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整然 is orderly, systematic, well-organized, trim, neat, tidy, and accurate in Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja.
This would be understood but is not used in Chinese languages.
Special Military Term
When reading an account of some battles in China, I came across the Chinese word, 嚴整. As it turns out, 嚴整 is only used in military circles to describe neat, orderly, and well-disciplined troops. Perhaps this is actually closer to the meaning I was taught while in the U.S. Marines.
The first character literally means stern, serious, strict, or severe (it can also mean airtight or watertight.
The second character means exact, in good order, whole, complete, and orderly.
Together, these two characters multiply each other into a word that expresses the highest military level of discipline.
See Also: Self-Control | Will-Power
齊 is a single Chinese character that can mean: neat; even; level with; identical; simultaneous; altogether; to even something out; equal; uniform; complete; perfect; equalize; alike; at the same time; altogether.
齊 is used in the typical Chinese language as well as in Chinese Buddhism. It also has the same meaning in old Korean Hanja.
Chinese Note: This can be Qi or Chi kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States. It can also be the Chinese surname Qi or Chi.
Japanese Note: In Japanese, this Kanji is usually read as a male given name romanized as Hitoshi (there are other Hitoshi characters) or the Chinese kingdom of Qi / Chi.
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not often understood in Japanese with the same meaning described above. Thus, this character is best if your audience is Chinese.
整 is a single Chinese character that can mean: in good order, whole, complete, entire, in order, orderly, to repair, to mend, to renovate, and/or to fix something or somebody.
This was added for a customer who wanted a single character that meant orderly. It's kind of unusual for a wall scroll.
My Korean Hanja dictionary defines it as orderly, neat, tidy, and/or whole.
Note: In Japanese, this Kanji is usually understood as a male given name Hitoshi (other Kanji can also be Hitoshi). It is used in combination with other Kanji or Hiragana to create words about orderliness. Unless your name is Hitoshi, this single character is best if your audience is Chinese.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your neat search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
整 see styles |
zhěng zheng3 cheng hitoshi ひとし |
More info & calligraphy: In Good Order(male given name) Hitoshi |
齊 齐 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi hitoshi ひとし |
More info & calligraphy: Uniform / Complete / Perfect / OrderQi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i; (male given name) Hitoshi Even, level, equal, uniform; complete, perfect; equalize; tranquillize; alike; all; at the same time, altogether. |
嚴整 严整 see styles |
yán zhěng yan2 zheng3 yen cheng gonsei |
More info & calligraphy: Well-Disciplined / Orderlyto make neat and tidy |
井 see styles |
jǐng jing3 ching wakashi わかし |
a well; CL:口[kou3]; neat; orderly (1) (rare) (See 井桁・1) well curb; (2) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "Well" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (surname) Wakashi A well. |
俊 see styles |
zùn zun4 tsun reishun / reshun れいしゅん |
(dialectal pronunciation of 俊[jun4]); cool; neat (obscure) excellence; genius; (given name) Reishun |
偡 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan |
(literary) orderly; neat |
脆 see styles |
cuì cui4 ts`ui tsui sumitomo すみとも |
brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy; clear and loud voice; neat (personal name) Sumitomo weak |
乾淨 干净 see styles |
gān jìng gan1 jing4 kan ching |
clean; neat |
光鮮 光鲜 see styles |
guāng xiān guang1 xian1 kuang hsien |
bright and neat |
勻整 匀整 see styles |
yún zhěng yun2 zheng3 yün cheng |
neat and well-spaced |
嚴好 严好 see styles |
yán hǎo yan2 hao3 yen hao gonkō |
neat and nice |
奇麗 奇丽 see styles |
qí lì qi2 li4 ch`i li chi li kirei / kire きれい |
singularly beautiful; weird and wonderful (adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; (2) (kana only) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; (3) (kana only) completely; entirely; (female given name) Kirei |
整飭 整饬 see styles |
zhěng chì zheng3 chi4 cheng ch`ih cheng chih |
(literary) to put in good order; to make shipshape; (literary) orderly; neat; tidy |
整齊 整齐 see styles |
zhěng qí zheng3 qi2 cheng ch`i cheng chi |
orderly; neat; even; tidy |
方正 see styles |
fāng zhèng fang1 zheng4 fang cheng masatada まさただ |
clear and square; neat; square (person) (noun or adjectival noun) rectitude; (given name) Masatada |
暉麗 see styles |
kirei / kire きれい |
(out-dated kanji) (adjectival noun) (1) (kana only) pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair; (2) (kana only) clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat; (3) (kana only) completely; entirely |
楚々 see styles |
soso そそ |
(adj-t,adv-to) graceful; neat |
楚楚 see styles |
chǔ chǔ chu3 chu3 ch`u ch`u chu chu soso そそ |
neat; lovely (adj-t,adv-to) graceful; neat |
正々 see styles |
seisei / sese せいせい |
(adj-t,adv-to) accurate; exact; punctual; neat |
正正 see styles |
zhèng zhèng zheng4 zheng4 cheng cheng seisei / sese せいせい |
neat; orderly; just in time (adj-t,adv-to) accurate; exact; punctual; neat |
洒々 see styles |
shasha しゃしゃ |
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (kana only) quick; (2) (kana only) simple; neat |
洒洒 see styles |
shasha しゃしゃ |
(adj-t,adv-to) (1) (kana only) quick; (2) (kana only) simple; neat |
清楚 see styles |
qīng chu qing1 chu5 ch`ing ch`u ching chu seiso / seso せいそ |
clear; distinct; to understand thoroughly; to be clear about (noun or adjectival noun) neat and clean; tidy; trim |
清爽 see styles |
qīng shuǎng qing1 shuang3 ch`ing shuang ching shuang seisou; kawaraka / seso; kawaraka せいそう; かわらか |
fresh and cool; relaxed (adj-na,adj-no) (1) refreshing; (adj-na,adj-no) (2) neat; tidy; trim |
瀟洒 see styles |
shousha / shosha しょうしゃ |
(adj-na,adj-t,adv-to) stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim; neat |
瀟灑 潇洒 see styles |
xiāo sǎ xiao1 sa3 hsiao sa shousha / shosha しょうしゃ |
confident and at ease; free and easy (adj-na,adj-t,adv-to) stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim; neat |
爽利 see styles |
shuǎng lì shuang3 li4 shuang li |
efficient; brisk; neat |
疏疏 see styles |
shū shū shu1 shu1 shu shu |
sparse; blurred; old for 楚楚[chu3 chu3]; neat; lovely |
端然 see styles |
duān rán duan1 ran2 tuan jan tanzen たんぜん |
upright; finally; unexpectedly (adj-t,adv-to) (form) proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright |
素淨 素净 see styles |
sù jing su4 jing5 su ching |
simple and neat; quiet (colors); unobtrusive; (of food) light; not greasy or strongly flavored |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
In Good Order Organized | 整然 | seizen | ||
Well-Disciplined Orderly | 嚴整 严整 | yán zhěng yan2 zheng3 yan zheng yanzheng | yen cheng yencheng |
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Uniform Complete Perfect Order | 齊 齐 | hitoshi / hitoshi | qí / qi2 / qi | ch`i / chi |
In Good Order | 整 | hitoshi / hitoshi | zhěng / zheng3 / zheng | cheng |
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.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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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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