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1. Black Belt
2. Black Wolf
3. Darkness
4. Hailey
5. Haily
6. Hale
7. Haley
8. Hali
9. Black
11. Aurelie
12. Black Flag Gate / Hek Ki Boen
13. Black Tiger Fist
14. Dark Sister
15. Hazell
16. Hazelle
17. Helge
18. Dark Angel
20. The Night is Darkest Before the Dawn
21. Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black
22. Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice
23. Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark
黑帶 is “black belt” in Chinese.
Many will argue whether rank systems that include a “black belt” are used in pure Chinese martial arts systems. The argument goes that it's more a Japanese idea merged into the western versions of Chinese martial arts. However, in Wushu (often referred to as Kung Fu), it's said that all students started with white belts. Over the years of training, the white belt would get dirty until finally appearing black with filth. Thus, more advanced students had darker belts.
If you want this title in Chinese, this would be the form.
Often, the second character is written like the image to the right. If you like this version, click on this character instead of the button above.
These are the Kanji for “Black Belt” in Japanese.
This would be the gift to buy someone who is about to achieve the rank of black belt, or perhaps for yourself, like a certificate on the wall to subtly show your accomplishment.
It should be mentioned that the title “black belt” is not a typical selection for a calligraphy wall scroll.
Note: with a tiny stroke difference on the second character, this also means black belt in Korean Hanja. Let me know if you need the exact Korean version (though any Korean who can read Hanja will know this is black belt).
黑闇 is the two-character Chinese word for darkness.
The first character alone means black or dark.
The second character has several possible meanings, depending on context; They include: to shut the door, unilluminated, dark, gloomy, hidden, or secret.
Together, these two characters will, in most cases, be translated as dark or darkness.
(Name - Version 2)
黑利 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the name Haley.
Use this form if you pronounce your name like “Hey-Lee.”
If you pronounce your name more like "Holly" (Ha-Lee), see Holly in Chinese.
(Name - Version 2)
黑 is the color black in Chinese, Japanese, and old Korean Hanja.
In some contexts, this can mean “dark” or “evil.”
There is an alternate form of this character which is commonly used in modern Japan (shown to the right). If you want this alternate/Japanese form, just click on the character to the right, instead of the button above.
黑闇女 is a Buddhist title that means “dark sister,” “dark one,” or “dark woman.”
There are two sisters:
One is the deva, 功德女 (“merit” or “achieving”), who causes people to acquire wealth.
The other is the “dark one,” 黑闇女, which causes people to spend and waste.
These sisters always accompany each other.
黑龍之家 was added by special request of a customer. This phase is natural in Chinese, but it is not a common or ancient title.
The first character is black.
The second is dragon.
The third is a possessive modifier (like making “dragon” into “dragon's”).
The fourth character means home (but in some context can mean “family” - however, here it would generally be understood as “home”).
黎明前的黑暗 is the most natural way to write “The night is darkest before the dawn,” in Chinese.
The words break down this way by meaning this way:
1.黎明 dawn or daybreak
2.前 before, in front, ago, former, previous, and/or earlier
3.的 (possessive particle) of
4.黑暗 dark, darkly, or darkness
If you try to understand the Chinese word order and grammar, it's like, “Before dawn is the darkest [time].”
白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 literally says: [Just as] white liquor makes people's faces turn red, [So] yellow gold makes people's hearts turn black.
This is a warning about the nature of greed. The suggestion is that one who lusts for gold and riches will eventually have a black heart (or become a heartless greedy bastard). As a wall scroll, this is a reminder and warning to keep yourself from following the greedy path.
Ability is more important than looks
不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 literally translates as: It doesn't matter [if a] cat [is] black [or] white, [as long as it] can catch mice, it's a good cat.
This proverb was either composed or made famous by Deng XiaoPing in 1961 when he exclaimed, “I don't care if it's a white cat or a black cat. It's a good cat so long as it catches mice” when his critics pointed out that his ideas were Capitalistic (free market). The response was meant to say, “It does not matter if it's Communist or Capitalist, as long as it works.”
This is a Chinese proverb that can be used to suggest one should disregard looks or a person's race, as long as they can do the job. It can also be used as a metaphor for many other situations.
Deng XiaoPing probably saved China from collapse (as the Soviet Union experienced). He changed China’s economy from pure Communism to a hybrid where the free market (Capitalism) is encouraged. More about Deng XiaoPing
信唸是在黎明前的黑闇中能感到光明的鳥 is a philosophical poem/quote from Indian Poet and Philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore.
