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There are a few different words used to express charity in Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja but 慈善 is the most common.
Some of the other words describe acts such as “giving alms” etc.
Note: Sometimes this is translated as benevolence or benevolent.
Also, this considered to be one of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
If you need a different meaning, just contact me.
信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a list in Chinese and Japanese Kanji of an interpretation of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
1. Faith is belief in God, and the right virtues.
2. Hope is taking a positive future view that good will prevail.
3. Charity is a concern for, and active helping of, others.
4. Fortitude is never giving up.
5. Justice is being fair and equitable with others.
6. Prudence is care of and moderation with money.
7. Temperance is moderation of needed things and abstinence from things that are not needed.
The full list is here. 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 is a word list, not a common phrase. While all Chinese and Japanese people will recognize the words in the list, they may not understand what the list is about (unless they are familiar with the Seven Heavenly Virtues).
don’t get this as a tattoo or anything like that without first consulting a native translator in the target language. These are fine for a wall scroll but a long discussion is needed before you commit to this for a lifetime inking commitment.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 慈善 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
慈善 see styles |
cí shàn ci2 shan4 tz`u shan tzu shan jizen じぜん |
More info & calligraphy: Charitycharity; benevolence; philanthropy |
慈善会 see styles |
jizenkai じぜんかい |
philanthropic society |
慈善家 see styles |
cí shàn jiā ci2 shan4 jia1 tz`u shan chia tzu shan chia jizenka じぜんか |
philanthropist; humanitarian; charity donor charitable person; philanthropist |
慈善市 see styles |
jizenichi じぜんいち |
charity bazaar; charity bazar |
慈善心 see styles |
jizenshin じぜんしん |
benevolence; charitable spirit |
慈善橋 see styles |
jizenbashi じぜんばし |
(place-name) Jizenbashi |
慈善箱 see styles |
jizenbako じぜんばこ |
charity box |
慈善鍋 see styles |
jizennabe じぜんなべ |
charity pot |
慈善事業 see styles |
jizenjigyou / jizenjigyo じぜんじぎょう |
philanthropic work; charitable enterprise |
慈善団体 see styles |
jizendantai じぜんだんたい |
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity |
慈善抽獎 慈善抽奖 see styles |
cí shàn chōu jiǎng ci2 shan4 chou1 jiang3 tz`u shan ch`ou chiang tzu shan chou chiang |
a raffle (for charity) |
慈善機構 慈善机构 see styles |
cí shàn jī gòu ci2 shan4 ji1 gou4 tz`u shan chi kou tzu shan chi kou |
charity |
慈善活動 see styles |
jizenkatsudou / jizenkatsudo じぜんかつどう |
philanthropic activity; charity work |
慈善組織 慈善组织 see styles |
cí shàn zǔ zhī ci2 shan4 zu3 zhi1 tz`u shan tsu chih tzu shan tsu chih |
charity organization |
慈善興行 see styles |
jizenkougyou / jizenkogyo じぜんこうぎょう |
charity show; benefit performance |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Charity | 慈善 | ji zen / jizen | cí shàn / ci2 shan4 / ci shan / cishan | tz`u shan / tzushan / tzu shan |
Seven Heavenly Virtues | 信仰希望慈善堅忍正義慎重節制 信仰希望慈善坚忍正义慎重节制 | shinkou kibou jizen kennin seigi shinchou sessei shinko kibo jizen kennin seigi shincho sesei | xìn yǎng xī wàng cí shàn jiān rěn zhèng yì shèn zhòng jié zhì xin4 yang3 xi1 wang4 ci2 shan4 jian1 ren3 zheng4 yi4 shen4 zhong4 jie2 zhi4 xin yang xi wang ci shan jian ren zheng yi shen zhong jie zhi | hsin yang hsi wang tz`u shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih hsin yang hsi wang tzu shan chien jen cheng i shen chung chieh chih |
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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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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