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This is a Chinese surname that romanizes as Zhang, but in Taiwan or old romanization can be Cheung.
This can also be the Japanese surnames Harisaki, Hari, Hara, Tsuan, Chou, Cho, Chiyan, Chiyau, Chan, Chian, Sun, Jin, Jiyon, Jiyan, Zan, San, or Kin.
The meaning of this character can be: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects; sheet; classifier for votes.
不干己事不张口一问摇头三不知 literally translates as [About] matters [that] don't concern [you], do not open [your] mouth, [and] when questioned, always shake [your] head “No.”
Figuratively, this means: It is best to remain reticent about other people's affairs and to refuse to make any comment on matters that don't concern you.
All you need to know about LOVE
愛是恆久忍耐又有恩慈愛是不嫉妒愛是不自誇不張狂 is 1st Corinthians 13:4 in Chinese.
With large “love” character added.
In English, this reads:
1st Corinthians 13:4 (KJV) Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up...
1st Corinthians 13:4 (NIV) Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
1st Corinthians 13:4 (Basic English) Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride.
The Chinese translation follows the love meaning, rather than the King James' use of “charity.” I was a little confused when writing this description with the significant differences between the NIV vs. KJV translations. After speaking to a Greek scholar about this, it would seem that the KJV has an almost errant translation with the use of “charity” in place of “love.”
We used the most popular Christian Chinese Bible, which is the Chinese Union Version (CUV). The CUV was first published in 1919. We use this so that the Chinese translation would be as accurate and standard as possible. Any Chinese Christian worth their salt will easily be able to identify this verse when they see these characters.
If you want a big “love” character written above the verse on your artwork, just make a note in the “special instructions” tab when you are customizing your artwork. There is no extra charge for that service on this special verse.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 張 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
張 张 see styles |
zhāng zhang1 chang chou / cho ちょう |
More info & calligraphy: Zhang / Cheung(1) (archaism) {astron} (See 二十八宿,朱雀・すざく・2) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (suf,ctr) (2) counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.; (given name) Miharu extended |
張飛 张飞 see styles |
zhāng fēi zhang1 fei1 chang fei chouhi / chohi ちょうひ |
More info & calligraphy: Zhang Fei(personal name) Chōhi |
頑張る see styles |
ganbaru がんばる |
More info & calligraphy: Fortitude / Steadfast |
一張 see styles |
icchou / iccho いっちょう |
one pair (set) of clothes |
三張 see styles |
mitsuhari みつはり |
(surname) Mitsuhari |
上張 see styles |
agehari あげはり |
(place-name) Agehari |
下張 see styles |
shitabari したばり |
(place-name) Shitabari |
中張 see styles |
nakahari なかはり |
(surname) Nakahari |
主張 主张 see styles |
zhǔ zhāng zhu3 zhang1 chu chang shuchou / shucho しゅちょう |
to advocate; to stand for; view; position; stand; proposition; viewpoint; assertion; CL:個|个[ge4] (noun, transitive verb) claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet assertion, claim |
乖張 乖张 see styles |
guāi zhāng guai1 zhang1 kuai chang |
recalcitrant; unreasonable; peevish |
乙張 see styles |
merihari めりはり |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (kana only) modulation (of voice); (2) variation; variety; (3) liveliness; full-bodied |
二張 see styles |
nihari にはり |
(surname) Nihari |
仁張 see styles |
ninbari にんばり |
(surname) Ninbari |
伸張 伸张 see styles |
shēn zhāng shen1 zhang1 shen chang shinchou / shincho しんちょう |
to uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote (n,vs,adj-no) expansion; extension; elongation; stretching; uncompression |
元張 see styles |
motoharu もとはる |
(given name) Motoharu |
八張 see styles |
yahari やはり |
(surname) Yahari |
公張 see styles |
tomoharu ともはる |
(male given name) Tomoharu |
内張 see styles |
uchibari うちばり |
(place-name) Uchibari |
円張 see styles |
enbari えんばり |
(place-name) Enbari |
冨張 see styles |
tomihari とみはり |
(surname) Tomihari |
出張 see styles |
shucchou / shuccho しゅっちょう |
(n,vs,vi) business trip; official trip; (surname) Debari |
前張 see styles |
maebari まえばり |
(noun/participle) (1) covering private parts (esp. actors during filming); (2) minimal bikini bottom (held only by tiny straps or adhesive tape); (3) lined hakama that bulge in the front |
北張 see styles |
kitabari きたばり |
(place-name) Kitabari |
千張 see styles |
chibari ちばり |
(female given name) Chibari |
南張 see styles |
minamibari みなみばり |
(place-name) Minamibari |
古張 see styles |
kobari こばり |
(surname) Kobari |
吉張 see styles |
yoshiharu よしはる |
(given name) Yoshiharu |
名張 see styles |
nabari なばり |
(place-name, surname) Nabari |
吹張 see styles |
fuppari ふっぱり |
(place-name) Fuppari |
單張 单张 see styles |
dān zhāng dan1 zhang1 tan chang |
flyer; leaflet; single-sheet (map etc) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Zhang Cheung | 張 张 | chou / cho | zhāng / zhang1 / zhang | chang |
Zhang Fei | 張飛 张飞 | chou hi / chouhi / cho hi | zhāng fēi zhang1 fei1 zhang fei zhangfei | chang fei changfei |
Fortitude Steadfast | 頑張る | ganbaru | ||
Mind Your Own Business | 不干己事不張口一問搖頭三不知 不干己事不张口一问摇头三不知 | bù gān jǐ shì bù zhāng kǒu yī wèn yáo tóu sān bù zhī bu4 gan1 ji3 shi4 bu4 zhang1 kou3 yi1 wen4 yao2 tou2 san1 bu4 zhi1 bu gan ji shi bu zhang kou yi wen yao tou san bu zhi | pu kan chi shih pu chang k`ou i wen yao t`ou san pu chih pu kan chi shih pu chang kou i wen yao tou san pu chih |
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Corinthians 13:4 | 愛是恆久忍耐又有恩慈愛是不嫉妒愛是不自誇不張狂 爱是恒久忍耐又有恩慈爱是不嫉妒爱是不自夸不张狂 | ài shì héng jiǔ rěn nài yòu yǒu én cí ài shì bú jì dù ài shì bú zì kuā bù zhāng kuáng ai4 shi4 heng2 jiu3 ren3 nai4 you4 you3 en2 ci2 ai4 shi4 bu2 ji4 du4 ai4 shi4 bu2 zi4 kua1 bu4 zhang1 kuang2 ai shi heng jiu ren nai you you en ci ai shi bu ji du ai shi bu zi kua bu zhang kuang | ai shih heng chiu jen nai yu yu en tz`u ai shih pu chi tu ai shih pu tzu k`ua pu chang k`uang ai shih heng chiu jen nai yu yu en tzu ai shih pu chi tu ai shih pu tzu kua pu chang kuang |
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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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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"
single-character wall scroll.
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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