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閱 is a Chinese character that means to read. It can also refer to observing (the world, and learning from it), or gaining life experiences. 閱 is a good character to relay the idea of being “well-read,” which can include reading books, studying, and learning through experience.
The dictionary definition also includes: to inspect; to review; to peruse; to go through; to experience.
Technically, this is also a Japanese Kanji but only some Japanese Buddhists use it (most of the population will not recognize it).
In Chinese and Japanese Buddhism, this means examining, inspecting, and/or looking over.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 閱 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
閱 阅 see styles |
yuè yue4 yüeh echi |
More info & calligraphy: ReadExamine, inspect, look over. |
閱讀 阅读 see styles |
yuè dú yue4 du2 yüeh tu |
More info & calligraphy: Read / Reading |
借閱 借阅 see styles |
jiè yuè jie4 yue4 chieh yüeh |
to borrow books to read |
傳閱 传阅 see styles |
chuán yuè chuan2 yue4 ch`uan yüeh chuan yüeh |
to read and pass on; to pass on for perusal |
參閱 参阅 see styles |
cān yuè can1 yue4 ts`an yüeh tsan yüeh |
to consult; to refer to; to read (instructions) |
定閱 定阅 see styles |
dìng yuè ding4 yue4 ting yüeh |
variant of 訂閱|订阅[ding4 yue4] |
審閱 审阅 see styles |
shěn yuè shen3 yue4 shen yüeh |
to review or peruse |
批閱 批阅 see styles |
pī yuè pi1 yue4 p`i yüeh pi yüeh |
to read through to evaluate; to referee |
披閱 披阅 see styles |
pī yuè pi1 yue4 p`i yüeh pi yüeh |
to peruse; to browse |
查閱 查阅 see styles |
chá yuè cha2 yue4 ch`a yüeh cha yüeh |
to consult; to refer to; to look something up in a reference source |
校閱 校阅 see styles |
jiào yuè jiao4 yue4 chiao yüeh |
to check through (a document); to proofread; to review (troops) |
檢閱 检阅 see styles |
jiǎn yuè jian3 yue4 chien yüeh |
to inspect; to review (troops etc); military review |
羅閱 罗阅 see styles |
luó yuè luo2 yue4 lo yüeh Raechi |
Rājagṛha, also 羅閱祇 (羅閱祇迦羅); 羅閱耆; 羅閱揭黎醯; 羅越; 囉惹訖哩呬 The capital of Magadha, at the foot of the Gṛdhrakūṭa mountain, first metropolis of Buddhism and seat of the first synod; v. 王舍. |
翻閱 翻阅 see styles |
fān yuè fan1 yue4 fan yüeh |
to thumb through; to flip through (a book) |
訂閱 订阅 see styles |
dìng yuè ding4 yue4 ting yüeh |
subscription; to subscribe to |
評閱 评阅 see styles |
píng yuè ping2 yue4 p`ing yüeh ping yüeh |
to read and appraise |
調閱 调阅 see styles |
diào yuè diao4 yue4 tiao yüeh |
to access (a document); to consult |
閱世 阅世 see styles |
yuè shì yue4 shi4 yüeh shih |
to see the world |
閱兵 阅兵 see styles |
yuè bīng yue4 bing1 yüeh ping |
to review troops; military parade |
閱卷 阅卷 see styles |
yuè juàn yue4 juan4 yüeh chüan |
to grade exam papers |
閱叉 阅叉 see styles |
yuè chā yue4 cha1 yüeh ch`a yüeh cha echisha |
yakṣa, v. 夜. |
閱歷 阅历 see styles |
yuè lì yue4 li4 yüeh li |
to experience; experience |
閱藏 阅藏 see styles |
yuè zàng yue4 zang4 yüeh tsang echizō |
To examine (and dust) the scriptures, or library. |
閱覽 阅览 see styles |
yuè lǎn yue4 lan3 yüeh lan |
to read |
閱兵式 阅兵式 see styles |
yuè bīng shì yue4 bing1 shi4 yüeh ping shih |
military parade |
閱聽人 阅听人 see styles |
yuè tīng rén yue4 ting1 ren2 yüeh t`ing jen yüeh ting jen |
(Tw) audience |
閱覽室 阅览室 see styles |
yuè lǎn shì yue4 lan3 shi4 yüeh lan shih |
reading room; CL:間|间[jian1] |
閱讀器 阅读器 see styles |
yuè dú qì yue4 du2 qi4 yüeh tu ch`i yüeh tu chi |
reader (software) |
閱頭檀 阅头檀 see styles |
yuè tóu tán yue4 tou2 tan2 yüeh t`ou t`an yüeh tou tan Etsuzudan |
Śuddhodana, v. 首. |
點閱率 点阅率 see styles |
diǎn yuè lǜ dian3 yue4 lu:4 tien yüeh lü |
click-through rate (for websites or online advertisements) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Read | 閱 阅 | yuè / yue4 / yue | yüeh | |
Read Reading | 閱讀 阅读 | yuè dú / yue4 du2 / yue du / yuedu | yüeh tu / yüehtu | |
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.