Chinese Characters 4

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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Life	Death	Zen	God (monotheistic)	god (polytheistic)
Shengming (生命)	Si (死)	Chan (禅)	tianzhu (天主)	shen (神)
Buddhism	Hinduism	Shinto	Daoism	Confucianism
Fojiao (佛教)	Yindujiao (印度教)	Shendao (神道)	Daojiao (道教)	Rujiao (儒教)
Afterlife	Create	Destroy	Restore	Purify
Laishi (來世)	Chuangzao (創造)	Hui (隳)	Huifu (恢复)	Di (滌)