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1. Mother
7. A Mother’s Love / Motherly Love
8. Afemo
10. Dear Grandmother
12. Dear Grandmother
13. Experience is the Mother of Wisdom
母 is a way to say mother in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also be an honorary title for an elderly female relative.
Sometimes this can refer to the origin or source of something. Examples: A spring might be the mother of a river, or experience could be the mother of success.
聖母 is the title for the Holy Mother, Madonna, or Virgin Mary used by Catholic Chinese, Korean, and Japanese people.
I think this would be a very cool wall scroll for a devout Catholic who also appreciates Asian artwork and language.
Note: Koreans often put a third character after these two, which creates a title that means “Hail Mary”; however, this character is not added or used in the same way in Japanese or Chinese. If you want that Korean title, just let me know, and we'll add that character for you. The two-character title shown to the left is universal, so I think it's the best choice.
慈母 create the title of a loving mother, affectionate mother, or merciful mother.
A great gift for your mom.
母女 means “mother and daughter” as a unit or as if mother and daughter are a whole together.
母女 is an unusual selection for a calligraphy wall scroll and can be read in many different ways. Your native Asian friends might wonder what you are trying to say. They might even read it as “a mother and daughter without a dad.”
This entry was added to our database for a customer's special request. It has the same meaning in Chinese Characters and Korean Hanja.
母子 simply means “mother and son,” or the essence of the relationship and bond between mother and son.
母子 is really a single word that expresses this idea (showing how important or significant this bond is).
This is not the most common choice for a wall scroll, it is acceptable if you feel this term is important to you.
Paternal (Southern China)
Paternal (Southern China)
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
Maternal (Southern China - formal)
失败是成功之母 is a Chinese and Korean proverb that means “Every failure that you experience is a chance to learn from it and find success.”
Knowing what does not work is just as important as finding out what does work.
失敗は成功の母 is a Japanese proverb that means exactly what you think.
Every failure that you experience is a chance to learn from it and find success.
Knowing what does not work is just as important as finding out what does work.
Note: This is the Japanese version of an ancient Chinese proverb.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 are the five codes of Tang Soo Do.
I suggest you have this arranged in five columns when you get to the options page for your custom calligraphy wall scroll.
Here are my translations of each of the five codes:
國家忠誠 Be loyal to your country.
父母孝道 In regards to parents, behave in a filial way.
朋友有信 Be faithful in friendship.
殺生有擇 When fighting for life and death, make noble choices.
臨戰無退 No retreat in battle.
Note: “Tang Soo Do” is a romanization of 唐手道. It's 당수도 in Korean Hangul. It can also be romanized as “Tangsudo” or “Dangsudo.”
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.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 母 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
母 see styles |
mǔ mu3 mu haha(p); hawa(ok); kaka(ok); omo(ok); iroha(ok); amo(ok) はは(P); はわ(ok); かか(ok); おも(ok); いろは(ok); あも(ok) |
