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1. Yoko / Brilliant / Glorious
2. Yoshi
4. Don’t Panic
5. I Need You
7. Remember What Is Important To You
8. ...And this above all to thine own self be true
9. The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering
10. Joshua 1:9
燿 means brilliant or glorious in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
I am listing this character as it is a common Japanese given name that is romanized as Yoko or Youkou. It can be romanized as these names as well: Yo, Teru, and Akira.
As with most Japanese names, this is not the only character or only name that romanizes as Yoko. Be sure you are getting the correct character before you order.
If you need a strange homage to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, this might be it.
不要恐慌 says “Don't Panic” in Chinese. A Chinese person who is not familiar with this masterpiece of a book, will not see the humor but that will be your chance to suggest reading some Douglas Adams (which has been translated into Chinese).
A line from Shakespeare's Hamlet
Here is the full translation of Joshua 1:9 into Chinese.
The text with punctuation:
我岂没有吩咐你吗?你当刚强壮胆。不要惧怕,也不要惊惶。因为你无论往哪里去,耶和华你的神必与你同在。
Hand-painted calligraphy does not retain punctuation.
This translation comes from the 1919 Chinese Union Bible.
For reference, from the KJV, this reads, “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
Here is the Lord's Prayer in Chinese from Mathew 6:9-13.
The Chinese text with punctuation is:
Part of 6:9 ...我们在天上的父,愿人都尊你的名为圣。
6:10 愿你的国降临,愿你的旨意行在地上,如同行在天上。
6:11 我们日用的饮食,今日赐给我们。
6:12 免我们的债,如同我们免了人的债。
6:13 不叫我们遇见试探,救我们脱离凶恶,因为国度,权柄,荣耀,全是你的,直到永远,阿们。
Note that punctuation is not included in traditional Chinese calligraphy artwork.
From KJV, this is:
Part of 6:9 ...Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
6:10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
6:12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your yao4 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
燿 see styles |
yào yao4 yao youkou / yoko ようこう |
More info & calligraphy: Yoko / Brilliant / Glorious(given name) Yōkou |
耀西 see styles |
yào xī yao4 xi1 yao hsi |
More info & calligraphy: Yoshi |
要強 要强 see styles |
yào qiáng yao4 qiang2 yao ch`iang yao chiang |
More info & calligraphy: Strong Minded |
曜 see styles |
yào yao4 yao you / yo よう |
bright; glorious; one of the seven planets of premodern astronomy (female given name) Yō Brilliant, shining. 七曜 The sun, moon, and five planets. 曜宿 These seven and the constellations, the celestial orbs. |
瘧 疟 see styles |
yào yao4 yao okori; warawayami おこり; わらわやみ |
used in 瘧子|疟子[yao4 zi5] ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever (old name) Fever, ague. |
耀 see styles |
yào yao4 yao you / yo よう |
brilliant; glorious (female given name) Yō shines |
葯 药 see styles |
yào yao4 yao yaku やく |
leaf of the iris; variant of 藥|药[yao4] {bot} anther |
薬 see styles |
yào yao4 yao yaku; yaku やく; ヤク |
Japanese variant of 藥|药 (slang) (See 麻薬) dope; narcotic; drug; (surname) Kusuri |
藥 药 see styles |
yào yao4 yao yaku |
