielAdnanAftabAhmedAhriAikido YoshinkanAimanAineAjayAkariAkashAkemiAlastorAldaAlejandroAlexAlexaAlexanderAliaAlirezaAlishaAliyaAlizaAlondraAlvinAlways TogetherAlyaAmanAmeerAmeliaAmirAmonAnderAndrewAngelitaAnjaliAnjiAnkitAnkitaAntoineAnuragArchieArgieAriaAriadneArianAriesArinaArjayArmanArmandoArnoldArringtonArunAsherAshokAshrafAsierAsmiraAspenAthenaAtonementAudreyAudrianaAutumnAvrilAyanAyeshaAzuraBa Gua ZhangBarunBe Like WaterBeatriceBeloved Son Beloved ChildBeniBiancaBibekBig DreamsBinitaBjornBlack WolfBlancaBless This HouseBlessed by GodBlessingsBlissBlood Sweat and TearsBradenBradleyBrahmaviharaBruceBruce LeeBuddyBudo-KaiBushido CodeCarlCarolCarpe DiemCarsonCasperCassCatherineCeciliaCelestial Dragon Tian LongCelicaCelineCesarChaimaCharismaCharmaineChaudharyChavonChelleChelsieCherCherry BlossomChinese Traditional MedicineChoiChop Wood Carry WaterChrissaChristianityChristinaChristoChristopherClaraCompassionCoralineCorinneCourage and StrengthCourtneyCraneCreativityDaisyDaneDaniaDariaDarnellDarshanDeath Before DishonorDeath Before SurrenderDedicationDeepaDeepakDeirdreDelilahDelroyDeniseDennisDestinyDeterminationDevotion to FamilyDharmaDickDionDirkDivyaDizonDorcasDulceEddieEdenEduardoEight ImmortalsEishin RyuEliaElijahElineEliseElizaElleEmilEmmaEmma-RoseEmmalynEmpty HandEndure and SurviveEnergyEnsoEnso CircleEnzoErenEricErikEssieEstherEternal Happiness