More info & calligraphy: Mother(humble language) (かか was used by children) (See 父) mother mātṛ, a mother. |
慈母 see styles |
cí mǔ ci2 mu3 tz`u mu tzu mu jibo じぼ |
More info & calligraphy: Loving Motheraffectionate mother |
母女 see styles |
mǔ nǚ mu3 nu:3 mu nü |
More info & calligraphy: Mother and Daughter |
母娘 see styles |
oyako; hahako おやこ; ははこ |
More info & calligraphy: Mother and Daughter |
母子 see styles |
mǔ zǐ mu3 zi3 mu tzu boshi(p); hahako; oyako ぼし(P); ははこ; おやこ |
More info & calligraphy: Mother and Sonmother and child; (place-name) Moushi |
母愛 母爱 see styles |
mǔ ài mu3 ai4 mu ai |
More info & calligraphy: A Mother’s Love / Motherly Love |
祖母 see styles |
zǔ mǔ zu3 mu3 tsu mu sobo(p); baba; ooba; oba; uba そぼ(P); ばば; おおば; おば; うば |
More info & calligraphy: Grandma / Grandmothergrandmother |
聖母 圣母 see styles |
shèng mǔ sheng4 mu3 sheng mu seibo / sebo せいぼ |
More info & calligraphy: Holy Mother / Saint Mary(1) mother of a holy person; (2) {Christn} Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady; (female given name) Maria |
失敗は成功の母 see styles |
shippaihaseikounohaha / shippaihasekonohaha しっぱいはせいこうのはは |
More info & calligraphy: Failure is the Mother of Success |
失敗是成功之母 失败是成功之母 see styles |
shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 shih pai shih ch`eng kung chih mu shih pai shih cheng kung chih mu |
More info & calligraphy: Failure is the Mother of Success |
お母 see styles |
ofukuro おふくろ |
(irregular kanji usage) (colloquialism) (kana only) one's mother |
丈母 see styles |
zhàng mǔ zhang4 mu3 chang mu joubo / jobo じょうぼ |
wife's mother; mother-in-law (See しゅうとめ) wife's mother; mother-in-law |
三母 see styles |
mibo みぼ |
(surname) Mibo |
世母 see styles |
shì mǔ shi4 mu3 shih mu |
wife of father's elder brother (old) |
乙母 see styles |
otomo おとも |
(place-name, surname) Otomo |
乳母 see styles |
rǔ mǔ ru3 mu3 ju mu uba; menoto; onba; nyuubo; chiuba; chiomo; chimo; nyuumo; mama / uba; menoto; onba; nyubo; chiuba; chiomo; chimo; nyumo; mama うば; めのと; おんば; にゅうぼ; ちうば; ちおも; ちも; にゅうも; まま |
wet nurse wet nurse; nursing mother; (surname) Uba wet nurse |
亡母 see styles |
wáng mǔ wang2 mu3 wang mu boubo / bobo ぼうぼ |
deceased mother (See 亡父) deceased mother; late mother |
人母 see styles |
rén mǔ ren2 mu3 jen mu hitobo ひとぼ |
mother (as a social role) (place-name, surname) Hitobo |
代母 see styles |
dài mǔ dai4 mu3 tai mu daibo だいぼ |
godmother; surrogate mother godmother |
伯母 see styles |
bó mǔ bo2 mu3 po mu uba うば |
wife of father's elder brother; aunt; (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother); CL:個|个[ge4] aunt; (surname) Uba |
佛母 see styles |
fó mǔ fo2 mu3 fo mu butsubo |
(1) The mother of the Buddha, Mahāmāyā, 摩耶 Māyā, or Mātṛkā. (2) His aunt who was his foster-mother. (3) The Dharma or Law which produced him. (4) The prajñā-pāramitā, mother or begetter of all Buddhas. (5) Other "Buddha-mothers", e.g. 准提佛母; 孔雀佛母, etc. Cf. 佛眼. |
保母 see styles |
bǎo mǔ bao3 mu3 pao mu yasubo やすぼ |
variant of 保姆[bao3 mu3] day-care worker in a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.; (surname) Yasubo |
優母 see styles |
merumo めるも |
(female given name) Merumo |
分母 see styles |
fēn mǔ fen1 mu3 fen mu bunbo ぶんぼ |
denominator of a fraction {math} denominator |
印母 see styles |
yìn mǔ yin4 mu3 yin mu inmo |
añjali; the two hands with palms and fingers together— the 'mother' of all manual signs. |
厚母 see styles |
atsumo あつも |
(surname) Atsumo |
叔母 see styles |
shū mǔ shu1 mu3 shu mu shukubo しゅくぼ oba おば |
