Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Chinese Characters 3

Because of their abstract beauty, Chinese symbols, or characters, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. Posters, framed paintings, shirts, hats, and many more items can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions.

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Hope
Loyalty / Devotion
Forever
Trust
Tradition
Xiwang (希望)
Zhong ()
Yong ()
Xinren (信任)
Chuantong (传统)





Winter
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Rain
Dongji (冬季)
Chunji (春季)
Xiaji (夏季)
Qiuji (秋季)
Yu ()





Tree
Mountain
Mind
I
(pronoun)
You
Shu ()
Shan ()
Jingshen (精神)
Wo ()
Ni ()







Monday, April 9, 2012

Chinese Characters 2

Because of their abstract beauty, Chinese symbols, or characters, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. Posters, framed paintings, shirts, hats, and many more items can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions.

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Change
Peace / Harmony

Honest
Perseverance
Freedom
Bian ()
He ()
Cheng ()
Hengxin (恒心)
Ziyou (自由)





Air
Thunder
Lightning / Electricity
Light
Dark
Kongqi (空气)
Lei ()
Dian ()
Guang ()
Hei ()





Virtue
Yin-Yang
Five Elements
Warrior
China
De ()
Yinyang ()
Wu Xing (五行)
Zhanshi (戰士)
Zhingguo (中国)