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1. Yellow
3. Huang Shan / Yellow Mountain
4. Goldfish
5. Equality
6. Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black
7. Daisy
Yellow Color
黃 is the single character for the color yellow in Chinese.
This can be a Chinese surname Huang or a Korean surname Hwang.
In China, yellow is traditionally the color of the emperor. In fact, there was a time when only the emperor could wear yellow clothing or own yellow pet fish.
Note: Goldfish were bred originally in China for the emperor. When the perfect yellow fish was bred, all but the emperor were banned from owning any. Thus a more orange-colored goldfish dominated the market.
Notes: 黃 is not a common selection for a wall scroll. In certain contexts in China, yellow can refer to pornography or vice.
This character is written with a slight variation in Simplified Chinese and modern Japanese. Click on the image to the right if you want this alternate version.
黃龍 is a sophisticated or scholarly way to say “Yellow Dragon.” 黃龍 is the title you'd expect in ancient Chinese literature.
The first character means yellow.
The second character means dragon.
The Yellow Dragon represents a king that favorably hears all petitions of his subjects.
Note: This title can be the name of Huanglong county in Yan’an, located in Shaanxi province of China.
金魚 is the title for goldfish in Chinese and Japanese.
There was a time in ancient China when only the Emperor could possess the actual yellow-gold colored fish. This is why alternate coloration such as orange, black, red, and white was bred. Many believe this is why colors other than yellow-gold are more common for “goldfish” in pet shops today.
In Chinese, 平等 is the word that describes equality among all humans.
Yes, this is equality that means equality no matter of religion, whether you are rich or poor, gay or straight, black white or yellow.
In Japanese and Korean, this can be defined as equality, impartiality, and evenness (basically the same as the Chinese meaning).
白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 literally says: [Just as] white liquor makes people's faces turn red, [So] yellow gold makes people's hearts turn black.
This is a warning about the nature of greed. The suggestion is that one who lusts for gold and riches will eventually have a black heart (or become a heartless greedy bastard). As a wall scroll, this is a reminder and warning to keep yourself from following the greedy path.
The yellow flower
雛菊 is how they write “daisy” in Chinese and Japanese.
This is a good choice if you love daisies, or your name is Daisy. If you translated it directly, this means “chick flower” (as in baby chickens) or “baby chrysanthemum.” Of course, when an Asian person reads this, they just think “daisy.”
If you're into botany, this title represents “Bellis Perennis.”
In Japanese, this can be the female given name, Hinagiku.
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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
蓮 莲 see styles |
lián lian2 lien ren れん |
More info & calligraphy: Lotus(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (1) (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (2) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); (kana only) sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; (f,m,s) Ren puṇḍarīka, the lotus, especially the white lotus, Numphoea alba; padma, especially the Nelumbium speciosum; utpala, the Nymphoea coerulea, the blue lotus; kumuda, Nymphoea esculenta, white lotus, or N. rubra, red lotus; nīlotpala, N. cyanea, a blue lotus. The first four are called white, red, blue, and yellow lotuses; but the white lotus is generally meant unless otherwise specified. |
金 see styles |
jīn jin1 chin kin きん |
