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螢 is the Chinese, older Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja way to write firefly, lightning bug, or glow worm (Luciola cruciata).
Note: After post WWII language reforms in Japan, they started using a more simple version of this Kanji. This version is shown to the right. If you want this modern Japanese version, please click on the Kanji to the right instead of the button above.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 螢 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
螢 萤 see styles |
yíng ying2 ying hotaru ほたる |
More info & calligraphy: Firefly / Glow Worm(out-dated kanji) (kana only) firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm; (surname, female given name) Hotaru a firefly |
螢火蟲 萤火虫 see styles |
yíng huǒ chóng ying2 huo3 chong2 ying huo ch`ung ying huo chung |
More info & calligraphy: Firefly / Lightning Bug |
崔螢 崔萤 see styles |
cuī yíng cui1 ying2 ts`ui ying tsui ying |
Choi Yeong (1316-1388), general of Korean Goryeo dynasty |
流螢 流萤 see styles |
liú yíng liu2 ying2 liu ying |
firefly |
螢介 see styles |
keisuke / kesuke けいすけ |
(given name) Keisuke |
螢光 萤光 see styles |
yíng guāng ying2 guang1 ying kuang keikou / keko けいこう |
Taiwan variant of 熒光|荧光[ying2 guang1] (noun - becomes adjective with の) fluorescence; (given name) Keikou |
螢原 see styles |
keihara / kehara けいはら |
(surname) Keihara |
螢子 see styles |
keiko / keko けいこ |
(female given name) Keiko |
螢川 see styles |
hotarugawa ほたるがわ |
(place-name) Hotarugawa |
螢幕 萤幕 see styles |
yíng mù ying2 mu4 ying mu |
screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw) |
螢池 see styles |
hotarugaike ほたるがいけ |
(place-name) Hotarugaike |
螢沢 see styles |
hotarusawa ほたるさわ |
(place-name) Hotarusawa |
螢泉 see styles |
keisen / kesen けいせん |
(given name) Keisen |
螢火 萤火 see styles |
yíng huǒ ying2 huo3 ying huo hotarubi ほたるび keika / keka けいか |
light of firefly; fairy light light of a firefly |
螢焰 萤焰 see styles |
yíng yàn ying2 yan4 ying yen |
light of firefly; firefly |
螢目 see styles |
hotarume ほたるめ |
(place-name) Hotarume |
螢石 萤石 see styles |
yíng shí ying2 shi2 ying shih hotaruishi ほたるいし keiseki / keseki けいせき |
fluorite CaF2; fluorspar; fluor (noun - becomes adjective with の) fluorite; fluorspar |
螢谷 see styles |
hotarudani ほたるだに |
(place-name) Hotarudani |
螢雪 see styles |
keisetsu / kesetsu けいせつ |
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study |
水沢螢 see styles |
mizusawahotaru みずさわほたる |
(person) Mizusawa Hotaru (1968.2.6-) |
螢ヶ丘 see styles |
hotarugaoka ほたるがおか |
(place-name) Hotarugaoka |
螢之丞 see styles |
keinojou / kenojo けいのじょう |
(female given name) Keinojō |
螢光灯 see styles |
keikoutou / kekoto けいこうとう |
(out-dated kanji) (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake |
螢光燈 萤光灯 see styles |
yíng guāng dēng ying2 guang1 deng1 ying kuang teng keikoutou / kekoto けいこうとう |
Taiwan variant of 熒光燈|荧光灯[ying2 guang1 deng1] (out-dated kanji) (1) fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; (2) person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake |
螢光綠 萤光绿 see styles |
yíng guāng lǜ ying2 guang1 lu:4 ying kuang lü |
bright green; chartreuse |
螢塚山 see styles |
keizukazan / kezukazan けいずかざん |
(place-name) Keizukazan |
螢川町 see styles |
hotarugawamachi ほたるがわまち |
(place-name) Hotarugawamachi |
螢田駅 see styles |
hotarudaeki ほたるだえき |
(st) Hotaruda Station |
螢見橋 see styles |
hotarumibashi ほたるみばし |
(place-name) Hotarumibashi |
聚螢映雪 聚萤映雪 see styles |
jù yíng yìng xuě ju4 ying2 ying4 xue3 chü ying ying hsüeh |
lit. to collect fireflies and study by their light (idiom); fig. ambitious student from impoverished background; burning the midnight oil |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Firefly Glow Worm | 螢 萤 | hotaru | yíng / ying2 / ying | |
Firefly Lightning Bug | 螢火蟲 萤火虫 | yíng huǒ chóng ying2 huo3 chong2 ying huo chong yinghuochong | ying huo ch`ung yinghuochung ying huo chung |
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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.