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2. Clairvoyance
3. Cobra
4. Sharingan
7. You are always a beauty in your lover’s eyes
8. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth
9. Heart Sutra
眼 is the simplest way to write eyes or eyeballs in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also mean eyesight, sight, vision, look, stare, glance, viewpoint, insight, perceptivity, the power of observation, or simply the eye.
Any woman with affection for Asian art will love a gift of this Chinese proverb calligraphy on a wall scroll.
She will melt in your arms as you tell her the meaning of these characters.
Contained in this phrase is a reference to the most beautiful woman in Chinese history. Her name was Xi Shi, and she was known to have good looks that need not have fine robes or makeup. Her charms were so powerful that she brought down an entire kingdom (in a successful effort to bring honor and pride back to her people).
情人眼里出西施 is a great way to express that the woman in your life is your one love.
Here's the full proverb, 以牙还牙以眼还眼, with the first and second parts.
However, in Chinese, it's more natural to put the “tooth” part first, so this more accurately reads “Tooth for a tooth, eye for an eye.”
If revenge is important to you, I suppose this is the phase you want on your wall.
This is the Heart Sutra in Chinese as translated by Xuanzang.
The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best-known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.
Notes: There are too many characters for this to be done by the economy calligrapher. You must choose a Master Calligrapher.
With this many characters, and the fact that one tiny mistake wipes out hours of work, keep in mind that writing the Heart Sutra is usually a full day of work for a calligrapher. This work and personal energy should be cherished and respected. In other words, the calligrapher is not charging enough money for the value that you are getting here.
Also, you will find that as my server processes 260 characters, the customization process is a bit slow for this title.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 眼 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
眼 see styles |
yǎn yan3 yen manako まなこ |
More info & calligraphy: Eyeballs / Eyes(1) eye; eyeball; (2) (archaism) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (3) (archaism) insight; perceptivity; power of observation; (4) (archaism) look; field of vision; (5) (archaism) core; center; centre; essence; (surname) Mesaki cakṣuh, the eye. |
佛眼 see styles |
fó yǎn fo2 yan3 fo yen butsugen |
More info & calligraphy: The Eye of the Buddha |
千里眼 see styles |
qiān lǐ yǎn qian1 li3 yan3 ch`ien li yen chien li yen senrigan せんりがん |
More info & calligraphy: Clairvoyance(1) clairvoyance; second sight; (2) clairvoyant clairvoyance |
眼鏡蛇 眼镜蛇 see styles |
yǎn jìng shé yan3 jing4 she2 yen ching she meganehebi めがねへび |
More info & calligraphy: Cobraspectacled cobra; Indian cobra; Asian cobra (Naja naja) |
以眼還眼 以眼还眼 see styles |
yǐ yǎn huán yǎn yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 i yen huan yen |
More info & calligraphy: Eye for an eye |
情人眼裡出西施 情人眼里出西施 see styles |
qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 ch`ing jen yen li ch`u hsi shih ching jen yen li chu hsi shih |
lit. in the eyes of a lover appears 西施[Xi1 shi1] (idiom); fig. beauty is in the eye of the beholder |
一眼 see styles |
yī yǎn yi1 yan3 i yen ichigan いちがん |
a glance; a quick look; a glimpse (noun - becomes adjective with の) one eye; single lens (e.g. camera) |
世眼 see styles |
shì yǎn shi4 yan3 shih yen segen |
idem 世間眼. |
両眼 see styles |
ryougan / ryogan りょうがん |
both eyes |
主眼 see styles |
shugan しゅがん |
(1) main purpose; chief aim; focus; (2) main point; gist; essence |
二眼 see styles |
nigan にがん |
(can be adjective with の) (See 二眼レフ・にがんレフ) twin-lens |
五眼 see styles |
wǔ yǎn wu3 yan3 wu yen gogen ごげん |
{Buddh} the five eyes (physical eye, heavenly eye, wisdom eye, dharma eye and Buddha eye) The five kinds of eyes or vision: human; deva (attainable by men in dhyāna); Hīnayāna wisdom; bodhisattva truth; and Buddha-vision or omniscience. There are five more relate to omniscience making 十眼 ten kinds of eyes or vision. |
