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1. Clever / Superb / Wonderful
2. Mya
3. Elegant / Exquisite / Grace
4. Wisdom Lotus
5. Benevolent and Skilled Doctor
7. True Emptiness Yields Transcendent Existence
8. Benevolent and Skilled Doctor
9. Namu Myoho Renge Kyo / Homage to Lotus Sutra
The meanings for 妙 include: clever; wonderful; strange; unusual; superb; excellent; beautiful; mystic; supernatural; profound; mysterious; good; surpassing; fine, lovely, charming; special; outstanding; incomparable.
As you can see, this single character can mean a lot of things (a bit ambiguous).
Beyond elegant and exquisite elegance, 美妙 is also the word used to say “beautiful” or “marvelous” when referring to a work of art.
Can also be translated as exquisiteness, gracefulness.
Note: Not a commonly used word in Japanese.
Short version
妙手回春 can be translated as “healing hands.”
The first two characters are used to describe a doctor or medical professional who has admirable skills in curing disease. Literally: Wonderful or skilled hands.
The last two characters mean “Springing back to life.”
Altogether, it suggests that these skilled hands can cure whatever ails you and bring you back to life. 妙手回春 is a great honor to bestow on your doctor or other healthcare professionals that have helped you.
According to Soothill 眞空妙有 means:
The true void is the mysteriously existing, truly void, or immaterial, yet transcendentally existing.
眞空妙有 is the state of being nonexistent after removing all errant worldly influences. 眞空妙有 is achieved when all forms of existence are seen for their real nature.
妙手仁心悬壶济世 is a phrase that celebrates the benevolence, skill, and service to his/her patients.
Here's a breakdown of the characters:
妙手 miào shǒu admirable skill in curing disease (when used in reference to doctors).
仁心 rén xīn kindheartedness, charity, benevolent heart.
悬壶济世 xuán hú jì shì practice medicine or pharmacy to help the people or the public.
南無妙法蓮華經 is sometimes translated as the “Devotion to the Law of the Lotus Flower Scripture.”
This is a meditation chant and homage to the Lotus Sutra, used by Nichiren Buddhists in Japan.
This is also a chant used in China by certain sects of Buddhism that celebrate the deity Guanyin.
Also romanized as “Nam Myōhō Renge Kyō” or without accents as “Nam Myoho Renge Kyo.”
The last character was originally written as seen on the left. Sometimes, you will see it written in the Japanese variant form as shown on the right. If you want this Japanese variant, click on the "Modern Japanese Variant" text instead of the button up by the main title of this entry.
This text is the first chapter of the Daodejing / Tao Te Ching.
The text reads:
道可道、非常道。名可名、非常名。 無名天地之始 有名萬物之母。故常無欲以觀其妙、常有欲以觀其徼。此兩者同出而異名。同謂之玄。玄之又玄、衆妙之門。
This classical Chinese passage comes from the Mawangdui (馬王堆帛書) text.
