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悟性 means the power of understanding and insight in Chinese.
It is often associated with Neo-Confucianism. In that regard, it means to realize, perceive, or have the perception of man's true nature. It can also mean finding your soul, the soul of others, or the soul of the world. Some will translate this simply as the state of being “savvy.”
In Japanese, this is often translated as wisdom and understanding.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Neo search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
理 see styles |
lǐ li3 li wataru わたる |
More info & calligraphy: Science(1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism); (given name) Wataru siddhānta; hetu. Ruling principle, fundamental law, intrinsicality, universal basis, essential element; nidāna, reason; pramāṇa, to arrange, regulate, rule, rectify. |
新 see styles |
xīn xin1 hsin waka わか |
new; newly; meso- (chemistry) (prefix) (1) new; neo-; (2) newness; novelty; (3) (abbreviation) (See 新暦) Gregorian calendar; (4) (hist) Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE); Hsin dynasty; (surname) Waka New, newly, just, opposite of 奮 old. |
ねお see styles |
neo ねお |
(n,pref) neo; (female given name) Neo |
宋学 see styles |
sougaku / sogaku そうがく |
(See 朱子学) Song-period neo-Confucianism (based esp. on the teachings of Zhu Xi) |
寧央 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
寧桜 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
寧緒 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
寧翁 see styles |
neiou / neo ねいおう |
(given name) Neiou |
心学 see styles |
shingaku しんがく |
(1) study of the mind (in neo-Confucianism); (2) (hist) Shingaku; Edo-period moral philosophy that blended Buddhist, Shinto and Confucian ethical teachings |
心學 心学 see styles |
xīn xué xin1 xue2 hsin hsüeh shingaku |
School of Mind; Neo-Confucian Idealistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Wang Yangming 王陽明|王阳明[Wang2 Yang2 ming2]) mental training |
朱熹 see styles |
zhū xī zhu1 xi1 chu hsi shuki しゅき |
Zhu Xi or Chu Hsi (1130-1200), also known as Master Zhu 朱子[Zhu1 zi3], Song dynasty Confucian writer and propagandist, founder of neo-Confucianism (female given name) Shuki; (person) Zhu Xi (1130-1200 CE); Chu Hsi |
根尾 see styles |
neo ねお |
(place-name, surname) Neo |
根緒 see styles |
neo ねお |
(place-name, surname) Neo |
格物 see styles |
gé wù ge2 wu4 ko wu |
to study the underlying principles, esp. in neo-Confucian rational learning 理學|理学[li3 xue2]; word for Western natural sciences during late Qing |
泳碧 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
洛学 see styles |
rakugaku らくがく |
Luo Xue school (neo-Confucianist school) |
然央 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
王弼 see styles |
wáng bì wang2 bi4 wang pi ouhitsu / ohitsu おうひつ |
Wang Bi (226-249), Chinese neo-Daoist philosopher (personal name) Ouhitsu Wang Bi |
理気 see styles |
riki りき |
(See 理・り・3) li and qi; li and chi; the underlying principles and the material phenomena of the cosmos (in Song-period neo-Confucianism) |
祢緒 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
禰緒 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
程頤 程颐 see styles |
chéng yí cheng2 yi2 ch`eng i cheng i teii / te ていい |
Cheng Yi (1033-1107), Song neo-Confucian scholar (person) Cheng Yi (1033-1107); Chang Yi |
程顥 程颢 see styles |
chéng hào cheng2 hao4 ch`eng hao cheng hao |
Cheng Hao (1032-1085), Song neo-Confucian scholar |
究理 see styles |
kyuuri / kyuri きゅうり |
(1) study of natural laws; (2) branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship |
窮理 穷理 see styles |
qióng lǐ qiong2 li3 ch`iung li chiung li ri wo kiwamu きゅうり |
(1) study of natural laws; (2) branch of neo-Confusianist scholarship plumb the principle |
道学 see styles |
dougaku / dogaku どうがく |
(1) ethics; moral philosophy; (2) (study of) Confucianism (esp. neo-Confucianism); (3) (study of) Taoism; (4) (hist) (See 石門心学) Shingaku (Edo-period moral philosophy); (given name) Dōgaku |
道學 道学 see styles |
dào xué dao4 xue2 tao hsüeh |
Confucian study of ethics; study of Daoism; school for Daoism in Tang and Song times; Daoist magic; another name for 理學|理学, rational learning of Song dynasty neo-Confucianism See: 道学 |
音和 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
音央 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
音桜 see styles |
neo ねお |
(female given name) Neo |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Neo | 尼歐 尼欧 | ní ōu / ni1 ou1 / ni ou / niou | ||
Neo | ネオ | neo | ||
Power of Understanding and Wisdom | 悟性 | gosei | wù xìng / wu4 xing4 / wu xing / wuxing | wu hsing / wuhsing |
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.
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