Rabindranath Tagore, 1915
This quote is not sourced, and therefore several variations exist in English. Some suggest the original was in the Bengali language.
This, of course, is the Chinese translation that has the meaning of, “Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.”
More about Rabindranath Tagore
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 黑 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
黑 see styles |
hēi hei1 hei koku |
More info & calligraphy: Blackkāla; kṛṣṇa; black; dark. |
黑暗 see styles |
hēi àn hei1 an4 hei an |
dark; darkly; darkness |
黑虎拳 see styles |
hēi hǔ quán hei1 hu3 quan2 hei hu ch`üan hei hu chüan |
More info & calligraphy: Black Tiger Fist |
黑闇女 see styles |
hēi àn nǚ hei1 an4 nv3 hei an nü |
More info & calligraphy: Dark Sister |
黎明前的黑暗 see styles |
lí míng qián de hēi àn li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4 li ming ch`ien te hei an li ming chien te hei an |
More info & calligraphy: The Night is Darkest Before the Dawn |
傍黑 see styles |
bàng hēi bang4 hei1 pang hei |
dusk |
天黑 see styles |
tiān hēi tian1 hei1 t`ien hei tien hei |
to get dark; dusk |
打黑 see styles |
dǎ hēi da3 hei1 ta hei |
to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime |
抹黑 see styles |
mǒ hēi mo3 hei1 mo hei |
to discredit; to defame; to smear sb's name; to bring shame upon (oneself or one's family etc); to blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage); to black out or obliterate (e.g. censored words) |
拉黑 see styles |
lā hēi la1 hei1 la hei |
to add sb to one's blacklist (on a cellphone, or in instant messaging software etc); abbr. for 拉到黑名單|拉到黑名单 |
掃黑 扫黑 see styles |
sǎo hēi sao3 hei1 sao hei |
to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime |
揭黑 see styles |
jiē hēi jie1 hei1 chieh hei |
to uncover (mistakes, corruption etc); whistle-blowing |
摸黑 see styles |
mō hēi mo1 hei1 mo hei |
to grope about in the dark |
施黑 see styles |
shī hēi shi1 hei1 shih hei sekoku |
One Who Donates Blackness |
暗黑 see styles |
àn hēi an4 hei1 an hei |
dark; dim |
曬黑 晒黑 see styles |
shài hēi shai4 hei1 shai hei |
to sunbathe; to tan; to get sunburnt; to expose unfair practices (on a consumer protection website) |
月黑 see styles |
yuè hēi yue4 hei1 yüeh hei |
moonless (night) |
棕黑 see styles |
zōng hēi zong1 hei1 tsung hei |
dark brown |
油黑 see styles |
yóu hēi you2 hei1 yu hei |
glossy black |
波黑 see styles |
bō hēi bo1 hei1 po hei |
abbr. for 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那|波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那[Bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 he2 Hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4] Bosnia and Herzegovina |
涉黑 see styles |
shè hēi she4 hei1 she hei |
gang-related |
淺黑 浅黑 see styles |
qiǎn hēi qian3 hei1 ch`ien hei chien hei |
dark; gray; (of skin) lightly pigmented |
漆黑 see styles |
qī hēi qi1 hei1 ch`i hei chi hei |
pitch-black |
烏黑 乌黑 see styles |
wū hēi wu1 hei1 wu hei |
jet-black; dark |
焌黑 see styles |
jun hēi jun4 hei1 chün hei |
pitch black |
白黑 see styles |
bái hēi bai2 hei1 pai hei byakukoku |
white and dark, e. g. 白黑業 good and evil deeds, or karma. |
碳黑 see styles |
tàn hēi tan4 hei1 t`an hei tan hei |
soot; carbon black |
穆黑 see styles |
mù hēi mu4 hei1 mu hei |
Islamophobe |
老黑 see styles |
lǎo hēi lao3 hei1 lao hei |
(coll.) black person |
腹黑 see styles |
fù hēi fu4 hei1 fu hei |
(slang) outwardly kind but inwardly evil; two-faced |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Black Belt | 黑帶 黑带 | hēi dài / hei1 dai4 / hei dai / heidai | hei tai / heitai | |
Black Belt | 黒帯 黑帯 | kuroobi / kurobi | ||
Black Wolf | 黑狼 | hēi láng / hei1 lang2 / hei lang / heilang | ||