This is a poem, including a title, that celebrates the tactics and virtues of the Shaolin Kung Fu Monks for future generations.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 妙 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
妙 see styles |
miào miao4 miao myou / myo みょう |
More info & calligraphy: Clever / Superb / Wonderful(noun or adjectival noun) (1) strange; weird; odd; curious; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) wonder; mystery; miracle; excellence; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) cleverness; adroitness; knack; skill; (surname) Myō su, sat, mañju, sūkṣma. Wonderful, beautiful, mystic, supernatural, profound, subtle, mysterious. su means good, excellent, surpassing, beautiful, fine, easy. sat means existing, real, good. mañju means beautiful, lovely, charming. Intp. in Chinese as 不可思議 beyond thought or discussion; 絕待 special, outstanding; 無比 incomparable; 精微深遠 subtle and profound. |
美妙 see styles |
měi miào mei3 miao4 mei miao bimyou; mimyou(ok) / bimyo; mimyo(ok) びみょう; みみょう(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Elegant / Exquisite / Grace(noun or adjectival noun) elegant; exquisite; (female given name) Mitae beautiful |
妙蓮華 妙莲华 see styles |
miào lián huá miao4 lian2 hua2 miao lien hua myō renge |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom Lotus |
妙手回春 see styles |
miào shǒu huí chūn miao4 shou3 hui2 chun1 miao shou hui ch`un miao shou hui chun |
More info & calligraphy: Healing Hands |
眞空妙有 see styles |
zhēn kōng miào yǒu zhen1 kong1 miao4 you3 chen k`ung miao yu chen kung miao yu shinkū myōu |
More info & calligraphy: True Emptiness Yields Transcendent Existence |
玅 妙 see styles |
miào miao4 miao |
variant of 妙[miao4] See: 妙 |
一妙 see styles |
ichimyou / ichimyo いちみょう |
(given name) Ichimyou |
三妙 see styles |
sanmyou / sanmyo さんみょう |
(surname) Sanmyou |
上妙 see styles |
shàng miào shang4 miao4 shang miao jōmyō |
most excellent |
不妙 see styles |
bù miào bu4 miao4 pu miao |
(of a turn of events) not too encouraging; far from good; anything but reassuring |
二妙 see styles |
èr miào er4 miao4 erh miao nimyō |
The dual "marvel" of the Lotus sūtra, the 相待妙 or comparative view, i.e. compared with all previous teaching, which is the rough groundwork; and the 絕待妙 or view of it as the perfection of teaching; hence it is "wonderful" in comparison with all previous doctrine, and absolutely "wonderful' in itself; cf. 二圓. |
五妙 see styles |
wǔ miào wu3 miao4 wu miao gomyō |
The five wonders, i. e. of purified or transcendental sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch in the Pure-land. |
京妙 see styles |
kyoutae / kyotae きょうたえ |
(given name) Kyōtae |
仁妙 see styles |
hitomi ひとみ |
(female given name) Hitomi |
位妙 see styles |
wèi miào wei4 miao4 wei miao imyō |
stages of subtlety |
佳妙 see styles |
jiā miào jia1 miao4 chia miao yoshimi よしみ |
wonderful; beautiful (calligraphy) (female given name) Yoshimi |
元妙 see styles |
yuán miào yuan2 miao4 yüan miao ganmyō |
The original or fundamental marvel or mystery, i. e. the conception of nirvana. |
光妙 see styles |
mitsutae みつたえ |
(given name) Mitsutae |
克妙 see styles |
masatae まさたえ |
(personal name) Masatae |
円妙 see styles |
enmyou / enmyo えんみょう |
(surname) Enmyou |
勘妙 see styles |
kanmyou / kanmyo かんみょう |
(given name) Kanmyou |
