We have many options to create artwork with the Chinese characters / Asian symbols / Japanese Kanji for Forever on a wall scroll or portrait.
If you want to create a cool Forever Asian character tattoo, you can purchase that on our Chinese and Japanese Tattoo Image Service page and we'll help you select from many forms of ancient Asian symbols that express the idea of Forever.
Note: It is hard to distinguish between what means "forever" and what means "eternal" in Chinese and Japanese. In many cases, they can be used interchangeably.
Quick links to words on this page...


This is the Chinese, Korean and Japanese word for "forever".
If we take this word apart, the first character means "always", "forever" or "perpetual". While the second character means "far" or "distant".
See Also... Immortality


This is the Chinese word for eternity.
The first character means always, forever and perpetual. The second character holds the meaning of permanent. Together, they create a word that means eternal, eternally or infinite time.
See Also... Immortality

This is the simplest form of eternity. This character can sometimes mean forever, always, or perpetual, depending on context.
Note: Not often seen as a single Kanji in Japanese. Best if your audience is Chinese.
See Also... Ever Lasting


This means immortal or immortality in Chinese, Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja.
The literal translation is "without decay" or "never rotting". Basically this title speaks of something or someone who never dies and thus never rots or decays.
This can also be translated as everlasting, eternal or imperishable.


This means infinate or endless. Literally, this means "without (ever becoming) poor", and in that context, can mean "inexhautable", but this is usually read as "without end".


This means unlimited or unbounded. Literally, this means "without limits" or "without (being) bound".




The first two characters mean forever, eternal, eternity, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.
The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "The forever kind of love".
The last character is "love".
See Also... Eternal Love




This is a special phrase that we composed for a "family by adoption" or "adoptive family".
It's the dream of every orphan and foster child to be formally adopted and find their "forever family".
The first two characters mean forever, eternal, eternity, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence. The third character connects this idea with the last character which means "family" and/or "home".
See Also... Family





This is exactly what the title suggests. This means friends that are eternal or a friendship that will last forever - you will remain the best of friends as long as you live.
The first two characters mean forever, eternal, eternity, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.
The middle character links the words (it's a possessive article).
The last two characters represent friendship, or simply "friends".



The first character here means "love".
The last two mean forever, eternity, eternal, perpetuity, immortality, and/or permanence.
This is the shortest and most universal way to express this idea in Chinese and Japanese.
Japanese note: This sound more like a title than a phrase in Japanese (if that makes any sense). This is a great title for a romantic book, title of a movie, name of a perfume, or even a name for a store.
See Also... Eternal Love | Forever Love





This is how to write "missing you forever" in Chinese.
The first two characters mean "forever" or "eternally".
The third and forth characters mean "missing" or "longing for".
The last character means "you".
This might suggest that you are missing someone whom you will never see again (depending on how you read it, or in what context it is used).











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This means, "forever in my heart", in Japanese.






Characters shown
above are read
vertically, starting
from the right
This means, "forever in my heart", in Chinese.





This means, "forever in my heart", in Chinese.
This is the shorter, somewhat lyrical version of this phrase.




The first two characters mean eternal, eternally, everlasting, and/or perpetual.
The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "Love of the eternal kind".
The last character is "love".
This version is best if your audience is Chinese. We also have a Japanese version of this entry.
See Also... Forever Love | Eternal Love (japanese)




The first two characters mean eternal, eternity, perpetuity, forever, immortality, and permanence.
The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "Love, of the eternal kind".
The last character is "love".
Cultural note: Most of the time, it is taboo to use the word "love" in Japanese. For instance, a Japanese man will say, "I like you", rather than, "I love you", to his spouse/girlfriend. However, this entry for eternal love is acceptable because of the way it is composed.
This entry is only appropriate if your audience is Japanese. We also have a Chinese version of this phrase.




This Chinese philosophy tells of how we continue to learn throughout our lives. It can be translated in a few ways such as "Study Has No End" or "Knowledge is Infinite".
The deeper meaning: Even when we finish school we are still students of the world gaining more knowledge from our surroundings with each passing day.
See Also... An Open Book Benefits Your Mind | Wisdom | Learn From Wisdom


These are the last two words from John 3:16 in the Chinese Union Bible.
Although not specifically Christian, this is the way to express ever-lasting life or eternal life in Chinese.
In Japanese this can either mean eternal life or immortality.
See Also... Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation | Immortality


This word can be used in many different ways. It is often used to express the next life (life in heaven or wherever your soul is bound for). So it does have a religious overtone. However, it can also be used to express your life in the future - perhaps during your present lifetime. It can also be translated as "the next world", "the next generation", "the time that is to come", "otherworld", or simply "posterity".
See Also... Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation | Immortality



The first character here means "love"
The last two mean eternal, eternally, everlasting, and/or perpetual.
This is the shortest way to express the idea of "love eternally" in Chinese.
See Also... Love Forever