More info & calligraphy: Gold / Metal(1) gold (metal); (2) (See 金色) gold (color); (3) gold (medal); first place (prize); (noun - becomes adjective with の) (4) something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); (5) money; gold coin; (6) (written before an amount of money) sum (of money); (7) (abbreviation) (See 金曜) Friday; (n,ctr) (8) karat (measure of purity of gold); carat; (9) (See 五行・1) metal (fourth phase of Wu Xing); (10) (hist) Jin dynasty (of China; 1115-1234); Chin dynasty; Jurchen dynasty; (11) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 金将) gold general; (12) (abbreviation) (colloquialism) (See 金玉) testicles; (surname) Kimu; Kim hiraṇya, 伊爛拏 which means cold, any precious metal, semen, etc.; or 蘇伐刺 suvarṇa, which means "of a good or beautiful colour", "golden", "yellow", "gold", "a gold coin", etc. The Chinese means metal, gold, money. |
黃 黄 see styles |
huáng huang2 huang kō |
More info & calligraphy: YellowYellow. |
黄 see styles |
huáng huang2 huang ki き |
More info & calligraphy: Yellowyellow |
蚩尤 see styles |
chī yóu chi1 you2 ch`ih yu chih yu shiyuu / shiyu しゆう |
More info & calligraphy: God of Warcraft(archaism) Chinese god of war |
ビニー see styles |
pinii / pini ピニー |
More info & calligraphy: Vinny |
亃 see styles |
lín lin2 lin |
mythical animal, said to have yellow body and white tail |
奈 see styles |
nài nai4 nai nana なな |
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary); used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words (female given name) Nana Remedy, alternative, how ? what ? a yellow plum. |
峁 see styles |
mǎo mao3 mao |
round yellow dirt mount (in the Northwest of China) |
斢 see styles |
tǒu tou3 t`ou tou |
yellow (archaic) |
梓 see styles |
zǐ zi3 tzu azusa; shi; azusa あずさ; し; アズサ |
Chinese catalpa (Catalpa ovata), a tree that serves as a symbol of one's hometown and whose wood is used to make various items; (bound form) printing blocks (1) (あずさ, アズサ only) (kana only) (See 夜糞峰榛) Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); (2) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See キササゲ) yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); (3) (あずさ, アズサ only) (See 赤芽柏・1) Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); (4) printing block; (5) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓弓) catalpa bow; (6) (あずさ only) (abbreviation) (See 梓巫女) catalpa medium; (surname) Shin |
楸 see styles |
qiū qiu1 ch`iu chiu hisagi ひさぎ |
Catalpa; Mallotus japonicus (archaism) unknown plant species (perhaps Catalpa ovata or Mallotus japonicus); (kana only) yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa; (female given name) Hisagi |
河 see styles |
hé he2 ho hoo; kawa ホー; かわ |
river (CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]); (bound form) the Yellow River; (bound form) the Milky Way; (bound form) (on restaurant menus) rice noodles 河粉|河粉[he2fen3] {mahj} discarded tiles (chi:); discards; (surname) Ha River (in north), canal (in south), especially the Yellow River in China and the Ganges 恒河in India. |
熉 𤈶 see styles |
yún yun2 yün |
(yellow color) |
緗 缃 see styles |
xiāng xiang1 hsiang |
light yellow color |
荇 see styles |
xìng xing4 hsing |
yellow floating heart (Nymphoides peltatum) |
蒲 see styles |
pú pu2 p`u pu kaba かば |
refers to various monocotyledonous flowering plants including Acorus calamus and Typha orientalis; common cattail; bullrush (1) (See ガマ) common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace; (2) (abbreviation) (See 蒲色) reddish yellow; (surname) Makomo Rushes, flags, grass. |
霾 see styles |
mái mai2 mai bai ばい |
haze (See 黄砂・こうさ・1) loess; yellow sand; bai; dust from the Yellow River region (China) |
顑 see styles |
kǎn kan3 k`an kan |
yellow |
鱔 鳝 see styles |
shàn shan4 shan |
Chinese yellow eel |
黈 see styles |
tǒu tou3 t`ou tou |
a yellow color |
くい see styles |
kui クイ |
common yellow-toothed cavy (Galea musteloides); (personal name) Gui |
