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1. Vay
3. Evie
4. Rose Flower
5. Tove
6. Vicki
7. Vickie
8. Vivi
9. Avril
10. Avrile
11. Hedwig
12. Ravina
13. Rose
14. Vivian
15. Vivienne
16. Winona
17. Wynona
18. Yveline
19. Yvette
20. Aswimi
21. Edwige
22. Ewelina
23. Manuela
24. Olivia
25. Weronika
26. Wiktroria
In Japanese, 薇 is usually romanized as zenmai and refers to the royal fern (Osmunda Japonica).
In Chinese, this may refer to a different species of fern, Osmunda Regalis.
Other translations include: flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern.
In Japan, this can also be romanized as Uei and used as a personal name.
Please note that 薇 is not the only character(s) in Japanese that can be romanized as zenmai. Be sure you have the right word or name before you order.
(The flower of love)
薔薇 is the universal way to write rose (as in the flower) because it is understood in both Chinese and Japanese (same characters in either language). 薔薇 is also a common way to write about roses in Asian poetry. This can be translated as “wild rose” if you are looking for that title.
薔薇 is also how to write “rose” in old Korean Hanja (though they now use Hangul, and most Koreans of this generation will not be able to read this without a dictionary).
(Name used in botany and some poems)
野薔薇 is both the technical term for rose in the science of botany. However, it also means wild rose and can be found in some forms of poetry as well.
If you are wondering, this word for rose sounds good in Chinese, not like a super-technical such as the Latin words we use for scientific terms in the west).
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 薇 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
薔薇 蔷薇 see styles |
qiáng wēi qiang2 wei1 ch`iang wei chiang wei bara(gikun)(p); shoubi; soubi; bara / bara(gikun)(p); shobi; sobi; bara ばら(gikun)(P); しょうび; そうび; バラ |
More info & calligraphy: Rose Flower(kana only) rose; (female given name) Ro-zu |
野薔薇 see styles |
nobara のばら |
More info & calligraphy: Rose |
薇 see styles |
wēi wei1 wei uei / ue うえい |
More info & calligraphy: Zenmai / Royal Fern(personal name) Uei |
椋薇 see styles |
ryoubi / ryobi りょうび |
(female given name) Ryōbi |
瑠薇 see styles |
rubii / rubi るびい |
(female given name) Rubii |
秋薇 see styles |
shuue / shue しゅうえ |
(personal name) Shuue |
紫薇 see styles |
zǐ wēi zi3 wei1 tzu wei |
crape myrtle |
聖薇 see styles |
seira / sera せいら |
(female given name) Seira |
薇美 see styles |
bami ばみ |
(female given name) Bami |
薇陽 see styles |
biyou / biyo びよう |
(given name) Biyou |
趙薇 赵薇 see styles |
zhào wēi zhao4 wei1 chao wei |
Zhao Wei or Vicky Zhao (1976-), Chinese film star |
雅薇 see styles |
mami まみ |
(female given name) Mami |
冬薔薇 see styles |
fuyusoubi; fuyubara / fuyusobi; fuyubara ふゆそうび; ふゆばら |
winter rose |
城山薇 see styles |
shiroyamazenmai; shiroyamazenmai しろやまぜんまい; シロヤマゼンマイ |
(kana only) Osmunda banksiifolia (species of fern) |
紅薔薇 see styles |
benibara べにばら |
(female given name) Benibara |
美也薇 see styles |
miyabi みやび |
(female given name) Miyabi |
美薔薇 see styles |
misora みそら |
(female given name) Misora |
聖薔薇 see styles |
seira / sera せいら |
(female given name) Seira |
胡紫薇 see styles |
hú zǐ wēi hu2 zi3 wei1 hu tzu wei |
Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter |
薔薇名 see styles |
barana ばらな |
(female given name) Barana |
薔薇園 see styles |
baraen ばらえん |
rose garden |
薔薇子 see styles |
barako ばらこ |
(female given name) Barako |
薔薇島 see styles |
barajima ばらじま |
(place-name) Barajima |
薔薇族 see styles |
barazoku ばらぞく |