This word is often used to describe the idea of opening the minds of the young or the new generation.
See Also... Wisdom | Learning Is Eternal | Learn From Wisdom
Wall scroll artwork shown on this page is priced as follows:
1 character $29.88 each
2-3 characters $39.88 each
4 characters $49.88 each
5-10 characters $59.88 each
11 or more characters $69.88 each
After you select your calligraphy, our website will take you through the process of customizing your artwork.
Options for other mounting such as portraits are available for $13 less.
We also offer the services of a famous master calligrapher for a $40 fee on any scroll if you are looking for investment-quality calligraphy.
If you chose our famous master-calligrapher, you also get more choices for silk and paper colors and the option for larger artwork.
All of our calligraphy is completely done by hand in the ancient way.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to our 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.
Therefore, allow at least 3 weeks for delivery from the time you place your order.
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The scroll that I am holding in this picture is a "regular size"
4-character wall scroll.
As you can see, it is a great size to hang on your wall.
(We also offer custom wall scrolls in larger sizes)
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.
The following table is only helpful for those studying Chinese (or Japanese), and perhaps helps search engines to find this page when someone enters Romanized Chinese or Japanese
| Title | Characters Simplified Traditional |
Japanese Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Hanyu-Pinyin (Romanized Chinese) | |||
| Eternity / Forever | 永远 永遠 | ei-en | yǒng yuǎn yong yuan | yong3 yuan3 yongyuan | ||
| Eternal / Eternity | 永恒 永恆 | n/a | yǒng héng yong heng | yong3 heng2 yongheng | ||
| Eternity / Forever | 永 永 | ei | yǒng yong | yong3 yong | ||
| Immortal / Immortality | 不朽 不朽 | fukyuu fukyu | bù xiǔ bu xiu | bu4 xiu3 buxiu | ||
| Infinite / Endless / Boundless | 无穷 無窮 | n/a | wú qióng wu qiong | wu2 qiong2 wuqiong | ||
| Unlimited / Unbounded | 无限 無限 | mu gen mugen | wú xiàn wu xian | wu2 xian4 wuxian | ||
| Forever Love | 永远的爱 永遠的愛 | n/a | yǒng yuǎn de ài yong yuan de ai | yong3 yuan3 de ai4 yongyuandeai | ||
| Forever Family | 永远的家 永遠的家 | n/a | yǒng yuǎn de jiā yong yuan de jia | yong3 yuan3 de jia1 yongyuandejia | ||
| Friends Forever | 永远的朋友 永遠的朋友 | n/a | yǒng yuǎn de péng yǒu yong yuan de peng you | yong3 yuan3 de peng2 you3 yongyuandepengyou | ||
| Love Forever / Love Eternally | 爱永远 愛永遠 | ai ei en aieien | ài yǒng yuǎn ai yong yuan | ai4 yong3 yuan3 aiyongyuan | ||
| Miss You Forever | 永远想念你 永遠想念你 | n/a | yǒng yuǎn xiǎng niàn nǐ yong yuan xiang nian ni | yong3 yuan3 xiang3 nian4 ni3 yongyuanxiangnianni | ||
| Forever In My Heart (Japanese) | いつまでも私の心の中に いつまでも私の心の中に | i tsu ma de mo ate no shin no naka ni itsumademoatenoshinnonakani | n/a | |||
| Forever In My Heart | 永远在我心中 永遠在我心中 | n/a | yǒng yuǎn zài wǒ xīn zhōng yong yuan zai wo xin zhong | yong3 yuan3 zai4 wo3 xin1 zhong1 yongyuanzaiwoxinzhong | ||
| Forever In My Heart | 永远在我心 永遠在我心 | n/a | yǒng yuǎn zài wǒ xīn yong yuan zai wo xin | yong3 yuan3 zai4 wo3 xin1 yongyuanzaiwoxin | ||
| Eternal Love | 永恒的爱 永恆的愛 | n/a | yǒng héng de ài yong heng de ai | yong3 heng2 de ai4 yonghengdeai | ||
| Eternal Love (Japanese) | 永遠の愛 永遠の愛 | ei en no ai eiennoai | n/a | |||
| Learning is Eternal | 学无止境 學無止境 | n/a | xué wú zhǐ jìng xue wu zhi jing | xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4 xuewuzhijing | ||
| Eternal Life / Everlasting Life / Immortality | 永生 永生 | eisei | yǒng shēng yong sheng | yong3 sheng1 yongsheng | ||
| Eternal Life / Future Life | 来世 來世 | rai-se | lái shì lai shi | lai2 shi4 laishi | ||
| Love Eternal / Love Eternally | 爱永恒 愛永恆 | n/a | ài yǒng héng ai yong heng | ai4 yong3 heng2 aiyongheng | ||
| Open the Minds of the Next Generation To Stimulate Thinking | 启迪 啟迪 | n/a | qǐ dí qi di | qi3 di2 qidi | ||
| If you have not set up your computer to display Chinese, the characters in this table probably look like empty boxes or random text garbage.
This is why we spent hundreds of hours making images so that you could view the characters in the "Forever" listings above. If you want your Windows computer to be able to display Chinese characters you can either head to your Regional and Language options in your Win XP control panel, select the [Languages] tab and click on [Install files for East Asian Languages]. This task will ask for your Win XP CD to complete in most cases. If you don't have your Windows XP CD, or are running Windows 98, you can also download/run the simplified Chinese font package installer from Microsoft which works independently with Win 98, ME, 2000, and XP. It's a 2.5MB download, so if you are on dial up, start the download and go make a sandwich. | ||||||
All custom calligraphy items are made-to-order in our little Beijing artwork-mounting workshop.
Normal delivery isjust over 3 weeksfor these handmade items.
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