medicine; drug; substance used for a specific purpose (e.g. poisoning, explosion, fermenting); CL:種|种[zhong3],服[fu4],味[wei4]; to poison Medicine, chemicals. |
袎 see styles |
yào yao4 yao |
variant of 靿[yao4] |
要 see styles |
yào yao4 yao you / yo よう |
to want; to need; to ask for; will; shall; about to; need to; should; if (same as 要是[yao4 shi5]); (bound form) important (1) main point; essential point; important thing; (n,adj-f) (2) necessity; need; requirement; (surname) Yoshi Important, essential, necessary, strategic; want, need; about to; intercept; coerce; agree, etc. |
靿 see styles |
yào yao4 yao |
the leg of a boot or sock |
鷂 鹞 see styles |
yào yao4 yao haitaka; hashitaka; hashibami; haitaka はいたか; はしたか; はしばみ; ハイタカ |
sparrow hawk; Accipiter nisus (kana only) Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
七曜 see styles |
qī yào qi1 yao4 ch`i yao chi yao shichiyou / shichiyo しちよう |
the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) (1) {astron} the seven luminaries (sun, moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn); (2) the seven days of the week The seven brilliant ones — the sun and moon, together with the five planets which are connected with fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. Their essence shines in the sky, but their spirits are over men as judges of their good and evil, and as rulers over good and evil fortune. The following list shows their names in Chinese and Sanskrit: Sun 日, 太陽; aditya 阿彌底耶 Moon月, 太陰; soma 蘇摩 Mars火星, 勢惑勞; aṅgāraka 盎哦囉迦 Mercury水星, 辰星; budha 部陀 Jupiter木星, 歳星; bṛhaspati 勿哩訶娑跛底 Venus金星, 太白; śukra 戌羯羅 Saturn土星, 鎭星; śanaiścara 賖乃以室折羅. |
下藥 下药 see styles |
xià yào xia4 yao4 hsia yao |
to prescribe medicine; to poison; to slip a drug (into sb's drink etc) |
不要 see styles |
bù yào bu4 yao4 pu yao fuyou / fuyo ふよう |
don't!; must not (adj-na,adj-no,n) (See 不用) unnecessary; unneeded not essential |
中藥 中药 see styles |
zhōng yào zhong1 yao4 chung yao |
traditional Chinese medicine; CL:服[fu4],種|种[zhong3] |
主要 see styles |
zhǔ yào zhu3 yao4 chu yao shuyou / shuyo しゅよう |
main; principal; major; primary (noun or adjectival noun) chief; main; principal; major |
九曜 see styles |
jiǔ yào jiu3 yao4 chiu yao kuyou / kuyo くよう |
(surname) Kuyou 九執 q.v. Navagraha. The nine luminaries: 日 Āditya, the sun; 月 Sōma, the moon; the five planets, i.e. 火星 Aṅgāraka, Mars; 水 Budha, Mercury; 木 Bṛhaspati, Jupiter; 金 Sukra, Venus; and 土 Śanaiścara, Saturn; also 羅睺 Rāhu, the spirit that causes eclipses; and 計都 Ketu, a comet. Each is associated with a region of the sky and also with a bodhisattva, etc., e.g. the sun with Guanyin, Venus with Amitābha, etc. |
仙藥 仙药 see styles |
xiān yào xian1 yao4 hsien yao |
legendary magic potion of immortals; panacea; fig. wonder solution to a problem |
令藥 令药 see styles |
lìng yào ling4 yao4 ling yao |
seasonal medication |
侍藥 侍药 see styles |
shì yào shi4 yao4 shih yao shiyaku |
dispenser of medicines |
假藥 假药 see styles |
jiǎ yào jia3 yao4 chia yao |
fake drugs |
偏要 see styles |
piān yào pian1 yao4 p`ien yao pien yao |
to insist on doing something; must do it, despite everything |
光曜 see styles |