Darkness | 黑闇 黑暗 | hēi àn / hei1 an4 / hei an / heian | ||
Hailey | 黑利 | hēi lì / hei1 li4 / hei li / heili | ||
Haily | 黑利 | hēi lì / hei1 li4 / hei li / heili | ||
Hale | 黑爾 黑尔 | hēi ěr / hei1 er3 / hei er / heier | hei erh / heierh | |
Haley | 黑利 | hēi lì / hei1 li4 / hei li / heili | ||
Hali | 黑利 | hēi lì / hei1 li4 / hei li / heili | ||
Black | 黑 黑 / 黒 | kuro | hēi / hei1 / hei | |
Eight Black Horses | 黑八馬 黑八马 | hēi bā mǎ hei1 ba1 ma3 hei ba ma heibama | hei pa ma heipama |
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Aurelie | 奧黑莉 奥黑莉 | ào hēi lì ao4 hei1 li4 ao hei li aoheili | ||
Black Flag Gate Hek Ki Boen | 黑旗門 黑旗门 | hēi qí mén hei1 qi2 men2 hei qi men heiqimen | hei ch`i men heichimen hei chi men |
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Black Tiger Fist | 黑虎拳 | hēi hǔ quán hei1 hu3 quan2 hei hu quan heihuquan | hei hu ch`üan heihuchüan hei hu chüan |
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Dark Sister | 黑闇女 | koku an nyo kokuannyo | hēi àn nǚ hei1 an4 nv3 hei an nv heiannv | hei an nü heiannü |
Hazell | 黑茲爾 黑兹尔 | hēi zī ěr hei1 zi1 er3 hei zi er heizier | hei tzu erh heitzuerh |
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Hazelle | 黑茲爾 黑兹尔 | hēi zī ěr hei1 zi1 er3 hei zi er heizier | hei tzu erh heitzuerh |
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Helge | 黑爾格 黑尔格 | hēi ěr gé hei1 er3 ge2 hei er ge heierge | hei erh ko heierhko |
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Dark Angel | 黑暗天使 | hēi àn tiān shǐ hei1 an4 tian1 shi3 hei an tian shi heiantianshi | hei an t`ien shih heiantienshih hei an tien shih |
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Home of the Black Dragon | 黑龍之家 黑龙之家 | hēi lóng zhī jiā hei1 long2 zhi1 jia1 hei long zhi jia heilongzhijia | hei lung chih chia heilungchihchia |
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The Night is Darkest Before the Dawn | 黎明前的黑暗 | lí míng qián de hēi àn li2 ming2 qian2 de hei1 an4 li ming qian de hei an limingqiandeheian | li ming ch`ien te hei an limingchienteheian li ming chien te hei an |
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Just as Liquor Turns a Face Red, Gold Turns a Heart Black | 白酒紅人面黃金黑世心 白酒红人面黄金黑世心 | bái jiǔ hóng rén miàn huáng jīn hēi shì xīn bai2 jiu3 hong2 ren2 mian4 huang2 jin1 hei1 shi4 xin1 bai jiu hong ren mian huang jin hei shi xin | pai chiu hung jen mien huang chin hei shih hsin | |
Black or white cat matters not as long as it can catch mice | 不管黑貓白貓能捉著老鼠的就是好貓 不管黑猫白猫能捉着老鼠的就是好猫 | bù guǎn hēi māo bái māo néng zhuō zhe lǎo shǔ de jiù shì hǎo mǎo bu4 guan3 hei1 mao1 bai2 mao1 neng2 zhuo1 zhe lao3 shu3 de jiu4 shi4 hao3 mao3 bu guan hei mao bai mao neng zhuo zhe lao shu de jiu shi hao mao | pu kuan hei mao pai mao neng cho che lao shu te chiu shih hao mao | |
Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark | 信唸是在黎明前的黑闇中能感到光明的鳥 信念是在黎明前的黑暗中能感到光明的鸟 | xìn niǎn shì zài lí míng qián de hēi àn zhōng néng gǎn dào guāng míng de niǎo xin4 nian3 shi4 zai4 li2 ming2 qian2 de hei1 an4 zhong1 neng2 gan3 dao4 guang1 ming2 de niao3 xin nian shi zai li ming qian de hei an zhong neng gan dao guang ming de niao | hsin nien shih tsai li ming ch`ien te hei an chung neng kan tao kuang ming te niao hsin nien shih tsai li ming chien te hei an chung neng kan tao kuang ming te niao |
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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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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.
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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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