Zhan in Chinese / Japanese...

基佔 is the name Kizhan in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹恩 is the name Zhane in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a surname that romanizes as Chan from the Taiwanese (Wade-Giles) method or romanizing Mandarin Chinese.

The actual meaning is excellent or verbose.

詹 is the name Jann in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹尼 is the name Gianni in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹達 is the name Janda in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹尼 is the name Janey in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹詹 is the name Janjan in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹諾 is the name Janno in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹森 is the name Jansen in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹恩 is the name Jenn in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹森 is the name Jensen in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹妮 is the name Jhane in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹娜 is the name Jianna in Chinese (Mandarin).

拉詹 is the name Rajan in Chinese (Mandarin).

羅詹 is the name Rojan in Chinese (Mandarin).

三戦 is a title that literally means “three battles/conflicts/wars.”

三戦 is often figuratively used to relay the idea of a battle to unify the mind, body, and spirit.

Original usage likely comes from Fujian province in Southern China (just across from Taiwan).

This title is used in various schools such as Okinawan Karate, Uechi-Ryū, Gōjū-Ryū, Fujian White Crane, and Five Ancestors among others.

應戰 is a Chinese word that means “to take up a challenge” or “to face an attack and meet it.”

戰 means war, battle, or fight.

戰 is often used to title various wars. For instance, if you add the character for “2” before this character, you have the Chinese title for WWII.

In certain contexts, someone can use this word to mean campaign, game, or match.

Written as 戦 in modern Japanese.

Note: In Japan, they tend to use the form shown to the right. If you pick the Japanese master calligrapher, you may get/request this version. It should also be noted that this Kanji is seldom used alone in Japanese.

蘇詹 is the name Sujen in Chinese (Mandarin).

狂戰士 is the most popular way to write berserker in Chinese.

This title kind of means Norse warrior but often refers to the berserker in a fantasy role-playing game.
There is another way to write berserker in Chinese, which is 狂暴者.

龍戰士 is another version of “Dragon Warrior.”

It's still a bit ambiguous. This one reads more like “Dragon Fighter” than “Dragon Warrior.” Perhaps you can also translate this one as “One who fights like a dragon.”

詹盧卡 is the name Gianluca in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹姆斯 is the name James in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹姆森 is the name Jameson in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹妮絲 is the name Janice in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹尼斯 is the name Janis in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹尼特 is the name Jannett in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the female French name Jasmine.

This is the a common way to transliterate the surname Jenkins into Mandarin Chinese.

詹寧斯 is the name Jennings in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹妮雅 is the name Jenniyah in Chinese (Mandarin).

詹特里 is the name Jentry in Chinese (Mandarin).

反戰 means antiwar, as in what a pacifist believes in.

China does plenty of saber-rattling but thankfully doesn't go to war very often, and Japan has embraced a pacifist ideology. Therefore, it's rare to need this word. However, this is the kind of word that war protesters would write on their signs.

There is a modern Japanese version of the second character which has become the standard in Japan after WWII. If you want your calligraphy written in the modern Japanese form, please click on the Kanji shown to the right instead of the button above. Note: Most Japanese and all Chinese people will recognize the form shown in the upper left.

戰士 is how to write “fighter” in Chinese, ancient Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

The first character means war, warfare, or battle.
The second character means soldier, officer, man, or pawn.

戰士 can also mean soldier or warrior. Usually this will be read as “fighter” or “one who fights.” 戰士 is an odd selection for a wall scroll unless you are a boxer, ultimate fighter, or otherwise participate in combat sports.

Other translations include combatant or champion.

Note that after WWII, the first Kanji was reformed/simplified. This modern Japanese version is shown to the right. If you want this version, click on the Kanji to the right, instead of the button above.

戰術 can mean “tactics of war,” “battle tactics” or simply “tactics” (being that warfare is implied in that English word).

This word is written in the ancient and traditional form of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.

