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慎重 conveys the idea of being considerate, having prudence, and being thoughtful when taking action.
慎重 can also mean cautious, careful, discreet, deliberate, or taking all things into consideration.
The general meaning is shared across languages. However, in Chinese, this is more about prudence, while in Japanese, this is more about being considerate.
Chinese Catholics use this word to represent “prudence” in the list of the Seven Heavenly Virtues.
Note: Depending on your choice of Chinese or Japanese calligraphers, the first Kanji will vary slightly. It is technically the same character. Japanese tend to leave a space between the upper and lower portions of this particular Kanji. See sample images to the right.
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 慎重 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
慎重 see styles |
shèn zhòng shen4 zhong4 shen chung shinchou / shincho しんちょう |
More info & calligraphy: Prudence / Considerate(noun or adjectival noun) (ant: 軽率) careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate |
慎重論 see styles |
shinchouron / shinchoron しんちょうろん |
cautious theory; conservative theory |
意味慎重 see styles |
imishinchou / imishincho いみしんちょう |
(irregular kanji usage) (noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) with profound (often hidden) meaning; being suggestive; pregnant with significance |
慎重其事 see styles |
shèn zhòng qí shì shen4 zhong4 qi2 shi4 shen chung ch`i shih shen chung chi shih |
to treat a matter with due consideration (idiom) |
慎重吟味 see styles |
shinchouginmi / shinchoginmi しんちょうぎんみ |
scrutiny; careful (close) examination (investigation); careful inquiry; careful selection |
慎重居士 see styles |
shinchoukoji / shinchokoji しんちょうこじ |
(yoji) very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person |
慎重を期する see styles |
shinchouokisuru / shinchookisuru しんちょうをきする |
(exp,vs-i) (See 期する・3) to be careful; to take the utmost care |
Variations: |
imishinchou / imishincho いみしんちょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting |
Variations: |
imishinchou / imishincho いみしんちょう |
(noun or adjectival noun) (yoji) with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Prudence Considerate | 慎重 | shin chou / shinchou / shin cho | shèn zhòng shen4 zhong4 shen zhong shenzhong | shen chung shenchung |
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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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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