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天道酬勤 can be interpreted in a few different ways:
God blesses those who work hard.
It is the way of Heaven to smile on the diligent.
God will reward those that are worthy.
Heaven blesses those who are diligent.
Whichever translation you like, a scroll like this on your wall may serve as a reminder to work hard because your diligence will pay off both in this life and the next.
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 酬 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
天道酬勤 see styles |
tiān dào chóu qín tian1 dao4 chou2 qin2 t`ien tao ch`ou ch`in tien tao chou chin |
More info & calligraphy: Heaven Blesses the Diligent |
詶 酬 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou |
old variant of 酬[chou2] See: 酬 |
酧 酬 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou |
variant of 酬[chou2] See: 酬 |
酬 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou munekata むねかた |
to entertain; to repay; to return; to reward; to compensate; to reply; to answer (personal name) Munekata Pledge, toast, requite. |
醻 酬 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou |
variant of 酬[chou2] See: 酬 |
互酬 see styles |
goshuu / goshu ごしゅう |
(See 互酬性) reciprocity |
報酬 报酬 see styles |
bào chou bao4 chou5 pao ch`ou pao chou houshuu / hoshu ほうしゅう |
reward; remuneration remuneration; recompense; reward; toll |
応酬 see styles |
oushuu / oshu おうしゅう |
(n,vs,vt,vi) (1) exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; (n,vs,vi) (2) reply; answer; response; reciprocation; retort; riposte; tit for tat |
應酬 应酬 see styles |
yìng chou ying4 chou5 ying ch`ou ying chou |
to engage in social activities; to socialize; dinner party; banquet; social engagement |
片酬 see styles |
piàn chóu pian4 chou2 p`ien ch`ou pien chou |
remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama |
献酬 see styles |
kenshuu / kenshu けんしゅう |
(noun, transitive verb) exchange of sake cups |
獎酬 奖酬 see styles |
jiǎng chóu jiang3 chou2 chiang ch`ou chiang chou |
incentive; reward |
稿酬 see styles |
gǎo chóu gao3 chou2 kao ch`ou kao chou |
fee paid to an author for a piece of writing |
薄酬 see styles |
bó chóu bo2 chou2 po ch`ou po chou |
small reward (for work); meager remuneration |
薪酬 see styles |
xīn chóu xin1 chou2 hsin ch`ou hsin chou |
pay; remuneration; salary; reward |
虻酬 see styles |
asae あさえ |
(personal name) Asae |
貴酬 see styles |
kishuu / kishu きしゅう |
reply (epistolary) |
酬い see styles |
mukui むくい |
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution |
酬う see styles |
mukuu / muku むくう |
(transitive verb) to reward; to recompense; to repay |
酬ゆ see styles |
mukuyu むくゆ |
(v2y-k,vt) (archaism) to reward; to recompense; to repay |
酬償 酬偿 see styles |
chóu cháng chou2 chang2 ch`ou ch`ang chou chang |
reward |
酬勞 酬劳 see styles |
chóu láo chou2 lao2 ch`ou lao chou lao |
reward |
酬和 see styles |
chóu hè chou2 he4 ch`ou ho chou ho |
to respond to a poem with a poem |
酬報 酬报 see styles |
chóu bào chou2 bao4 ch`ou pao chou pao shūhō |
to repay; to reward retribution |
酬對 酬对 see styles |
chóu duì chou2 dui4 ch`ou tui chou tui |
(literary) to reply; to answer |
酬應 酬应 see styles |
chóu yìng chou2 ying4 ch`ou ying chou ying |
social interaction |
酬神 see styles |
chóu shén chou2 shen2 ch`ou shen chou shen |
to offer thanks to the gods |
酬答 see styles |
chóu dá chou2 da2 ch`ou ta chou ta |
to thank with a gift |
酬謝 酬谢 see styles |
chóu xiè chou2 xie4 ch`ou hsieh chou hsieh |
to thank with a gift |
酬賓 酬宾 see styles |
chóu bīn chou2 bin1 ch`ou pin chou pin |
bargain sale; discount |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Heaven Blesses the Diligent | 天道酬勤 | tiān dào chóu qín tian1 dao4 chou2 qin2 tian dao chou qin tiandaochouqin | t`ien tao ch`ou ch`in tientaochouchin tien tao chou chin |
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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.
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