guāng yào guang1 yao4 kuang yao kouyou / koyo こうよう |
(given name) Kōyou shining |
光耀 see styles |
guāng yào guang1 yao4 kuang yao kouyou / koyo こうよう |
dazzling; brilliant (archaism) shining; glittering Avabhāsaprabha |
入藥 入药 see styles |
rù yào ru4 yao4 ju yao |
to use in medicine |
典要 see styles |
diǎn yào dian3 yao4 tien yao tenyō |
a decided rule |
切要 see styles |
qiè yào qie4 yao4 ch`ieh yao chieh yao setsuyou / setsuyo せつよう |
essential; extremely important (noun or adjectival noun) essential; vital |
制藥 制药 see styles |
zhì yào zhi4 yao4 chih yao |
to manufacture medicine |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Yoko Brilliant Glorious | 燿 | you kou / youkou / yo ko | yào / yao4 / yao | |
Yoshi | 耀西 | yào xī / yao4 xi1 / yao xi / yaoxi | yao hsi / yaohsi | |
Strong Minded | 要強 要强 | yào qiáng yao4 qiang2 yao qiang yaoqiang | yao ch`iang yaochiang yao chiang |
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Don’t Panic | 不要恐慌 | bú yào kǒng huāng bu2 yao4 kong3 huang1 bu yao kong huang buyaokonghuang | pu yao k`ung huang puyaokunghuang pu yao kung huang |
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I Need You | 我需要你 | wǒ xū yào nǐ wo3 xu1 yao4 ni3 wo xu yao ni woxuyaoni | wo hsü yao ni wohsüyaoni |
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One Key Opens One Lock | 一把鑰匙開一把鎖 一把钥匙开一把锁 | yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ yi1 ba3 yao4 shi5 kai1 yi1 ba3 suo3 yi ba yao shi kai yi ba suo yibayaoshikaiyibasuo | i pa yao shih k`ai i pa so ipayaoshihkaiipaso i pa yao shih kai i pa so |
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Remember What Is Important To You | 記住什么是重要的 记住什么是重要的 | jì zhù shén shì zhòng yào de ji4 zhu4 shen2 me shi4 zhong4 yao4 de ji zhu shen me shi zhong yao de jizhushenmeshizhongyaode | chi chu shen me shih chung yao te | |
...And this above all to thine own self be true | 尤其要緊的你必須對你自己忠實 尤其要紧的你必须对你自己忠实 | yóu qí yào jǐn de nǐ bì xū duì nǐ zì jǐ zhōng shí you2 qi2 yao4 jin3 de ni3 bi4 xu1 dui4 ni3 zi4 ji3 zhong1 shi2 you qi yao jin de ni bi xu dui ni zi ji zhong shi | yu ch`i yao chin te ni pi hsü tui ni tzu chi chung shih yu chi yao chin te ni pi hsü tui ni tzu chi chung shih |
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The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering | 獲得永生的鑰匙是先要活得精彩 获得永生的钥匙是先要活得精彩 | huò dé yǒng shēng de yào shí shì xiān yào huó dé jīng cǎi huo4 de2 yong3 sheng1 de yao4 shi2 shi4 xian1 yao4 huo2 de2 jing1 cai3 huo de yong sheng de yao shi shi xian yao huo de jing cai | huo te yung sheng te yao shih shih hsien yao huo te ching ts`ai huo te yung sheng te yao shih shih hsien yao huo te ching tsai |
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Joshua 1:9 | 我豈沒有吩咐你嗎你當剛強壯膽不要懼怕也不要驚惶因為你無論往哪里去耶和華你的神必與你同在 我岂没有吩咐你吗你当刚强壮胆不要惧怕也不要惊惶因为你无论往哪里去耶和华你的神必与你同在 | wǒ qǐ méi yǒu fēn fù nǐ ma nǐ dāng gāng qiáng zhuàng dǎn bù yào jù pà yě bù yào jīng huáng yīn wèi nǐ wú lùn wǎng nǎ lǐ qù yē hé huá nǐ de shén bì yǔ nǐ tóng zài wo3 qi3 mei2 you3 fen1 fu4 ni3 ma ni3 dang1 gang1 qiang2 zhuang4 dan3 bu4 yao4 ju4 pa4 ye3 bu4 yao4 jing1 huang2 yin1 wei4 ni3 wu2 lun4 wang3 na3 li3 