aunt; wife of father's younger brother aunt |
吉母 see styles |
yoshimo よしも |
(place-name, surname) Yoshimo |
同母 see styles |
doubo / dobo どうぼ |
(See 異母) same mother |
国母 see styles |
kokubo こくぼ |
empress; empress dowager; (place-name, surname) Kokubo |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Mother | 母 | haha | mǔ / mu3 / mu | |
Grandma Grandmother | 祖母 | so bo / sobo | ||
Holy Mother Saint Mary | 聖母 圣母 | seibo | shèng mǔ / sheng4 mu3 / sheng mu / shengmu | |
Loving Mother | 慈母 | ji bo / jibo | cí mǔ / ci2 mu3 / ci mu / cimu | tz`u mu / tzumu / tzu mu |
Mother and Daughter | 母女 | mǔ nǚ / mu3 nv3 / mu nv / munv | mu nü / munü | |
Mother and Daughter | 母娘 | haha musume hahamusume | ||
Mother and Son | 母子 | bo shi / boshi | mǔ zǐ / mu3 zi3 / mu zi / muzi | mu tzu / mutzu |
A Mother’s Love Motherly Love | 母愛 母爱 | mǔ ài / mu3 ai4 / mu ai / muai | ||
Afemo | 艾費母 艾费母 | ài fèi mǔ ai4 fei4 mu3 ai fei mu aifeimu | ||
Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的祖母 | cí xiáng de zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de zu3 mu3 ci xiang de zu mu cixiangdezumu | tz`u hsiang te tsu mu tzuhsiangtetsumu tzu hsiang te tsu mu |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的祖母 亲爱的祖母 | qín ài de zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de zu3 mu3 qin ai de zu mu qinaidezumu | ch`in ai te tsu mu chinaitetsumu chin ai te tsu mu |
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Loving Grandmother | 慈祥的外祖母 | cí xiáng de wài zǔ mǔ ci2 xiang2 de wai4 zu3 mu3 ci xiang de wai zu mu cixiangdewaizumu | tz`u hsiang te wai tsu mu tzuhsiangtewaitsumu tzu hsiang te wai tsu mu |
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Dear Grandmother | 親愛的外祖母 亲爱的外祖母 | qín ài de wài zǔ mǔ qin2 ai4 de wai4 zu3 mu3 qin ai de wai zu mu qinaidewaizumu | ch`in ai te wai tsu mu chinaitewaitsumu chin ai te wai tsu mu |
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Experience is the Mother of Wisdom | 經驗是智慧之母 经验是智慧之母 | jīng yàn shì zhì huì zhī mǔ jing1 yan4 shi4 zhi4 hui4 zhi1 mu3 jing yan shi zhi hui zhi mu jingyanshizhihuizhimu | ching yen shih chih hui chih mu | |
Failure is the Mother of Success | 失敗是成功之母 失败是成功之母 | shī bài shì chéng gōng zhī mǔ shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3 shi bai shi cheng gong zhi mu shibaishichenggongzhimu | shih pai shih ch`eng kung chih mu shih pai shih cheng kung chih mu |
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Failure is the Mother of Success | 失敗は成功の母 | shippai wa seikou no haha shippaiwaseikounohaha shipai wa seiko no haha | ||
Five Codes of Tang Soo Do | 國家忠誠父母孝道朋友有信殺生有擇臨戰無退 国家忠诚父母孝道朋友有信杀生有择临战无退 | guó jiā zhōng chéng fù mǔ xiào dào péng yǒu yǒu xìn shā shēng yǒu zé lín zhàn wú tuì guo2 jia1 zhong1 cheng2 fu4 mu3 xiao4 dao4 peng2 you3 you3 xin4 sha1 sheng1 you3 ze2 lin2 zhan4 wu2 tui4 guo jia zhong cheng fu mu xiao dao peng you you xin sha sheng you ze lin zhan wu tui | kuo chia chung ch`eng fu mu hsiao tao p`eng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu t`ui kuo chia chung cheng fu mu hsiao tao peng yu yu hsin sha sheng yu tse lin chan wu tui |
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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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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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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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