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自強 is the kind of inner strength that applies to a person who has will-power and can inspire themselves to do great things.
自強 can also be the creed of a person that always pursues self-improvement.
Other translations: self-strengthening, striving for improvement, self-improvement, striving to become stronger, and self-renewal.
自強不息 is a proverb or idiom that suggests that the pursuit of self-improvement is eternal. It can also be a suggestion to strive unremittingly in life.
The first two characters mean inner strength with the idea of self-improvement. The last two characters mean “never rest” or “striving without giving up.”
Some will translate these four characters as “Exert and strive hard without any let-up.”
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 自強 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
自強 自强 see styles |
zì qiáng zi4 qiang2 tzu ch`iang tzu chiang jikyou / jikyo じきょう |
More info & calligraphy: Inner Strength / Self-Improvement(noun/participle) strenuous effort |
自強不息 自强不息 see styles |
zì qiáng bù xī zi4 qiang2 bu4 xi1 tzu ch`iang pu hsi tzu chiang pu hsi |
More info & calligraphy: Always Striving for Inner Strength |
聯合自強 联合自强 see styles |
lián hé zì qiáng lian2 he2 zi4 qiang2 lien ho tzu ch`iang lien ho tzu chiang |
to combine together for self-improvement; joint movement for self-strengthening |
自強自立 自强自立 see styles |
zì qiáng zì lì zi4 qiang2 zi4 li4 tzu ch`iang tzu li tzu chiang tzu li |
to strive for self-improvement |
自強運動 自强运动 see styles |
zì qiáng yùn dòng zi4 qiang2 yun4 dong4 tzu ch`iang yün tung tzu chiang yün tung |
Self-Strengthening Movement (period of reforms in China c 1861-1894), also named 洋務運動|洋务运动 |
自立自強 自立自强 see styles |
zì lì zì qiáng zi4 li4 zi4 qiang2 tzu li tzu ch`iang tzu li tzu chiang |
to be self-reliant |
Variations: |
jikyou / jikyo じきょう |
(noun/participle) strenuous effort |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Inner Strength Self-Improvement | 自強 自强 | zì qiáng / zi4 qiang2 / zi qiang / ziqiang | tzu ch`iang / tzuchiang / tzu chiang | |
Always Striving for Inner Strength | 自強不息 自强不息 | zì qiáng bú xī zi4 qiang2 bu2 xi1 zi qiang bu xi ziqiangbuxi | tzu ch`iang pu hsi tzuchiangpuhsi tzu chiang pu hsi |
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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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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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
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When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
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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