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1. Stone
2. Stone / Rock
3. Traveler / Wanderer / Vagabond / Rolling Stone
4. Dripping Water Penetrates Stone
5. Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success
6. Jade
石 is the character that means rock or stone in both Chinese and Japanese.
Alone, this will be read as “stone” in Japanese but in some context, it is a unit of measure for the volume of about five bushels.
This can also refer to a gem or jewel.
This can also be the Japanese surnames that romanize as Ishi, Tsuruishi, Soku, Seki, Shi, Kazu, Iso, Ishizaki, Ishisaki, or Koku.
滴水穿石 is a Chinese proverb that means, dripping water penetrates stone.
The figurative meaning can be translated as:
Constant perseverance yields success.
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
While 滴水穿石 is the most common character order, you will likely see 水滴石穿, might see 滴水石穿, and will rarely see 小水穿石 in the wild.
This Japanese proverb literally reads, “failures/mistakes/blunders are the yeast-starter/yeast-mash of success.”
Basically, it suggests that failures are a necessary part of success; Just as bread or beer requires yeast to successfully rise or brew/ferment.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
(precious stone)
玉 is how to write jade in Chinese, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji. This refers to the semi-precious stone that can be almost white or a vivid green.
Note: In Japanese, this character can mean jewel, ball, sphere or coin depending on context.
If your name is Jade, you may want to choose this to represent your name by meaning rather than pronunciation.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
玉 see styles |
yù yu4 yü gyoku ぎょく |
More info & calligraphy: Jade(1) (also formerly read as ごく) precious stone (esp. jade); (2) {food} (occ. ギョク) egg (esp. as a sushi topping); (3) stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; (4) (See 建玉) position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); (5) geisha; (6) (abbreviation) (See 玉代) time charge for a geisha; (7) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 玉将) king (of the junior player); (female given name) Hikaru Jade, a gem; jade-like, precious; you, your. |
石 see styles |
shí shi2 shih seki せき |
More info & calligraphy: Stone / Rock(counter) (1) counter for jewels in a watch; (counter) (2) counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product; (surname) Tsuruishi Stone, rock. |
磬 see styles |
qìng qing4 ch`ing ching kei / ke けい |
More info & calligraphy: Khánhsounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples; (given name) Kei A piece of flat stone or metal, used as a gong, or for musical percussion. |
宝石 see styles |
houseki / hoseki ほうせき |
More info & calligraphy: Gem |
寶石 宝石 see styles |
bǎo shí bao3 shi2 pao shih |
More info & calligraphy: GemSee: 宝石 |
行旅 see styles |
xíng lǚ xing2 lu:3 hsing lü kouryo / koryo こうりょ |
More info & calligraphy: Traveler / Wanderer / Vagabond / Rolling Stone(noun/participle) (1) traveling; travelling; (noun/participle) (2) traveler; traveller |
滴水穿石 see styles |
dī shuǐ chuān shí di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2 ti shui ch`uan shih ti shui chuan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Dripping Water Penetrates Stone |
失敗は成功の元 see styles |
shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
More info & calligraphy: Failure is the Origin of Success |
失敗は成功のもと see styles |
shippaihaseikounomoto / shippaihasekonomoto しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
More info & calligraphy: Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success |
厗 see styles |
tí ti2 t`i ti |
old stone or mineral, possibly related to antimony Sb 銻|锑[ti1] |
扻 see styles |
zì zi4 tzu |
to strike; to run against; to throw, as a stone |
核 see styles |
hé he2 ho kaku かく |
pit; stone; nucleus; nuclear; to examine; to check; to verify (1) stone (of a fruit); pit; pip; (2) core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (3) (See 核兵器) nuclear weapons; (4) {physics} (See 原子核) nucleus (of an atom); (5) {biol} (See 細胞核) nucleus (of a cell); (6) {met} (See 凝結核) condensation nucleus; (7) {astron} (planetary) core; (8) {chem} ring (in a cyclic compound); (9) {math} kernel; core; (10) nucleus (of a cultured pearl); (surname) Sane kernel |
狛 see styles |
koma こま |
(n,n-pref) (1) Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (2) (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine; (surname, female given name) Koma |
玗 see styles |
yú yu2 yü |
semiprecious stone; a kind of jade |
玹 see styles |
xuán xuan2 hsüan |
jadelike precious stone; jade-colored |
珂 see styles |
kē ke1 k`o ko ka |
jade-like stone White jade shell; translit. k, khr. |
珉 see styles |
mín min2 min |
alabaster, jade-like stone |
珋 see styles |
liǔ liu3 liu |
(literary) lustrous precious stone |
琅 see styles |
láng lang2 lang roukan / rokan ろうかん |
jade-like stone; clean and white; tinkling of pendants (given name) Roukan |
琉 see styles |
liú liu2 liu run るん |
precious stone (female given name) Run |
琛 see styles |
chēn chen1 ch`en chen |
precious stone; gem |
瑂 see styles |
méi mei2 mei |
(stone which resembles jade) |
瑛 see styles |
yīng ying1 ying you / yo よう |
(literary) translucent stone similar to jade; (literary) luster of jade (female given name) Yō |
瑜 see styles |
yú yu2 yü yuu / yu ゆー |
excellence; luster of gems (personal name) Yu- Lustre of gems; a beautiful stone; excellences, virtues; translit. yu, yoyo. |
瑤 瑶 see styles |
yáo yao2 yao you / yo よう |
jade; precious stone; mother-of-pearl; nacre; precious; used a complementary honorific (female given name) Yō Jasper (green), green crystal. |
瑨 see styles |
jìn jin4 chin |
(literary) jade-like stone |
瑰 see styles |
guī gui1 kuei |
(semiprecious stone); extraordinary |
瑿 see styles |
yī yi1 i |
a black stone like jade; jet |
璁 see styles |
cōng cong1 ts`ung tsung |
stone similar to jade |
璚 see styles |
qióng qiong2 ch`iung chiung |
(red stone) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Stone | 斯通 | sī tōng / si1 tong1 / si tong / sitong | ssu t`ung / ssutung / ssu tung | |
Stone | ストン | suton | ||
Stone Rock | 石 | ishi | shí / shi2 / shi | shih |
Traveler Wanderer Vagabond Rolling Stone | 行旅 | kou ryo / kouryo / ko ryo | xíng lǚ / xing2 lv3 / xing lv / xinglv | hsing lü / hsinglü |
Dripping Water Penetrates Stone | 滴水穿石 | dī shuǐ chuān shí di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2 di shui chuan shi dishuichuanshi | ti shui ch`uan shih tishuichuanshih ti shui chuan shih |
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Failure is a Stepping Stone to Success | 失敗は成功のもと | sittpai wa seikou no moto sittpaiwaseikounomoto sittpai wa seiko no moto | ||
Jade | 玉 | tama / gyoku | yù / yu4 / yu | yü |
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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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