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Twist in Chinese / Japanese...

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 bā lǐ
 pa ri
Barrie Scroll

巴里 is the name Barrie transliterated to Mandarin Chinese.

In a bit of a twist, this is how Paris (as in Paris, France) is written in Japanese.

 léi
 
Lei Scroll

纍 is a word that means rope, to bind together, or to twist around.

It's also a Chinese surname Lei (one of several versions of Lei).

Gold / Metal

(One of the five elements)

 jīn
 kin
Gold / Metal Scroll

金 is the symbol for metal (often means gold or money) in Chinese, Korean and Japanese.

In an interesting twist, in Japanese, this Kanji can also mean “Friday.” I guess Friday is “the golden day” in Japan.


Gold / Metal is one of the five elements that ancient Chinese believed all things were composed of. These elements are also part of the cycle of Chinese astrology. Every person has both an animal sign, and one of the five elements according to the date of their birth. See also Five Elements and Chinese 12 Animals / Zodiac.

Construction Crane

 qǐ zhòng jī
 kijuuki
Construction Crane Scroll

起重機 refers to the huge machine that lifts materials high into the air as crews construct huge buildings.

A customer requested this specifically after some confusion over the bird by the same name.

In an odd twist, while they don't know this name in English sounds like a bird; the building crane is jokingly called “The real national bird of China” because of the accelerated level of construction in Beijing and elsewhere ever since preparations began for the 2008 Olympics. As of 2018, construction has barely slowed.

If you want the type of construction crane that drives down the road, please note that the word is totally different for that kind of “vehicle crane.”

Enso - Japanese Zen Circle

 en sou
Enso - Japanese Zen Circle Scroll

〇 is the famous Enso symbol, which you will see widely used by Japanese Zen Buddhists.

In a twist, I am starting to see Enso used more and more by Chinese Buddhists.

Enso Circle


Here is the typical appearance of Enso artwork by Japanese calligrapher Kougetsu.

Enso is not a Japanese Kanji character. It falls more into the category of a symbol. There is some debate, but many consider Enso to be a religious symbol.

Some call this “The Circle of Enlightenment.” Others call it the “Infinity Circle.” If you actually took the meanings of the two Kanji (円相) that make up the word “En-so,” you could read it as “Mutual Circle” or “Circle of Togetherness.” I think the Enso symbol can simply mean different things to different people. Therefore, you should let it have the meaning that you perceive.

The appearance of your Enso will be determined by the artist's personal style, feeling, mood, etc.



Not the results for twist that you were looking for?

Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your twist search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition


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léi
    lei2
lei

More info & calligraphy:

Lei
rope; to bind together; to twist around
See:

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niǔ
    niu3
niu
to turn; to twist; to wring; to sprain; to swing one's hips

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zhé
    zhe2
che
 sagari
    さがり
to break; to fracture; to snap; to suffer loss; to bend; to twist; to turn; to change direction; convinced; to convert into (currency); discount; rebate; tenth (in price); classifier for theatrical scenes; to fold; accounts book
(1) opportunity; chance; occasion; time; (n,ctr) (2) fold; pleat; crease; (3) small food box (wooden or cardboard); (personal name) Sagari
Tear open, break down.; To snap, break; decide; compound; fold.

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liè
    lie4
lieh
tear; twist

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cuō
    cuo1
ts`o
    tso
to rub or roll between the hands or fingers; to twist

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wǎng
    wang3
wang
 oo
to twist; crooked; unjust; in vain
Oppression, wrong; crooked; in vain.

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zhěn
    zhen3
chen
crooked; obstinate; twist a cord


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jiǎo
    jiao3
chiao
 kou / ko
    こう
to twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring; to hang (by the neck); to turn; to wind; classifier for skeins of yarn
(hist) death by hanging (punishment in the ritsuryō system)
Intertwine, twist, intermingle.