勝妙 胜妙 see styles |
shèng miào sheng4 miao4 sheng miao shōmyō |
most excellent |
十妙 see styles |
shí miào shi2 miao4 shih miao jūmyō |
The ten wonders, or incomprehensibles; there are two groups, the 迹v traceable or manifested and 本門妙 the fundamental. The 迹門十妙 are the wonder of: (1) 境妙 the universe, sphere, or whole, embracing mind, Buddha, and all things as a unity; (2) 智妙 a Buddha's all-embracing knowledge arising from such universe; (3) 行妙 his deeds, expressive of his wisdom; (4) 位妙 his attainment of all the various Buddha stages, i.e. 十住 and十地; (5) 三法妙 his three laws of 理, 慧, and truth, wisdom, and vision; (6) 感應妙 his response to appeal, i.e. his (spiritual) response or relation to humanity, for "all beings are my children"; (7) 神通妙 his supernatural powers; (8) 說法妙 his preaching; (9) 眷屬妙 his supernatural retinue; (10) 利益妙 the blessings derived through universal elevation into Buddhahood. The 本門十妙 are the wonder of (1) 本因妙 the initial impulse or causative stage of Buddhahood; (2) 本果妙 its fruit or result in eternity, joy, and purity; (3) 國土妙 his (Buddha) realm; (4) 感應妙 his response (to human needs); (5) 神通妙 his supernatural powers; (6) 說法妙 his preaching; (7) 眷屬妙 his supernatural retinue; (8) 涅槃妙 his nirvāṇa; (9) 壽命妙 his (eternal) life; (10) his blessings as above. Both groups are further defined as progressive stages in a Buddha's career. These "wonders" are derived from the Lotus sūtra. |
半妙 see styles |
hanmyou / hanmyo はんみょう |
(surname) Hanmyou |
即妙 see styles |
sokumyou / sokumyo そくみょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) ready wit |
善妙 see styles |
shàn miào shan4 miao4 shan miao zenmyō |
very fine |
嚴妙 严妙 see styles |
yán miào yan2 miao4 yen miao gonmyō |
sublime |
圓妙 圆妙 see styles |
yuán miào yuan2 miao4 yüan miao enmyō |
The mystery of the 'perfect' school, i.e. the complete harmony of 空假中 noumenon, phenomenon, and the middle way. |
境妙 see styles |
jìng miào jing4 miao4 ching miao kyō myō |
subtlety of objects |
天妙 see styles |
ami あみ |
(female given name) Ami |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Clever Superb Wonderful | 妙 | myou / myo | miào / miao4 / miao | |
Mya | 妙 | miào / miao4 / miao | ||
Elegant Exquisite Grace | 美妙 | bimyou / bimyo | měi miào / mei3 miao4 / mei miao / meimiao | |
Wisdom Lotus | 妙蓮華 妙莲华 | myō renge / myōrenge | miào lián huá miao4 lian2 hua2 miao lian hua miaolianhua | miao lien hua miaolienhua |
Benevolent and Skilled Doctor | 妙手仁心 | miào shǒu rén xīn miao4 shou3 ren2 xin1 miao shou ren xin miaoshourenxin | miao shou jen hsin miaoshoujenhsin |
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Healing Hands | 妙手回春 | miào shǒu huí chūn miao4 shou3 hui2 chun1 miao shou hui chun miaoshouhuichun | miao shou hui ch`un miaoshouhuichun miao shou hui chun |
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True Emptiness Yields Transcendent Existence | 眞空妙有 | shin kuu myou u shinkuumyouu shin ku myo u | zhēn kōng miào yǒu zhen1 kong1 miao4 you3 zhen kong miao you zhenkongmiaoyou | chen k`ung miao yu chenkungmiaoyu chen kung miao yu |
Benevolent and Skilled Doctor | 妙手仁心懸壺濟世 妙手仁心悬壶济世 | miào shǒu rén xīn xuán hú jì shì miao4 shou3 ren2 xin1 xuan2 hu2 ji4 shi4 miao shou ren xin xuan hu ji shi | miao shou jen hsin hsüan hu chi shih | |