qu4 ye1 he2 hua2 ni3 de shen2 bi4 yu3 ni3 tong2 zai4 wo qi mei you fen fu ni ma ni dang gang qiang zhuang dan bu yao ju pa ye bu yao jing huang yin wei ni wu lun wang na li qu ye he hua ni de shen bi yu ni tong zai | wo ch`i mei yu fen fu ni ma ni tang kang ch`iang chuang tan pu yao chü p`a yeh pu yao ching huang yin wei ni wu lun wang na li ch`ü yeh ho hua ni te shen pi yü ni t`ung tsai wo chi mei yu fen fu ni ma ni tang kang chiang chuang tan pu yao chü pa yeh pu yao ching huang yin wei ni wu lun wang na li chü yeh ho hua ni te shen pi yü ni tung tsai |
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The Lord's Prayer Mathew 6:9-13 | 我們在天上的父願人都尊你的名為聖願你的國降臨願你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上我們日用的飲食今日賜給我們免我們的債如同我們免了人的債不叫我們遇見試探救我們脫離凶惡因為國度權柄榮耀全是你的直到永遠阿們 我们在天上的父愿人都尊你的名为圣愿你的国降临愿你的旨意行在地上如同行在天上我们日用的饮食今日赐给我们免我们的债如同我们免了人的债不叫我们遇见试探救我们脱离凶恶因为国度权柄荣耀全是你的直到永远阿们 | wǒ men zài tiān shàng de fù yuàn rén dōu zūn nǐ de míng wèi shèng yuàn nǐ de guó jiàng lín yuàn nǐ de zhǐ yì xíng zài dì shàng rú tóng xíng zài tiān shàng wǒ men rì yòng de yǐn shí jīn rì cì gěi wǒ men miǎn wǒ men de zhài rú tóng wǒ men miǎn le rén de zhài bù jiào wǒ men yù jiàn shì tàn jiù wǒ men tuō lí xiōng è yīn wèi guó dù quán bǐng róng yào quán shì nǐ de zhí dào yǒng yuǎn ā men wo3 men zai4 tian1 shang4 de fu4 yuan4 ren2 dou1 zun1 ni3 de ming2 wei4 sheng4 yuan4 ni3 de guo2 jiang4 lin2 yuan4 ni3 de zhi3 yi4 xing2 zai4 di4 shang4 ru2 tong2 xing2 zai4 tian1 shang4 wo3 men ri4 yong4 de yin3 shi2 jin1 ri4 ci4 gei3 wo3 men mian3 wo3 men de zhai4 ru2 tong2 wo3 men mian3 le ren2 de zhai4 bu4 jiao4 wo3 men yu4 jian4 shi4 tan4 jiu4 wo3 men tuo1 li2 xiong1 e4 yin1 wei4 guo2 du4 quan2 bing3 rong2 yao4 quan2 shi4 ni3 de zhi2 dao4 yong3 yuan3 a1 men wo men zai tian shang de fu yuan ren dou zun ni de ming wei sheng yuan ni de guo jiang lin yuan ni de zhi yi xing zai di shang ru tong xing zai tian shang wo men ri yong de yin shi jin ri ci gei wo men mian wo men de zhai ru tong wo men mian le ren de zhai bu jiao wo men yu jian shi tan jiu wo men tuo li xiong e yin wei guo du quan bing rong yao quan shi ni de zhi dao yong yuan a men | wo men tsai t`ien shang te fu yüan jen tou tsun ni te ming wei sheng yüan ni te kuo chiang lin yüan ni te chih i hsing tsai ti shang ju t`ung hsing tsai t`ien shang wo men jih yung te yin shih chin jih tz`u kei wo men mien wo men te chai ju t`ung wo men mien le jen te chai pu chiao wo men yü chien shih t`an chiu wo men t`o li hsiung o yin wei kuo tu ch`üan ping jung yao ch`üan shih ni te chih tao yung yüan a men wo men tsai tien shang te fu yüan jen tou tsun ni te ming wei sheng yüan ni te kuo chiang lin yüan ni te chih i hsing tsai ti shang ju tung hsing tsai tien shang wo men jih yung te yin shih chin jih tzu kei wo men mien wo men te chai ju tung wo men mien le jen te chai pu chiao wo men yü chien shih tan chiu wo men to li hsiung o yin wei kuo tu chüan ping jung yao chüan shih ni te chih tao yung yüan a men |
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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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