(work) Barazoku (gay men's magazine; 1971-2011); (wk) Barazoku (gay men's magazine; 1971-2011) |
薔薇羽 see styles |
baraha ばらは |
(female given name) Baraha |
薔薇色 see styles |
barairo ばらいろ |
(noun - becomes adjective with の) rose-colour; rose-color |
薔薇花 see styles |
baraka ばらか |
(female given name) Baraka |
薔薇鯥 see styles |
baramutsu; baramutsu ばらむつ; バラムツ |
(kana only) oilfish (Ruvettus pretiosus) |
衣薔薇 see styles |
ibara いばら |
(female given name) Ibara |
赤薔薇 see styles |
arisu ありす |
(female given name) Arisu |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Vay | 薇 | wēi / wei1 / wei | ||
Zenmai Royal Fern | 薇 | zenmai | wēi / wei1 / wei | |
Evie | 艾薇 | ài wēi / ai4 wei1 / ai wei / aiwei | ||
Rose Flower | 薔薇 蔷薇 | bara / shoubi bara / shobi | qiáng wēi qiang2 wei1 qiang wei qiangwei | ch`iang wei chiangwei chiang wei |
Tove | 托薇 | tuō wēi / tuo1 wei1 / tuo wei / tuowei | t`o wei / towei / to wei | |
Vicki | 薇琪 | wēi qí / wei1 qi2 / wei qi / weiqi | wei ch`i / weichi / wei chi | |
Vickie | 薇琪 | wēi qí / wei1 qi2 / wei qi / weiqi | wei ch`i / weichi / wei chi | |
Vivi | 薇薇 | wēi wēi / wei1 wei1 / wei wei / weiwei | ||
Avril | 艾薇兒 艾薇儿 | ài wēi er ai4 wei1 er ai wei er aiweier | ai wei erh aiweierh |
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Avrile | 艾薇兒 艾薇儿 | ài wēi ér ai4 wei1 er2 ai wei er aiweier | ai wei erh aiweierh |
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Hedwig | 海德薇 | hǎi dé wēi hai3 de2 wei1 hai de wei haidewei | hai te wei haitewei |
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Ravina | 拉薇娜 | lā wēi nà la1 wei1 na4 la wei na laweina | ||
Rose | 野薔薇 野蔷薇 | nobara | yě qiáng wēi ye3 qiang2 wei1 ye qiang wei yeqiangwei | yeh ch`iang wei yehchiangwei yeh chiang wei |
Vivian | 薇薇安 | wēi wēi ān wei1 wei1 an1 wei wei an weiweian | ||
Vivienne | 薇薇安 | wēi wēi ān wei1 wei1 an1 wei wei an weiweian | ||
Winona | 薇諾娜 薇诺娜 | wēi nuò nà wei1 nuo4 na4 wei nuo na weinuona | wei no na weinona |
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Wynona | 薇諾娜 薇诺娜 | wēi nuò nà wei1 nuo4 na4 wei nuo na weinuona | wei no na weinona |
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Yveline | 伊薇琳 | yī wēi lín yi1 wei1 lin2 yi wei lin yiweilin | i wei lin iweilin |
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Yvette | 伊薇特 | yī wēi tè yi1 wei1 te4 yi wei te yiweite | i wei t`e iweite i wei te |
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Aswimi | 阿斯薇米 | ā sī wēi mǐ a1 si1 wei1 mi3 a si wei mi asiweimi | a ssu wei mi assuweimi |
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Edwige | 艾德薇日 | ài dé wēi rì ai4 de2 wei1 ri4 ai de wei ri aideweiri | ai te wei jih aiteweijih |
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Ewelina | 艾薇莉娜 | ài wēi lì nà ai4 wei1 li4 na4 ai wei li na aiweilina | ||
Manuela | 瑪努薇拉 玛努薇拉 | mǎ nǔ wēi lā ma3 nu3 wei1 la1 ma nu wei la manuweila | ||
Olivia | 奧莉薇亞 奥莉薇亚 | ào lì wéi yà ao4 li4 wei1 ya4 ao li wei ya aoliweiya | ||
Weronika | 薇羅尼卡 薇罗尼卡 | wēi luó ní kǎ wei1 luo2 ni1 ka3 wei luo ni ka weiluonika | wei lo ni k`a weilonika wei lo ni ka |
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Wiktroria | 薇克托麗亞 薇克托丽亚 | wēi kè tuō lì yà wei1 ke4 tuo1 li4 ya4 wei ke tuo li ya weiketuoliya | wei k`o t`o li ya weikotoliya wei ko to li ya |
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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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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
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.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.