亮眼 see styles |
liàng yǎn liang4 yan3 liang yen |
eye-catching; striking; impressive; sighted eyes; functioning eyes |
仏眼 see styles |
butsugen ぶつげん |
{Buddh} (See 五眼) the Buddha eye |
俗眼 see styles |
zokugan ぞくがん |
popular opinion |
假眼 see styles |
jiǎ yǎn jia3 yan3 chia yen |
artificial eye; glass eye |
做眼 see styles |
zuò yǎn zuo4 yan3 tso yen |
(in the game of Go) to make an "eye"; to serve as eyes and ears (i.e. go and seek out information); to be a scout |
偷眼 see styles |
tōu yǎn tou1 yan3 t`ou yen tou yen |
to take a furtive look at |
傻眼 see styles |
shǎ yǎn sha3 yan3 sha yen |
(coll.) stunned; dumbfounded; flabbergasted |
兎眼 see styles |
togan とがん |
{med} lagophthalmos; hare's eye |
入眼 see styles |
rù yǎn ru4 yan3 ju yen |
to appear before one's eyes; pleasing to the eye; nice to look at |
內眼 内眼 see styles |
nèi yǎn nei4 yan3 nei yen naigen |
eye of flesh |
具眼 see styles |
jù yǎn ju4 yan3 chü yen gugan ぐがん |
discerning possessed of the eye [of the buddhas] |
冷眼 see styles |
lěng yǎn leng3 yan3 leng yen reigan / regan れいがん |
cool eye; fig. detached; (treating) with indifference cold look |
凡眼 see styles |
bongan ぼんがん |
(through) a layman's eyes |
凹眼 see styles |
ougan / ogan おうがん |
cavernous eyes |
刮眼 see styles |
katsugan かつがん |
(n,vs,vi) (rare) (See 刮目) close attention; (watching with) keen interest |
刺眼 see styles |
cì yǎn ci4 yan3 tz`u yen tzu yen |
to dazzle; to offend the eyes; dazzling; harsh (light); crude (colors); unsightly |
十眼 see styles |
shí yǎn shi2 yan3 shih yen jūgen |
The ten kinds of eyes: (1) 肉眼 eyes of flesh; (2) 天眼 deva eyes; (3) 慧眼 wisdom eyes; (4) 法眼 dharma eyes; (5) 佛眼 Buddha eyes; (6) 智眼 eyes of judgment; (7) 光明眼 eyes shining with Buddha-light; (8) 出生死眼 immortal eyes; (9) 無碍眼 unhindered eyes; (10) 一切智眼 omniscient eyes. |
千眼 see styles |
qiān yǎn qian1 yan3 ch`ien yen chien yen sengen |
Thousand Eyes |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Eyeballs Eyes | 眼 | gan | yǎn / yan3 / yan | yen |
Clairvoyance | 千里眼 | sen ri gan / senrigan | qiān lǐ yǎn qian1 li3 yan3 qian li yan qianliyan | ch`ien li yen chienliyen chien li yen |
Cobra | 眼鏡蛇 眼镜蛇 | me gane hebi meganehebi | yǎn jìng shé yan3 jing4 she2 yan jing she yanjingshe | yen ching she yenchingshe |
Sharingan | 写輪眼 写轮眼 | sha rin gan sharingan | ||
The Eye of the Buddha | 佛眼 佛眼 / 仏眼 | butsugen / butsugen | wǔ yǎn / wu3 yan3 / wu yan / wuyan | wu yen / wuyen |
Eye for an eye | 以眼還眼 以眼还眼 | yǐ yǎn huán yǎn yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 yi yan huan yan yiyanhuanyan | i yen huan yen iyenhuanyen |
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You are always a beauty in your lover’s eyes | 情人眼里出西施 | qíng rén yǎn lǐ chū xī shī qing2 ren2 yan3 li3 chu1 xi1 shi1 qing ren yan li chu xi shi qingrenyanlichuxishi | ch`ing jen yen li ch`u hsi shih chingjenyenlichuhsishih ching jen yen li chu hsi shih |
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Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth | 以牙還牙以眼還眼 以牙还牙以眼还眼 | yǐ yá huán yá yǐ yǎn huán yǎn yi3 ya2 huan2 ya2 yi3 yan3 huan2 yan3 yi ya huan ya yi yan huan yan yiyahuanyayiyanhuanyan | i ya huan ya i yen huan yen iyahuanyaiyenhuanyen |
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Heart Sutra | 觀自在菩薩行深般若波羅蜜多時照見五蘊皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不異空空不異色色即是空空即是色受想行識亦復如是舍利子是諸法空相不生不滅不垢不淨不增不減是故空中無色無受想行識無眼耳鼻舌身意無色聲香味觸法無眼界乃至無意識界無無明亦無無明盡乃至無老死亦無老死盡無苦集滅道無智亦無得以無所得故菩提薩埵依般若波羅蜜多故心無罣礙無罣礙故無有恐怖遠離顛倒夢想究竟涅盤三世諸佛依般若波羅蜜多故得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提故知般若波羅蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是無上咒是無等等咒能除一切苦真實不虛故說般若波羅蜜多咒即說咒曰揭諦揭諦波羅揭諦波羅僧揭諦菩提薩婆訶 观自在菩萨行深般若波罗蜜多时照见五蕴皆空度一切苦厄舍利子色不异空空不异色色即是空空即是色受想行识亦复如是舍利子是诸法空相不生不灭不垢不净不增不减是故空中无色无受想行识无眼耳鼻舌身意无色声香味触法无眼界乃至无意识界无无明亦无无明尽乃至无老死亦无老死尽无苦集滅道无智亦无得以无所得故菩提萨埵依般若波罗蜜多故心无罣碍无罣碍故无有恐怖远离颠倒梦想究竟涅盘三世诸佛依般若波罗蜜多故得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提故知般若波罗蜜多是大神咒是大明咒是无上咒是无等等咒能除一切苦真实不虚故说般若波罗蜜多咒即说咒曰揭谛揭谛波罗揭谛波罗僧揭谛菩提萨婆诃 | |||
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"
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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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