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1. Beauty / Beautiful Princess
2. The Mysterious Bond Between People
4. Monkey / Ape
5. Sea Turtle
6. Yen
媛 means, a beauty; beautiful (woman); princess; a young lady of noble birth; girl; small & lovely.
媛 is used a bit more commonly in Chinese than in Japanese.
Note: This can be the female given name "Hime" in Japanese.
The invisible force that brings people together forever
緣 represents the fate that brings and bonds people together.
緣 is a complicated single character. It can mean a lot of different things depending on how you read it.
In Japanese, it can mean fate, destiny, a mysterious force that binds two people together, a relationship between two people, bond, link, connection, family ties, affinity, opportunity, or chance (to meet someone and start a relationship). It can also mean “someone to rely on,” relative, reminder, memento, or the female given name, Yori.
It's the same in Chinese, where it's defined as cause, reason, karma, fate, or predestined affinity.
In the Buddhist context, it's Pratyaya. This is the concept of indirect conditions, as opposed to direct causes. It's when something happens (meeting someone) by circumstance or a contributing environment. Instead of a direct cause or act, it is a conditioning cause without direct input or action by the involved people.
Occasionally, this character is used in a facetious way to say hem, seam, or edge of clothing. In this case, it's the seam that brings or holds the clothing together.
Note: Japanese will tend to use the variant of this Kanji shown to the right. If you want this version (and are ordering this from the Japanese master calligrapher), click on the Kanji at the right instead of the button above.
園 is a single character that means garden in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also mean an orchard or park.
園 is not a common single character for a wall scroll but nothing is wrong with it. A lot of customers asked for a single character for a garden, so I've provided what I think is the best option here.
猿 is one of those cases when an error was made as Chinese characters were absorbed into the Japanese language during the 5th century.
In Japanese, this means monkey.
In Chinese, this means ape.
The Japanese word for ape means monkey in Chinese, so you can see how they were simply reversed.
黿 is the Chinese and Korean title for sea turtle.
黿 may also be used to refer to a loggerhead turtle or hawksbill turtle.
Japanese Currency
円 is Yen, the Japanese currency.
円 is the Japanese variant of the original Chinese 圓 or 圆. It means circle, entirety, whole, full, or complete. It was the slang usage that became money, dough, or moola.
Occasionally, this is used as a given name or for other interesting uses. This version of the character is seldom used in Chinese unless referring to Japanese money.
Unless you have a specific reason to request it, this is a strange selection for a wall scroll.
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your yuan search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
園 园 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan sonomi そのみ |
More info & calligraphy: Garden / Orchard / Park(n,n-suf) (1) garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation; (2) place; location; (female given name) Sonomi vihāra; place for walking about, pleasure-ground, garden, park. |
媛 see styles |
yuàn yuan4 yüan hime ひめ |
More info & calligraphy: Beauty / Beautiful Princess(out-dated kanji) (1) princess; young lady of noble birth; (n-suf,n) (2) girl; (prefix) (3) small; cute; lesser (in names of species); (4) (archaism) (kyb:) prostitute; (female given name) Hime |
猿 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan mase ませ |
More info & calligraphy: Monkey / Ape(out-dated or obsolete kana usage) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; (1) (kana only) monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate; (2) (derogatory term) sly person; (3) (derogatory term) idiot; hick; (4) sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); (5) clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; (6) (archaism) bathhouse prostitute; (surname) Mase monkey |
黿 鼋 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan |
More info & calligraphy: Sea Turtle |
原諒 原谅 see styles |
yuán liàng yuan2 liang4 yüan liang |
More info & calligraphy: Forgive |
因緣 因缘 see styles |
yīn yuán yin1 yuan2 yin yüan innen |
More info & calligraphy: Fate / Opportunity / Chancehetupratyaya. Cause; causes; 因 hetu, is primary cause, 緣 pratyaya, secondary cause, or causes, e. g. a seed is 因, rain, dew, farmer, etc., are 緣. The 十二因緣 twelve nidānas or links are 'the concatenation of cause and effect in the whole range of existence'. |
圓光 圆光 see styles |
yuán guāng yuan2 guang1 yüan kuang enkou / enko えんこう |
More info & calligraphy: Halo(surname) Enkou The halo surrounding the head of a Buddha, etc. |
姻緣 姻缘 see styles |
yīn yuán yin1 yuan2 yin yüan |
More info & calligraphy: The Karma/Fate/Destiny that Brings Lovers Together |