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luò
    luo4
lo
 raku
net-like object; to hold something in place with a net; to wind; to twist; (TCM) channels in the human body
Continuous; fibres, veins.


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táo
    tao2
t`ao
    tao
bind; cord; twist


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lún
    lun2
lun
 rin
    りん
to classify; to twist silk; silk thread
(female given name) Rin

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yuān
    yuan1
yüan
a small worm; to twist; to surround; empty

天機


天机

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tiān jī
    tian1 ji1
t`ien chi
    tien chi
 tenki
    てんき
mystery known only to heaven (archaic); inscrutable twist of fate; fig. top secret
(1) secret of nature; profound secret; (2) disposition; character; nature; (3) emperor's health; emperor's well-being
Natural capacity; the nature bestowed by Heaven.

展開


展开

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zhǎn kāi
    zhan3 kai1
chan k`ai
    chan kai
 tenkai
    てんかい
to unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) development; evolution; progression; unfolding; (plot) twist; (n,vs,vt,vi) (2) expansion; spreading out; extending; deployment; building up; (n,vs,vt,vi) (3) {math} expansion (of an algebraic expression); (n,vs,vt,vi) (4) {math} development (of a three-dimensional shape); (n,vs,vt,vi) (5) {comp} extraction (of compressed data); decompression; unpacking; (noun, transitive verb) (6) {bus} sharing (information)

扭擺


扭摆

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niǔ bǎi
    niu3 bai3
niu pai
to twist and sway (one's body)

扭曲

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niǔ qū
    niu3 qu1
niu ch`ü
    niu chü
to twist; to warp; to distort

扭結


扭结

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niǔ jié
    niu3 jie2
niu chieh
to tangle up; to twist together; to wind

扭腰

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niǔ yāo
    niu3 yao1
niu yao
to sway one's hips; to twist one's waist

拈り

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 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw

拈る

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 hineru
    ひねる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); (2) (kana only) to puzzle over; (3) (kana only) to defeat easily

拗る

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 nejiru
    ねじる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to screw; to twist; (2) to distort; to parody; to make a pun; (3) to torture; to wrest

挫く

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 kujiku
    くじく
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to sprain; to twist; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten; to dispirit; to depress; to unnerve; to crush

捩る

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 yojiru
    よじる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to twist; to contort

捩れ

see styles
 nejire
    ねじれ
(kana only) kink; twist; twirl

捻り

see styles
 hineri
    ひねり
(1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw

捻る

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 hineru
    ひねる
    nejiru
    ねじる
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); (2) (kana only) to puzzle over; (3) (kana only) to defeat easily; (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to screw; to twist; (2) to distort; to parody; to make a pun; (3) to torture; to wrest

捻れ

see styles
 nejire
    ねじれ
(kana only) kink; twist; twirl

捻挫

see styles
 nenza
    ねんざ
(n,vs,vt,vi) sprain; twist; wrench

撚り

see styles
 yori
    より
    hineri
    ひねり
twist; ply; (1) (kana only) twist; spin; (2) (kana only) ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); (3) (kana only) wrapped offering (of money); (4) (sumo) twisting throw

撚る

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 yoru
    よる
    hineru
    ひねる
(transitive verb) to twist (yarn); to lay (rope); (transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to twist; to wrench; to turn (a switch on or off, etc.); to wring (a neck); (2) (kana only) to puzzle over; (3) (kana only) to defeat easily

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

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Barrie巴里pa ri / paribā lǐ / ba1 li3 / ba li / balipa li / pali
Lei
léi / lei2 / lei
Gold
Metal
kinjīn / jin1 / jinchin
Construction Crane起重機
起重机
kijuuki / kijukiqǐ zhòng jī
qi3 zhong4 ji1
qi zhong ji
qizhongji
ch`i chung chi
chichungchi
chi chung chi
Enso - Japanese Zen Circleen sou / ensou / en so
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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A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

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.

A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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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