Namu Myoho Renge Kyo Homage to Lotus Sutra | 南無妙法蓮華經 / 南無妙法蓮華経 南无妙法莲华经 | na mu myou hou ren ge kyou namumyouhourengekyou na mu myo ho ren ge kyo | nán wú miào fǎ lián huá jīng nan2 wu2 miao4 fa3 lian2 hua2 jing1 nan wu miao fa lian hua jing nanwumiaofalianhuajing | nan wu miao fa lien hua ching nanwumiaofalienhuaching |
Daodejing Tao Te Ching - Chapter 1 | 道可道非常道名可名非常名無名天地之始有名萬物之母故常無欲以觀其妙常有欲以觀其徼此兩者同出而異名同謂之玄玄之又玄衆妙之門 道可道非常道名可名非常名无名天地之始有名万物之母故常无欲以观其妙常有欲以观其徼此两者同出而异名同谓之玄玄之又玄众妙之门 | dào kě dào fēi cháng dào míng kě míng fēi cháng míng wú míng tiān dì zhī shǐ yǒu míng wàn wù zhī mǔ gù cháng wú yù yǐ guān qí miào cháng yǒu yù yǐ guān qí zhēng cǐ liǎng zhě tóng chū ér yì míng tóng wèi zhī xuán xuán zhī yòu xuán zhòng miào zhī mén dao4 ke3 dao4 fei1 chang2 dao4 ming2 ke3 ming2 fei1 chang2 ming2 wu2 ming2 tian1 di4 zhi1 shi3 you3 ming2 wan4 wu4 zhi1 mu3 gu4 chang2 wu2 yu4 yi3 guan1 qi2 miao4 chang2 you3 yu4 yi3 guan1 qi2 jiao3 ci3 liang3 zhe3 tong2 chu1 er2 yi4 ming2 tong2 wei4 zhi1 xuan2 xuan2 zhi1 you4 xuan2 zhong4 miao4 zhi1 men2 dao ke dao fei chang dao ming ke ming fei chang ming wu ming tian di zhi shi you ming wan wu zhi mu gu chang wu yu yi guan qi miao chang you yu yi guan qi jiao ci liang zhe tong chu er yi ming tong wei zhi xuan xuan zhi you xuan zhong miao zhi men | tao k`o tao fei ch`ang tao ming k`o ming fei ch`ang ming wu ming t`ien ti chih shih yu ming wan wu chih mu ku ch`ang wu yü i kuan ch`i miao ch`ang yu yü i kuan ch`i chiao tz`u liang che t`ung ch`u erh i ming t`ung wei chih hsüan hsüan chih yu hsüan chung miao chih men tao ko tao fei chang tao ming ko ming fei chang ming wu ming tien ti chih shih yu ming wan wu chih mu ku chang wu yü i kuan chi miao chang yu yü i kuan chi chiao tzu liang che tung chu erh i ming tung wei chih hsüan hsüan chih yu hsüan chung miao chih men |
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Shaolin Generational Poem | 嵩山少林寺曹洞正宗傳續七十字輩訣福慧智子覺了本圓可悟周洪普廣宗道慶同玄祖清靜真如海湛寂淳貞素德行永延恆妙體常堅固心朗照幽深性明鑒崇祚忠正善禧祥謹志原濟度雪庭為導師引汝歸鉉路 嵩山少林寺曹洞正宗传续七十字辈诀福慧智子觉了本圆可悟周洪普广宗道庆同玄祖清静真如海湛寂淳贞素德行永延恒妙体常坚固心朗照幽深性明鉴崇祚忠正善禧祥谨志原济度雪庭为导师引汝归铉路 | sōng shān shào lín sì cáo dòng zhèng zōng chuán xù qī shí zì bèi jué fú huì zhì zǐ jiào le běn yuán kě wù zhōu hóng pǔ guǎng zōng dào qìng tóng xuán zǔ qīng jìng zhēn rú hǎi zhàn jì chún zhēn sù dé xíng yong song1 shan1 shao4 lin2 si4 cao2 dong4 zheng4 zong1 chuan2 xu4 qi1 shi2 zi4 bei4 jue2 fu2 hui4 zhi4 zi3 jiao4 le5 ben3 yuan2 ke3 wu4 zhou1 hong2 pu3 guang3 zong1 dao4 qing4 tong2 xuan2 zu3 qing1 jing4 zhen1 ru2 hai3 zhan4 ji4 chun2 zhen1 su4 de2 xing2 yong song shan shao lin si cao dong zheng zong chuan xu qi shi zi bei jue fu hui zhi zi jiao le ben yuan ke wu zhou hong pu guang zong dao qing tong xuan zu qing jing zhen ru hai zhan ji chun zhen su de xing yong | sung shan shao lin ssu ts`ao tung cheng tsung ch`uan hsü ch`i shih tzu pei chüeh fu hui chih tzu chiao le pen yüan k`o wu chou hung p`u kuang tsung tao ch`ing t`ung hsüan tsu ch`ing ching chen ju hai chan chi ch`un chen su te hsing yung sung shan shao lin ssu tsao tung cheng tsung chuan hsü chi shih tzu pei chüeh fu hui chih tzu chiao le pen yüan ko wu chou hung pu kuang tsung tao ching tung hsüan tsu ching ching chen ju hai chan chi chun chen su te hsing yung |
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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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