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Wood
(One of the five elements)
木 is the symbol for wood in Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
This can sometimes mean “tree” depending on context. In fact, the character comes from a pictogram that is supposed to resemble a tree.
Wood 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.
Wood
伍德 is the name Wood in Chinese (Mandarin).
Wood
ウーッド is the name Wood in Japanese (Katakana).
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Chop Wood, Carry Water
Before enlightenment or after, chores remain.
頓悟之前砍柴挑水; 頓悟之後砍柴挑水 means “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water; After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.
This is a Chinese proverb that is attributed to 吴力 (Wú Lì) who lived between 1632 and 1718 - living part of his life as a devout Buddhist, and many years as a Catholic Jesuit Priest in China - what an interesting life!
This has been explained many times in many ways. I am a Buddhist, and here is my brief take on this proverb...
Before enlightenment, one may find daily chores mundane, tedious, and boring. However, upon reaching enlightenment one is not relieved of the details of daily life. An enlightened person will, however, see such chores as a joy, and do them mindfully.
There is another version floating around, which is 在你領悟之前砍柴、運水。在你領悟之後，砍柴、運水。
If you want this other version, just contact me. The meaning is the same, just different phrasing.
Put out a burning wood cart with a cup of water
An utterly inadequate measure
杯水車薪 is a warning against a futile effort.
This proverb literally refers to one who is “trying to put out a burning cart of wood with a cup of water,” or “throw a cup of water on a cartload of wood.” The lesson to be learned is about using the right measure or tool for the job and not wasting your effort if you are inadequately equipped for the task at hand - in other words the postscript should be “go get a bucket or a fire hose.”
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
木 see styles |
mù mu4 mu moku もく |
More info & calligraphy: Wood(1) (abbreviation) (See 木曜) Thursday; (2) (See 五行・1) wood (first of the five elements); (female given name) Moku Wood; a tree; kāṣṭha, a piece of wood, wood, timber. |
林 see styles |
lín lin2 lin rin りん |
More info & calligraphy: Small Forest(1) wood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket; (2) bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection; (surname, female given name) Rin A grove, or wood; a band; forest; grove |
柿 see styles |
shì shi4 shih kokera こけら |
More info & calligraphy: Persimmon(irregular kanji usage) (1) chopped wood; wood chips; (2) (abbreviation) thin shingles; kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); (surname) Kokera persimmon |
理 see styles |
lǐ li3 li wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Science(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify. |
身 see styles |
shēn shen1 shen misaki みさき |
More info & calligraphy: Body(1) one's body; one's person; (2) oneself; one's appearance; (3) one's place (in society, etc.); one's position; (4) main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid); (surname) Misaki kāya; tanu; deha. The body; the self.; Two forms of body; there are numerous pairs, e. g. (1) (a) 分段身 The varied forms of the karmic or ordinary mortal body, or being; (b) 變易身 the transformable, or spiritual body. (2) (a) 生身 The earthly body of the Buddha; (b) 化身 hinirmāṇakāya, which may take any form at will. (3) (a) 生身 his earthly body; (b) 法身 his moral and mental nature—a Hīnayāna definition, but Mahāyāna takes his earthly nirmāṇakāya as the 生身 and his dharmakāya or that and his saṃbhogakāya as 法身. (4) 眞應二身 The dharmakāya and nirmāṇakāya. (5) (a) 實相身 The absolute truth, or light, of the Buddha, i. e. the dharmakāya; (b) 爲物身 the functioning or temporal body. (6) (a) 眞身 the dharmakāya and saṃbhogakāya; (b) 化身 the nirmāṇakāya. (7) (a) 常身 his permanent or eternal body; (b) 無常身 his temporal body. (8) (a) 實身 and 化身 idem 二色身. |
丁丁 see styles |
zhēng zhēng zheng1 zheng1 cheng cheng toutou / toto とうとう chouchou / chocho ちょうちょう |
More info & calligraphy: Tintin(adv,n) clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax |
五行 see styles |
wǔ xíng wu3 xing2 wu hsing gogyou / gogyo ごぎょう |
More info & calligraphy: Five Elements(1) (See 五大・ごだい・1) the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing; (2) {Buddh} five practices of the Bodhisattvas; (3) (See 六信五行) the five pillars of Islam; (surname, given name) Gogyou The five lines of conduct. I. According to the 起信論 Awakening of Faith they are almsgiving; keeping the commandments; patience under insult; zeal or progress; meditation. II. According to the 涅槃經 Nirvana Sutra they are saintly or bodhisattva deeds; arhat, or noble deeds; deva deeds; children's deeds (i. e. normal good deeds of men, devas, and Hinayanists); sickness conditions, e. g. illness, delusion, etc.; — into all these lines of conduct and conditions a Bodhisattva enters. III. The five elements, or tanmātra— wood, fire, earth, metal, and water; or earth, water, ire, air, and ether (or space) as taught by the later Mahāyāna philosophy; idem 五大; five practices |