中原 see styles |
zhōng yuán zhong1 yuan2 chung yüan chuugen / chugen ちゅうげん |
Central Plain, the middle and lower regions of the Yellow river, including Henan, western Shandong, southern Shanxi and Hebei middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest; (surname) Nakaraha |
五帝 see styles |
wǔ dì wu3 di4 wu ti gotai |
the Five Legendary Emperors, usually taken to be the Yellow Emperor 黃帝|黄帝[Huang2 di4], Zhuanxu 顓頊|颛顼[Zhuan1 xu1], Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4], Tang Yao 唐堯|唐尧[Tang2 Yao2] and Yu Shun 虞舜[Yu2 Shun4] five emperors |
五彩 see styles |
wǔ cǎi wu3 cai3 wu ts`ai wu tsai gosai ごさい |
five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue); multicolored the five colours: green, yellow, red, white and black; the five colors; five-coloured porcelain; five-colored porcelain; (female given name) Saaya |
五色 see styles |
wǔ sè wu3 se4 wu se goshiki; goshoku ごしき; ごしょく |
multicolored; the rainbow; garish (1) five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; (can be adjective with の) (2) many kinds; varied; (3) (See 瓜) melon; gourd; (place-name, surname) Goshiki The five primary colors, also called 五正色 (or 五大色): 靑 blue, 黃 yellow, 赤 red, 白 white, 黑 black. The 五間色 or compound colors are 緋 crimson, 紅, scarlet, 紫 purple, 綠 green, 磂黃 brown. The two sets correspond to the cardinal points as follows: east, blue and green; west, white, and crimson; south, red and scarlet; north, black and purple; and center, yellow and brown. The five are permutated in various ways to represent various ideas. |
倉頡 仓颉 see styles |
cāng jié cang1 jie2 ts`ang chieh tsang chieh souketsu / soketsu そうけつ |
Cang Jie, legendary scribe of the Yellow Emperor and creator of Chinese writing; Cangjie input method (computing) (person) Cangjie (c. 2667-2596 BCE; supposed inventor of Chinese characters) |
健陀 see styles |
jiàn tuó jian4 tuo2 chien t`o chien to kenda |
健杜; 健達 gandha, smell, scent; a tree producing incense; the first and last also mean (as do 乾陀 and 乾馱) kaṣāya, a colour composed of red and yellow, the monk's robe, but the sounds agree better with kanthā, the patch-robe. Also used for skandha, v. 塞建陀, the five constituents; also for gandharvas, v. 乾闥婆. |
內經 内经 see styles |
nèi jīng nei4 jing1 nei ching naikyō |
abbr. for 黃帝內經|黄帝内经[Huang2 di4 Nei4 jing1], The Yellow Emperor's Internal Canon, medical text c. 300 BC inner scriptures |
兩河 两河 see styles |
liǎng hé liang3 he2 liang ho ryōga |
the areas to the north and south of the Yellow River (in the Spring and Autumn Period); Mesopotamia The 'two rivers', Nairañjanā, v. 尼, where Buddha attained enlightenment, and Hiraṇyavatī, see 尸, where he entered Nirvāṇa. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Yellow | 黃 黄 | hon / kou / hon / ko | huáng / huang2 / huang | |
Yellow Dragon | 黃龍 黄龙 | huáng lóng huang2 long2 huang long huanglong | huang lung huanglung |
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Huang Shan Yellow Mountain | 黃山 黄山 | huáng shān huang2 shan1 huang shan huangshan | ||
Goldfish | 金魚 金鱼 | kin gyo / kingyo | jīn yú / jin1 yu2 / jin yu / jinyu | chin yü / chinyü |
Equality | 平等 | byou dou / byoudou / byo do | píng děng ping2 deng3 ping deng pingdeng | p`ing teng pingteng ping teng |
Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black | 白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 白酒红人面黄金黑世心 | bái jiǔ hóng rén miàn huáng jīn hēi shì xīn bai2 jiu3 hong2 ren2 mian4 huang2 jin1 hei1 shi4 xin1 bai jiu hong ren mian huang jin hei shi xin | pai chiu hung jen mien huang chin hei shih hsin | |
Daisy | 雛菊 雏菊 | hinagiku | chú jú / chu2 ju2 / chu ju / chuju | ch`u chü / chuchü / chu chü |
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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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
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