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Buy a Custom Forever Chinese or Japanese Calligraphy Wall Scroll

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...




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Eternity / Forever

Mandarin: yǒng yuǎn
Japanese: ei-en
Korean: 영원

永
遠

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".

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Eternal / Eternity

Mandarin: yǒng héng

永
恆

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.

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Eternity

Mandarin: yǒng
Japanese: ei
Korean:

永

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

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Forever Family

Mandarin: yǒng yuǎn de jiā

永
遠
的
家

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". The third character connects this idea with the last character which means "family" and/or "home".

See Also...  Family

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Friends Forever

Mandarin: yǒng yuǎn de péng yǒu

永
遠
的
朋
友

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.

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Miss You Forever

Mandarin: yǒng yuǎn xiǎng niàn nǐ

永
遠
想
念
你

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".

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Forever Love

Mandarin: yǒng yuǎn de ài

永
遠
的
愛

The first two characters mean "forever" and the last character is "love". The third character is a possesive article which sort of makes this selection mean "The forever kind of love".

See Also...  Eternal Love

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Love Forever

Mandarin: ài yǒng yuǎn

愛
永
遠

The first character here means "love" the last two mean "forever". This is the shortest way to express this idea in Chinese.

See Also...  Eternal Love

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Learning is Eternal

Mandarin: xué wú zhǐ jìng
Korean: 학무지경

學
無
止
境

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

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Eternal Life / Everlasting Life

Mandarin: yǒng shēng
Japanese: eisei
Korean: 영생

永
生

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

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Eternal Life / Future Life

Mandarin: lái shì
Japanese: rai-se
Korean: 내세

來
世

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", or simply "posterity".

See Also...  Eternity | Rebirth | Reincarnation

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Eternal Love

Mandarin: yǒng héng de ài

永
恆
的
愛

The first two characters mean "eternal" and the last character is "love". The third character is a possessive article which sort of makes this selection mean "Love of the eternal kind".

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)

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Love Eternal / Love Eternally

Mandarin: ài yǒng héng

愛
永
恆

The first character here means "love" the last two mean "eteral" or "eternally". This is the shortest way to express the idea of "love eternally" in Chinese.

See Also...  Love Forever

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Eternal Love (Japanese)

Japanese: ei en no ai

永
遠
の
愛

The first two characters mean eternal, eternity, perpetuity, 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.

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Infinite / Endless / Boundless

Mandarin: wú qióng
Korean: 무궁

無
窮

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".

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Unlimited / Unbounded

Mandarin: wú xiàn
Japanese: mu gen
Korean: 무한

無
限

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

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Wall scroll artwork shown on this page is priced as follows:

1 character $28.88 each

2-3 characters $39.88 each

4 characters $49.88 each

5-10 characters $59.88 each


We dispatch any size order to any country worldwide for a flat rate US$9.80 P&P

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 $12 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.

A nice Chinese calligraphy wall scroll

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)

A professional Chinese Calligrapher

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.

Trying to learn Chinese calligrapher - a futile effort

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.


A high-ranked Chinese master calligrapher that I met in Zhongwei

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.



See: Our list of specifically Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls. And, check out Our list of specifically old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.



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-enyǒng yuǎn
yong3 yuan3
Eternal / Eternity永恒
永恆
n/ayǒng héng
yong3 heng2
Eternity
eiyǒng
yong3
Forever Family永远的家
永遠的家
n/ayǒng yuǎn de jiā
yong3 yuan3 de jia1
Friends Forever永远的朋友
永遠的朋友
n/ayǒng yuǎn de péng yǒu
yong3 yuan3 de peng2 you3
Miss You Forever永远想念你
永遠想念你
n/ayǒng yuǎn xiǎng niàn nǐ
yong3 yuan3 xiang3 nian4 ni3
Forever Love永远的爱
永遠的愛
n/ayǒng yuǎn de ài
yong3 yuan3 de ai4
Love Forever爱永远
愛永遠
n/aài yǒng yuǎn
ai4 yong3 yuan3
Learning is Eternal学无止境
學無止境
n/axué wú zhǐ jìng
xue2 wu2 zhi3 jing4
Eternal Life / Everlasting Life永生
永生
eiseiyǒng shēng
yong3 sheng1
Eternal Life / Future Life来世
來世
rai-selái shì
lai2 shi4
Eternal Love永恒的爱
永恆的愛
n/ayǒng héng de ài
yong3 heng2 de ai4
Love Eternal / Love Eternally爱永恒
愛永恆
n/aài yǒng héng
ai4 yong3 heng2
Eternal Love永遠の愛
永遠の愛
eiennoain/a
Infinite / Endless / Boundless无穷
無窮
n/awú qióng
wu2 qiong2
Unlimited / Unbounded无限
無限
mugenwú xiàn
wu2 xian4
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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