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The natural world
自然 is the simple way to express nature in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.
This can also be translated as “the natural world.”
In Japanese and Korean, this term is sometimes used to signify spontaneity or a spontaneous act.
In the context of Taoism or Daoism, this is a key concept that literally means “of its own” or “by itself” and thus naturally, natural, spontaneously, freely, or in the course of events.
Also known as known as ziran or tzu-jan
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Jan search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
やん see styles |
yan ヤン |
(suffix noun) (1) (See ちゃん) suffix for familiar person; (particle) (2) (ksb:) (at sentence end) indicates emphasis; (3) (archaism) (abbreviation) (See やんま) prostitute; (personal name) Jan; Janis; Yan |
元照 see styles |
yuán zhào yuan2 zhao4 yüan chao mototeru もとてる |
(given name) Mototeru Name of 湛然 Chan-jan, the seventh head of the Tiantai School; he died 1116. |
柔然 see styles |
juuzen / juzen じゅうぜん |
(hist) Juan-juan (Mongolian nomads); Jou-jan; Rouran Khaganate |
知乎 see styles |
zhī hū zhi1 hu1 chih hu chiifuu / chifu チーフー |
Zhihu, Chinese Q&A website modeled on Quora, at zhihu.com, launched in Jan 2011 (c) Zhihu (Chinese Q&A website) |
荆溪 see styles |
jīng qī jing1 qi1 ching ch`i ching chi Kyōkei |
Ching-ch'i throne-stream, name of the ninth Tiantai patriarch 湛然 Chan-jan. |
じゃん see styles |
jan ジャン |
(particle) (colloquialism) (used to state something assertively; orig. from じゃないか) (See じゃないか・1) isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on; (personal name) Jean |
耶楊子 see styles |
yayousu / yayosu やようす |
(person) Jan Joosten van Lodensteijn (1556-1623) |
鄧亮洪 邓亮洪 see styles |
dèng liàng hóng deng4 liang4 hong2 teng liang hung |
Tang Liang Hong (opposition candidate in Jan 1996 Singapore elections) |
ご用始め see styles |
goyouhajime / goyohajime ごようはじめ |
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. Jan. 4) |
平津戰役 平津战役 see styles |
píng jīn zhàn yì ping2 jin1 zhan4 yi4 p`ing chin chan i ping chin chan i |
Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War |
御用始め see styles |
goyouhajime / goyohajime ごようはじめ |
re-opening of offices in New Year (usu. Jan. 4) |
淮海戰役 淮海战役 see styles |
huái hǎi zhàn yì huai2 hai3 zhan4 yi4 huai hai chan i |
Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war |
フラヴェル see styles |
buraueru ブラウエル |
(person) Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer |
巴爾克嫩德 巴尔克嫩德 see styles |
bā ěr kè nèn dé ba1 er3 ke4 nen4 de2 pa erh k`o nen te pa erh ko nen te |
Jan Pieter Balkenende (1956-), prime minister of the Netherlands 2002-2010 |
ジャン・アルプ see styles |
jan arupu ジャン・アルプ |
(person) Jean Arp |
ジャン・ポール see styles |
jan pooru ジャン・ポール |
(person) Jean-Paul |
ジャン・マリー see styles |
jan marii / jan mari ジャン・マリー |
(person) Jean-Marie |
スウェーリンク see styles |
suweerinku スウェーリンク |
(person) Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck |
ヤンマイエン島 see styles |
yanmaientou / yanmaiento ヤンマイエンとう |
(place-name) Jan Mayen (island) |
ジャン・ジャック see styles |
jan jakku ジャン・ジャック |
(person) Jean-Jackques |
ジャン・ラシーヌ see styles |
jan rashiinu / jan rashinu ジャン・ラシーヌ |
(person) Jean Racine |
斯瓦爾巴和揚馬延 斯瓦尔巴和扬马延 see styles |
sī wǎ ěr bā hé yáng mǎ yán si1 wa3 er3 ba1 he2 yang2 ma3 yan2 ssu wa erh pa ho yang ma yen |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen |
ジャン・カルヴァン see styles |
jan karuan ジャン・カルヴァン |
(person) John Calvin |
ジャン・クリストフ see styles |
jan kurisutofu ジャン・クリストフ |
(person) Jean-Christophe |
ジャン・フィリップ see styles |
jan firippu ジャン・フィリップ |
(person) Jean-Philippe |
ジャン・ジャック・ルソー see styles |
jan jakku rusoo ジャン・ジャック・ルソー |
(person) Jean-Jacques Rousseau |
スバールバルヤンマイエン島 see styles |
subaarubaruyanmaientou / subarubaruyanmaiento スバールバルヤンマイエンとう |
(place-name) Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands |
スバールバル・ヤンマイエン島 see styles |
subaarubaru yanmaientou / subarubaru yanmaiento スバールバル・ヤンマイエンとう |
(place-name) Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands |
Variations: |
jaan; jaan; jan; jan / jan; jan; jan; jan じゃーん; ジャーン; じゃん; ジャン |
(interjection) (1) (See じゃじゃーん) ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!; (adverb taking the "to" particle) (2) (ジャーン only) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) clash; crash; bang |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Jan | 簡 简 | jiǎn / jian3 / jian | chien | |
Jan | 雅恩 | yǎ ēn / ya3 en1 / ya en / yaen | ||
Jan | ジャン | jan | ||
Nature | 自然 | shi zen / shizen | zì rán / zi4 ran2 / zi ran / ziran | tzu jan / tzujan |
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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The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
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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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