情緣 情缘 see styles |
qíng yuán qing2 yuan2 ch`ing yüan ching yüan |
More info & calligraphy: Predestined Love / Love by Fate |
有緣 有缘 see styles |
yǒu yuán you3 yuan2 yu yüan uen |
More info & calligraphy: Karma ConnectionThose who have the cause, link, or connection, i. e. are influenced by and responsive to the Buddha. |
永遠 永远 see styles |
yǒng yuǎn yong3 yuan3 yung yüan eien / een えいえん |
More info & calligraphy: Eternity / Always and Forever(n,adj-no,adj-na) eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality; (female given name) Mirai forever |
海員 海员 see styles |
hǎi yuán hai3 yuan2 hai yüan kaiin / kain かいいん |
More info & calligraphy: Seafarer / Sailorsailor; seaman |
緣分 缘分 see styles |
yuán fèn yuan2 fen4 yüan fen |
More info & calligraphy: Yuan Fen |
草原 see styles |
cǎo yuán cao3 yuan2 ts`ao yüan tsao yüan sougen(p); kusahara; kusawara / sogen(p); kusahara; kusawara そうげん(P); くさはら; くさわら |
More info & calligraphy: Savannah / Grasslands(1) grassy field; grassland; meadow; (2) (そうげん only) grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie; steppe; (surname) Soubaru |
親緣 亲缘 see styles |
qīn yuán qin1 yuan2 ch`in yüan chin yüan |
More info & calligraphy: Family Bond / Family Ties |
道元 see styles |
dào yuán dao4 yuan2 tao yüan michimoto みちもと |
More info & calligraphy: DogenThe beginning of right doctrine, i.e. faith. |
遠大 远大 see styles |
yuǎn dà yuan3 da4 yüan ta endai えんだい |
More info & calligraphy: Far-Reaching / Ambitious(noun or adjectival noun) grand; far-reaching; ambitious |
遠藤 远藤 see styles |
yuǎn téng yuan3 teng2 yüan t`eng yüan teng toodou / toodo とおどう |
More info & calligraphy: Endo(surname) Toodō |
願望 愿望 see styles |
yuàn wàng yuan4 wang4 yüan wang ganbou(p); ganmou / ganbo(p); ganmo がんぼう(P); がんもう |
More info & calligraphy: Desire / Wish / Aspiration(noun, transitive verb) desire; wish; aspiration |
指導員 指导员 see styles |
zhǐ dǎo yuán zhi3 dao3 yuan2 chih tao yüan shidouin / shidoin しどういん |
More info & calligraphy: Shidoininstructor; advisor; adviser |
消防員 消防员 see styles |
xiāo fáng yuán xiao1 fang2 yuan2 hsiao fang yüan |
More info & calligraphy: Firefighter / Fireman |
美容院 see styles |
měi róng yuàn mei3 rong2 yuan4 mei jung yüan biyouin / biyoin びよういん |
More info & calligraphy: Beauty Salonbeauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon |
鳶尾花 鸢尾花 see styles |
yuān wěi huā yuan1 wei3 hua1 yüan wei hua |
More info & calligraphy: Iris Flower |
元 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan yuan ユアン |
currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan); (bound form) first; original; primary; (bound form) basic; fundamental; (bound form) constituent; part; (prefix) meta-; (math.) argument; variable; era (of a reign); (Tw) (geology) eon (kana only) (See 元・げん・3) yuan (monetary unit of China) (chi: yuán); (given name) Motoyasu Beginning, first, original, head; dollar; Mongol (dynasty). |
円 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan meguru めぐる |
yen (Japanese currency); Japanese variant of 圓|圆 (1) circle; (n,n-pref) (2) entirety; whole; full; complete; (3) (slang) money; dough; moola; (4) enclosure inside a castle's walls; (5) (ksb:) soft-shelled turtle; (suffix) (6) suffix for ship names; suffix for names of people (esp. infants); suffix for names of swords, armour, musical instruments, etc.; suffix for names of dogs, horses, etc.; (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (female given name) Meguru |
冤 see styles |
yuān yuan1 yüan en えん |
injustice; grievance; wrong false charge; false accusation injustice |
原 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan hara はら |
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness; (surname) Yanagiwara Origin, original. |
員 员 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan in いん |
(bound form) person engaged in a certain field of activity; (bound form) member (n,n-suf) member; (female given name) Kazu |
囦 see styles |
yuān yuan1 yüan |
old variant of 淵|渊[yuan1] |
圓 圆 see styles |
yuán yuan2 yüan maru まる |
circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (yuan); tactful; to make consistent and whole (the narrative of a dream or a lie) (out-dated kanji) (1) yen; Japanese monetary unit; (2) circle; (personal name) Maru Round, all-round, full-orbed, inclusive, all-embracing, whole, perfect, complete. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Beauty Beautiful Princess | 媛 | hime / haru | yuàn / yuan4 / yuan | yüan |
The Mysterious Bond Between People | 緣 / 縁 缘 | en | yuán / yuan2 / yuan | yüan |
Garden Orchard Park | 園 园 | sono | yuán / yuan2 / yuan | yüan |
Monkey Ape | 猿 | saru | yuán / yuan2 / yuan | yüan |
Sea Turtle | 黿 鼋 | yuán / yuan2 / yuan | yüan | |
Yen | 円 / 圓 円 / 圆 | yen | yuán / yuan2 / yuan | yüan |
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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When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
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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