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Listen
聽 means to listen, hear, and obey (depending on context).
聽 is a stand-alone word in Chinese but is usually seen in compound words in Korean. Therefore, this title is best for a Chinese audience.
The ancient form of this character is shown in the upper left. However, there is a modern Japanese Kanji version shown to the right. If you want this modern Japanese version, please let us know when you place your order.
Listen with Open Mind
虛己以聽 is a Chinese proverb that means to listen to the ideas of others with an open mind.
Listen to Both Sides and be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and be in the Dark
兼聽則明偏聽則暗 is an ancient Chinese proverb about getting all the information from all sides so that you truly understand a situation.
Wei Zheng
A man named Wei Zheng lived between 580-643 AD. He was a noble and wise historian and minister in the court of the early Tang Dynasty. The emperor once asked him, “What should an emperor do to understand the real-world situation, and what makes an emperor out-of-touch with reality?”
Wei Zheng replied, “Listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; listen to only one side and you will be left in the dark.”
Then Wei Zheng went on to cite examples of leaders in history that were victorious after heeding both sides of the story, and other leaders that met their doom because they believed one-sided stories which often came from flattering lips.
Please note that there is an unwritten rule when the same character appears twice in the same phrase, the calligrapher will alter the appearance so that no two characters are exactly alike in the same piece. This calligraphy has two repeating characters that will be written differently than they appear here.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
聽 听 see styles |
tīng ting1 t`ing ting chō |
More info & calligraphy: ListenTo hear, listen, hearken; listen to, obey. |
虛己以聽 虚己以听 see styles |
xū jǐ yǐ tīng xu1 ji3 yi3 ting1 hsü chi i t`ing hsü chi i ting |
More info & calligraphy: Listen with Open Mind |
中聽 中听 see styles |
zhōng tīng zhong1 ting1 chung t`ing chung ting |
pleasant to hear (i.e. agreeable news); to one's liking; music to one's ears; Taiwan pr. [zhong4 ting1] |
任聽 任听 see styles |
rèn tīng ren4 ting1 jen t`ing jen ting |
to allow (sb to act arbitrarily); to let sb have his head |
偵聽 侦听 see styles |
zhēn tīng zhen1 ting1 chen t`ing chen ting |
to eavesdrop; to tap (telephone conversations); to intercept and investigate |
偷聽 偷听 see styles |
tōu tīng tou1 ting1 t`ou t`ing tou ting |
to eavesdrop; to monitor (secretly) |
傾聽 倾听 see styles |
qīng tīng qing1 ting1 ch`ing t`ing ching ting keichou / kecho けいちょう |
to listen attentively (out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) listening closely |
動聽 动听 see styles |
dòng tīng dong4 ting1 tung t`ing tung ting |
pleasant to listen to |
受聽 受听 see styles |
shòu tīng shou4 ting1 shou t`ing shou ting |
nice to hear; worth listening to |
好聽 好听 see styles |
hǎo tīng hao3 ting1 hao t`ing hao ting |
pleasant to hear |
幻聽 幻听 see styles |
huàn tīng huan4 ting1 huan t`ing huan ting |
auditory hallucination |
弱聽 弱听 see styles |
ruò tīng ruo4 ting1 jo t`ing jo ting |
hard of hearing; hearing-impaired |
徹聽 彻听 see styles |
chè tīng che4 ting1 ch`e t`ing che ting tecchō |
to hear (everything and) penetratingly |
打聽 打听 see styles |
dǎ ting da3 ting5 ta t`ing ta ting chōchō |
to ask about; to make some inquiries; to ask around To make inquiries. |
探聽 探听 see styles |
tàn tīng tan4 ting1 t`an t`ing tan ting |
to make inquiries; to try to find out; to pry |
接聽 接听 see styles |
jiē tīng jie1 ting1 chieh t`ing chieh ting |
to answer the phone |
收聽 收听 see styles |
shōu tīng shou1 ting1 shou t`ing shou ting |
to listen to (a radio broadcast) |
旁聽 旁听 see styles |
páng tīng pang2 ting1 p`ang t`ing pang ting |
to sit in on (proceedings); to be present at a meeting as an observer; to audit (a class) |
樂聽 乐听 see styles |
yào tīng yao4 ting1 yao t`ing yao ting gyōchō |
to listen intently |
監聽 监听 see styles |
jiān tīng jian1 ting1 chien t`ing chien ting |
to monitor; to listen in; to eavesdrop |
竊聽 窃听 see styles |
qiè tīng qie4 ting1 ch`ieh t`ing chieh ting |
to eavesdrop; to wiretap |
細聽 细听 see styles |
xì tīng xi4 ting1 hsi t`ing hsi ting |
to listen carefully (for tiny sounds) |
聆聽 聆听 see styles |
líng tīng ling2 ting1 ling t`ing ling ting |
to listen (respectfully) |
聽事 听事 see styles |
tīng shì ting1 shi4 t`ing shih ting shih |
to hold audience; to advise on state affairs; to administer state affairs; audience hall; to listen in |
聽任 听任 see styles |
tīng rèn ting1 ren4 t`ing jen ting jen |
to let (something happen); to allow (sb to do something); to submit to; to yield |
聽來 听来 see styles |
tīng lái ting1 lai2 t`ing lai ting lai |
to sound (old, foreign, exciting, right etc); to ring (true); to sound as if (i.e. to give the listener an impression); to hear from somewhere |
聽信 听信 see styles |
tīng xìn ting1 xin4 t`ing hsin ting hsin |
to listen to information; to get the news; to believe what one hears |
聽候 听候 see styles |
tīng hòu ting1 hou4 t`ing hou ting hou |
to wait for (orders, a decision, a judgment) |
聽到 听到 see styles |
tīng dào ting1 dao4 t`ing tao ting tao |
to hear |
聽力 听力 see styles |
tīng lì ting1 li4 t`ing li ting li |
hearing; listening ability |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Listen | 聽 听 / 聴 | chou / ki / cho / ki | tīng / ting1 / ting | t`ing / ting |
| Listen with Open Mind | 虛己以聽 虚己以听 | xū jǐ yǐ tīng xu1 ji3 yi3 ting1 xu ji yi ting xujiyiting | hsü chi i t`ing hsüchiiting hsü chi i ting |
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| Listen to Both Sides and be Enlightened, Listen to One Side and be in the Dark | 兼聽則明偏聽則暗 兼听则明偏听则暗 | jiān tīng zé míng, piān tīng zé àn jian1 ting1 ze2 ming2, pian1 ting1 ze2 an4 jian ting ze ming, pian ting ze an | chien t`ing tse ming, p`ien t`ing tse an chien ting tse ming, pien ting tse an |
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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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