逍遥 in Chinese / Japanese...

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To Be Free / Freedom

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xiāo yáo

shou you

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逍遙 means freedom in Chinese characters.

This has a well-written meaning for a wall scroll. What I mean by that is while there is a way to say “freedom” orally, this word seems more appropriate for calligraphy. This can also be translated as “free and unfettered” in Chinese.

Note: In Korean and Japanese, this means one who rambles, saunters, or strolls (this entry is best if your audience is Chinese).

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
逍遙逍遥 see styles	xiāo yáo xiao1 yao2 hsiao yao shouyou / shoyo しょうよう	More info & calligraphy: To Be Free / Freedom free and unfettered (out-dated kanji) (noun/participle) ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll; (female given name) Shouyou free and easy
逍遥 see styles	shouyou / shoyo しょうよう	More info & calligraphy: To Be Free / Freedom (noun/participle) ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll; (female given name) Shouyou
坪内逍遥 see styles	tsubouchishouyou / tsubochishoyo つぼうちしょうよう	坪内逍遥 Custom Scroll (person) Tsubouchi Shouyou (1859.6.22-1935.2.28)
逍遙法外逍遥法外 see styles	xiāo yáo fǎ wài xiao1 yao2 fa3 wai4 hsiao yao fa wai	逍遙法外 Custom Scroll unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution; getting away with it (e.g. crimes); still at large
逍遙自在逍遥自在 see styles	xiāo yáo zì zai xiao1 yao2 zi4 zai5 hsiao yao tzu tsai shōyō jizai	逍遙自在 Custom Scroll free and at leisure (idiom); unfettered; outside the reach of the law (of criminal); at large To go anywhere at will, to roam where one will.
逍遙自得逍遥自得 see styles	xiāo yáo zì dé xiao1 yao2 zi4 de2 hsiao yao tzu te	逍遙自得 Custom Scroll doing as one pleases (idiom); foot-loose and fancy free
逍遥学派 see styles	shouyougakuha / shoyogakuha しょうようがくは	逍遥学派 Custom Scroll {phil} Peripatetic school
Variations: 逍遥逍遙(oK) see styles	shouyou / shoyo しょうよう	(n,vs,vi) ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
Variations: 加味逍遥散加味逍遙散 see styles	kamishouyousan / kamishoyosan かみしょうようさん	kamishōyōsan; traditional Chinese medicine prescribed for gynecological and blood circulation disorders

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
To Be Free Freedom	逍遙逍遥	shou you / shouyou / sho yo	xiāo yáo / xiao1 yao2 / xiao yao / xiaoyao	hsiao yao / hsiaoyao
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.