剞 see styles |
jī ji1 chi |
curved wood graver |
卯 see styles |
mǎo mao3 mao bou / bo ぼう |
mortise (slot cut into wood to receive a tenon); 4th earthly branch: 5-7 a.m., 2nd solar month (6th March-4th April), year of the Rabbit; ancient Chinese compass point: 90° (east); variant of 鉚|铆[mao3]; to exert one's strength (1) the Rabbit (fourth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Hare; (2) (See 卯の刻) hour of the Rabbit (around 6am, 5-7am, or 6-8am); (3) (obsolete) east; (4) (obsolete) second month in the lunar calendar; (personal name) Bou |
叢 丛 see styles |
cóng cong2 ts`ung tsung sou / so そう |
cluster; collection; collection of books; thicket (n-suf,n) {anat} plexus; rete; (surname) Sou A copse, grove, wood; crowded; a copse |
巽 see styles |
xùn xun4 hsün yuzuru ゆずる |
to obey; one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[ba1 gua4], symbolizing wood and wind; ☴; ancient Chinese compass point: 135° (southeast) xun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: wind, southeast); (given name) Yuzuru |
彔 录 see styles |
lù lu4 lu |
to carve wood |
斫 see styles |
zhuó zhuo2 cho shaku |
to chop; to hack; to carve wood To chop; translit. ca, cha; to chop |
斲 斫 see styles |
zhuó zhuo2 cho |
to chop; to carve wood See: 斫 |
札 see styles |
zhá zha2 cha fuda ふだ |
thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China); a kind of official document (in former times); letter; note; plague armor platelet; (place-name) Fuda slip of wood; slip of wood |
材 see styles |
cái cai2 ts`ai tsai motoki もとき |
material; timber; ability; aptitude; a capable individual; coffin (old) (n,n-suf) (1) wood; lumber; timber; (2) (raw) material; stuff; (3) talent; ability; capable person; (personal name) Motoki |
枟 see styles |
yùn yun4 yün |
wood streaks |
柮 see styles |
duò duo4 to |
wood scraps |
桄 see styles |
guàng guang4 kuang |
woven wood and bamboo utensil; classifier for threads and strings |
棧 栈 see styles |
zhàn zhan4 chan kakebashi かけばし |
a wooden or bamboo pen for sheep or cattle; wood or bamboo trestlework; a warehouse; (computing) stack (surname) Kakebashi |
棻 see styles |
fēn fen1 fen |
aromatic wood; perfume; fragrance |
榾 see styles |
gǔ gu3 ku hoda ほだ hota ほた |
scraps of wood (obscure) kindling; small bits of scrap wood used to fuel a stove |
槁 see styles |
gǎo gao3 kao takakou / takako たかこう |
dried up (wood); dead tree (surname) Takakou |
槎 see styles |
chá cha2 ch`a cha |
a raft made of bamboo or wood; to fell trees; to hew |
槢 see styles |
xí xi2 hsi |
a hard wood |
槮 椮 see styles |
sēn sen1 sen |
lush growth (trees); fishing using bundled wood (archaic) |
標 标 see styles |
biāo biao1 piao maaku / maku まあく |
mark; sign; label; to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc; to bear (a brand name, registration number etc); prize; award; bid; target; quota; (old) the topmost branches of a tree; visible symptom; classifier for military units (1) (rare) mark; sign; target; (2) (archaism) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (3) (archaism) nameplate; (female given name) Maaku Signal, flag, banner; the troops under a particular banner; a notice, list, signboard, ticket; to publish; to explain |
樵 see styles |
qiáo qiao2 ch`iao chiao kikori きこり |
firewood; gather wood woodcutter; lumberjack; logger; (surname) Kikori |
樹 树 see styles |
shù shu4 shu mitsuru みつる |
tree; CL:棵[ke1]; to cultivate; to set up (1) tree; shrub; bush; (2) wood; timber; (personal name) Mitsuru vṛkṣa, a tree; to stand, erect, establish. |
樿 椫 see styles |
zhǎn zhan3 chan |
(wood) |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Wood | 木 | ki | mù / mu4 / mu | |
| Wood | 伍德 | wǔ dé / wu3 de2 / wu de / wude | wu te / wute | |
| Wood | ウーッド | wuuddo / wuddo | ||
| Chop Wood, Carry Water | 頓悟之前砍柴挑水頓悟之后砍柴挑水 顿悟之前砍柴挑水顿悟之后砍柴挑水 | dùn wù zhī qián kǎn chái tiāo shuǐ dùn wù zhī hòu kǎn chái tiāo shuǐ dun4 wu4 zhi1 qian2 kan3 chai2 tiao1 shui3 dun4 wu4 zhi1 hou4 kan3 chai2 tiao1 shui3 dun wu zhi qian kan chai tiao shui dun wu zhi hou kan chai tiao shui | tun wu chih ch`ien k`an ch`ai t`iao shui tun wu chih hou k`an ch`ai t`iao shui tun wu chih chien kan chai tiao shui tun wu chih hou kan chai tiao shui |
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| Put out a burning wood cart with a cup of water | 杯水車薪 杯水车薪 | bēi shuǐ chē xīn bei1 shui3 che1 xin1 bei shui che xin beishuichexin | pei shui ch`e hsin peishuichehsin pei shui che hsin |
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| 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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