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1. Berserker
3. Fighter
9. Wind Warrior
10. It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war
Warrior / Soldier
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.
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.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 戰士 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
戰士 战士 see styles |
zhàn shì zhan4 shi4 chan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Fighter |
狂戰士 狂战士 see styles |
kuáng zhàn shì kuang2 zhan4 shi4 k`uang chan shih kuang chan shih |
More info & calligraphy: Berserker |
武警戰士 武警战士 see styles |
wǔ jǐng zhàn shì wu3 jing3 zhan4 shi4 wu ching chan shih |
armed fighters; armed police; militia |
白衣戰士 白衣战士 see styles |
bái yī zhàn shì bai2 yi1 zhan4 shi4 pai i chan shih |
warrior in white; medical worker |
無名戰士墓 无名战士墓 see styles |
wú míng zhàn shì mù wu2 ming2 zhan4 shi4 mu4 wu ming chan shih mu |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
陣亡戰士紀念日 阵亡战士纪念日 see styles |
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì zhen4 wang2 zhan4 shi4 ji4 nian4 ri4 chen wang chan shih chi nien jih |
Memorial Day (American holiday) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Berserker | 狂戰士 | kuáng zhàn shì kuang2 zhan4 shi4 kuang zhan shi kuangzhanshi | k`uang chan shih kuangchanshih kuang chan shih |
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Dragon Warrior | 龍戰士 龙战士 | lóng zhàn shì long2 zhan4 shi4 long zhan shi longzhanshi | lung chan shih lungchanshih |
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Fighter | 戰士 战士 / 戦士 | sen shi / senshi | zhàn shì / zhan4 shi4 / zhan shi / zhanshi | chan shih / chanshih |
Dragon Warrior | 斗龍戰士 斗龙战士 | dòu lóng zhàn shì dou4 long2 zhan4 shi4 dou long zhan shi doulongzhanshi | tou lung chan shih toulungchanshih |
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Ghost Warrior | 幽靈戰士 幽灵战士 | yōu líng zhàn shì you1 ling2 zhan4 shi4 you ling zhan shi youlingzhanshi | yu ling chan shih yulingchanshih |
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Heart of a Warrior | 戰士之心 战士之心 | zhàn shì zhī xīn zhan4 shi4 zhi1 xin1 zhan shi zhi xin zhanshizhixin | chan shih chih hsin chanshihchihhsin |
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Inner Warrior | 內心戰士 内心战士 | nèi xīn zhàn shì nei4 xin1 zhan4 shi4 nei xin zhan shi neixinzhanshi | nei hsin chan shih neihsinchanshih |
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Warrior Scholar | 戰士學者 战士学者 | zhàn shì xué zhě zhan4 shi4 xue2 zhe3 zhan shi xue zhe zhanshixuezhe | chan shih hsüeh che chanshihhsüehche |
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Wind Warrior | 風中戰士 风中战士 | fēng zhōng zhàn shì feng1 zhong1 zhan4 shi4 feng zhong zhan shi fengzhongzhanshi | feng chung chan shih fengchungchanshih |
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It is better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war | 花園里的戰士好過戰場上的園丁 花园里的战士好过战场上的园丁 | huā yuán lǐ de zhàn shì hǎo guò zhàn chǎng shàng de yuán dīng huā yuán lǐ de zhàn shì hǎo guò zhàn chǎng shàng de yuán dīng ài wēng huā yuán lǐ de zhàn shì hǎo guò zhàn chǎng shàng de yuán dīng hua1 yuan2 li3 de zhan4 shi4 hao3 guo4 zhan4 chang3 shang4 de yuan2 ding1 hua1 yuan2 li3 de zhan4 shi4 hao3 guo4 zhan4 chang3 shang4 de yuan2 ding1 ai4 weng1 hua1 yuan2 li3 de zhan4 shi4 hao3 guo4 zhan4 chang3 shang4 de yuan2 ding1 hua yuan li de zhan shi hao guo zhan chang shang de yuan ding hua yuan li de zhan shi hao guo zhan chang shang de yuan ding ai weng hua yuan li de zhan shi hao guo zhan chang shang de yuan ding | hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan ch`ang shang te yüan ting hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan ch`ang shang te yüan ting ai weng hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan ch`ang shang te yüan ting hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan chang shang te yüan ting hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan chang shang te yüan ting ai weng hua yüan li te chan shih hao kuo chan chang shang te yüan ting |
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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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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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