In modern Japan, the first character has been simplified or modified. If you want the modern Japanese Kanji version, just click on that character shown to the right.

斗龍戰士 or “Dragon Warrior” is specifically one who fights against dragons.

This can also be read as “Dragon Fighter.”

幽靈戰士 means Ghost Warrior or Ghost Soldier in Chinese.

This title is used for at least one movie and a video game (about a sniper).

詹路易吉 is the name Gianluigi in Chinese (Mandarin).

戰士之心 can mean “Heart of a Warrior” or “Heart of a Fighter” in Chinese.

內心戰士 means Inner Warrior in Chinese.

普里揚詹 is the name प्रियंजन or Priyanjan in Chinese (Mandarin).

This means Warrior Scholar in Chinese.

風中戰士 is the title Wind Warrior in Chinese.

Also the name of a 2005 Hong Kong movie.

長津湖戰役 is the Chinese title for the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

Occasionally this is spelled Chosen. The pronunciation has led surviving Marines who fought there to call themselves “The Chosen Few” or “The Chosin Few.”

海軍陸戰隊 is the Chinese way to express “Marine Corps.” This could be the Marine Corps of virtually any country that has an amphibious military force.

Let me know if you want a more specific title, such as British Royal Marines or U.S. Marine Corps.

The Chinese title for Marines is very verbose...
Breaking down each character this means:
“ocean/sea military/arms shore/land fighting/war/battle corps/team/group.”

See Also:  Military

不怕慢就怕站 is a Chinese proverb that translates as: Don't worry about being slow; only worry about standing still.

Figuratively, this means: A slow progress holds some promise but to stand still promises failure.

海軍陸戰隊員 is the Chinese way to express “Marine.” (as in a member of the Marine Corps). It is not country-specific, so it could be the Royal Marines, U.S. Marines, Chinese Marines, etc.
In Australian English, they would translate this as “Naval Infantryman.”

Breaking down each character this means:
“ocean/sea military/arms shore/land fighting/war/battle corps/team/group person/member.” Note that the first two characters are presented together but outside of this phrase mean “navy” (sea military).

See Also:  Warrior | Military | Navy | Art of War

知彼知己百戰不殆 is from Sun Tzu's (Sunzi's) Art of War. It means that if you know and understand the enemy, you also know yourself, and thus with this complete understanding, you cannot lose.

This proverb is often somewhat directly translated as “Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat.”

It can also be translated as “If you know both yourself and your enemy, you can come out of hundreds of battles without danger,” or “Know your enemy, know yourself, and your victory will not be threatened.”

There is more than one way to translate the ancient Chinese military proverb, 平时多流汗战时少流血. Here are a few interpretations:

A drop of sweat spent in a drill is a drop of blood saved in war.

More practice will give one a better chance of success in real situations.

The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.

I heard this many times when I was a U.S. Marine but I had no idea at the time that it was actually an old Chinese proverb.

See Also:  Blood Sweat and Tears

花園里的戰士好過戰場上的園丁 is the Chinese for the phrase, “It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”

This proverb is purported to come from the following exchange:

A student approaches his samurai master and says,
“Teacher, you instruct me how to fight, yet you preach to me about peace. How do I reconcile the two?”
The samurai responds,
“Because it is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war.”

国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 are the five codes of Tang Soo Do.

I suggest you have this arranged in five columns when you get to the options page for your custom calligraphy wall scroll.

Here are my translations of each of the five codes:
國家忠誠 Be loyal to your country.
父母孝道 In regards to parents, behave in a filial way.
朋友有信 Be faithful in friendship.
殺生有擇 When fighting for life and death, make noble choices.
臨戰無退 No retreat in battle.

Note: “Tang Soo Do” is a romanization of 唐手道. It's 당수도 in Korean Hangul. It can also be romanized as “Tangsudo” or “Dangsudo.”

This is a poem, including a title, that celebrates the tactics and virtues of the Shaolin Kung Fu Monks for future generations.