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丑 can refer to the astrological time of the ox, or a Chinese surname, Chou.
丑 represents the 2nd earthly branch. In daily time, 1:00-3:00 AM, or the 12th/last month in the Chinese calendar.
In an ancient year-naming scheme, this can represent the year of the Ox (one of twelve animals paired with one of five element characters yielding a 60-year cycle).
Surname
周 originally represents the Zhou Dynasty (1046-256 BC) of ancient China.
It has become a surname in China that romanizes as Zhou from Mandarin, Chou in Taiwan, and often written as Chow from Cantonese.
The actual meaning is circle, circumference, lap, cycle, all, thorough, or perimeter. It is used in Japanese Kanji and old Korean Hanja with that meaning - though it can also be used as a name in those languages as well.
This is a Chinese surname that romanizes as Zhang, but in Taiwan or old romanization can be Cheung.
This can also be the Japanese surnames Harisaki, Hari, Hara, Tsuan, Chou, Cho, Chiyan, Chiyau, Chan, Chian, Sun, Jin, Jiyon, Jiyan, Zan, San, or Kin.
The meaning of this character can be: to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects; sheet; classifier for votes.
In Chinese, this is Zhao, one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 B.C.). 趙 is a different period than the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329 A.D.) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350 A.D.) of the Sixteen Kingdoms.
趙 is also a surname in Chinese.
In Japanese, this can be the surname Hiyon or Chou (there are a few other possible pronunciations and names in Japanese).
蝶 is the simplest way to write “butterfly” in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.
If you are looking at the Chinese pronunciation and Romanization, please note this is not pronounced like the English “die.”
It actually sounds like “dee-ah.” (Chinese Romanization does not exactly follow English or Latin pronunciation of Roman letters).
超 is “super” in Chinese and Japanese Kanji.
It can also mean: to exceed; to overtake; to surpass; to transcend; to pass; to cross; to jump over. It can also be a suffix like ultra- hyper- super-
From Sanskrit, this can be the Buddhist “vikrama,” meaning to leap over; surpass; exempt from; to save.
人生朝露 is a proverb that means “human life is like morning dew.”
Figuratively, this suggests the ephemeral and precarious nature of human existence.
Also translated as:
Man's life vanishes like a drop of dew.
A person's life is as fleeting as morning dew.
Life is as transient as morning due.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your chou search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
丑 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou chuu / chu ちゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Chou(1) the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); (2) (obsolete) (See 丑の刻) hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); (3) (obsolete) north-northeast; (4) (obsolete) twelfth month of the lunar calendar; (personal name) Chuu |
周 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou meguru めぐる |
More info & calligraphy: Chow / Zhou(counter) (1) counter for laps or circuits; (2) {math} perimeter; (3) (hist) Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; (female given name) Meguru Around, on every side, complete. |
宙 see styles |
zhòu zhou4 chou hiroshi ひろし |
More info & calligraphy: Universe / Space(1) space; air; midair; (2) (See 空・そら・5) (from) memory; (by) heart; (male given name) Hiroshi |
亞洲 亚洲 see styles |
yà zhōu ya4 zhou1 ya chou |
More info & calligraphy: Asia / Asian Continent |
宇宙 see styles |
yǔ zhòu yu3 zhou4 yü chou hiroshi ひろし |
More info & calligraphy: Universe / Cosmosuniverse; cosmos; space; (given name) Hiroshi universe |
宙斯 see styles |
zhòu sī zhou4 si1 chou ssu |
More info & calligraphy: Zeus |
復仇 复仇 see styles |
fù chóu fu4 chou2 fu ch`ou fu chou fukkyuu; fukukyuu / fukkyu; fukukyu ふっきゅう; ふくきゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Revenge(n,vs,vi) reprisal; revenge |
方舟 see styles |
fāng zhōu fang1 zhou1 fang chou houshuu / hoshu ほうしゅう |
More info & calligraphy: Arkark (i.e. Noah's); (given name) Houshuu |
歐洲 欧洲 see styles |
ōu zhōu ou1 zhou1 ou chou |
More info & calligraphy: EuropeSee: 欧洲 |
滿洲 满洲 see styles |
mǎn zhōu man3 zhou1 man chou |
More info & calligraphy: Manchuria |
神舟 see styles |
shén zhōu shen2 zhou1 shen chou shenchou / shencho シェンチョウ |
More info & calligraphy: Shenzhou Spacecraft(obj) Shenzhou (spacecraft) |
綠洲 绿洲 see styles |
lǜ zhōu lu:4 zhou1 lü chou |
More info & calligraphy: Oasis |
非洲 see styles |
fēi zhōu fei1 zhou1 fei chou |
More info & calligraphy: Africa |
周潤發 周润发 see styles |
zhōu rùn fā zhou1 run4 fa1 chou jun fa chouyunfa / choyunfa チョウユンファ |
More info & calligraphy: Chow Yun-Fat(person) Chow Yun-fat (1955.5.18-; Hong Kong actor) |
大洋洲 see styles |
dà yáng zhōu da4 yang2 zhou1 ta yang chou |
More info & calligraphy: Oceania |
丒 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou |
variant of 醜|丑[chou3] |
侜 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou |
to conceal; to cover |
侴 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou |
surname Chou |
偢 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou |
to stare at |
儔 俦 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou hitoshi ひとし |
comrades; friends; companions (male given name) Hitoshi a companion |
冑 see styles |
zhòu zhou4 chou kabuto かぶと |
variant of 胄[zhou4] helmet (of armor, armour); headpiece |
吜 see styles |
chǒu chou3 ch`ou chou |
(onom.) |
呪 咒 see styles |
zhòu zhou4 chou ju じゅ |
variant of 咒[zhou4] (1) spell; curse; (2) (Buddhist term) dharani; mantra; (archaism) spell; curse (Skt. mantra) |
咒 see styles |
zhòu zhou4 chou ju じゅ |
incantation; magic spell; curse; malediction; to revile; to put a curse on sb (1) spell; curse; (2) (Buddhist term) dharani; mantra dhāraṇī 陀羅尼; mantra; an incantation, spell, oath, curse; also a vow with penalties for failure. Mystical, or magical, formulae employed in Yoga. In Lamaism they consist of sets of Tibetan words connected with Sanskrit syllables. In a wider sense dhāraṇī is a treatise with mystical meaning, or explaining it. |
咮 see styles |
zhòu zhou4 chou |
beak of bird; peck at |
啁 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou |
twittering of birds |
喌 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou |
syllable |
妯 see styles |
zhóu zhou2 chou |
used in 妯娌[zhou2 li5] |
婤 see styles |
zhōu zhou1 chou |
(feminine name) |
嬦 see styles |
chóu chou2 ch`ou chou |
(archaic) used in ladies' names |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Chou | 丑 | chuu / chu | chǒu / chou3 / chou | ch`ou / chou |
Chow Zhou | 周 | shuu / shu | zhōu / zhou1 / zhou | chou |
Zhang Cheung | 張 张 | chou / cho | zhāng / zhang1 / zhang | chang |
Zhao | 趙 赵 | chou / cho | zhào / zhao4 / zhao | chao |
Butterfly | 蝶 | chou / cho | dié / die2 / die | tieh |
Super | 超 | chou / cho | chāo / chao1 / chao | ch`ao / chao |
Life is a Dew Drop | 人生朝露 | jin sei chou ro jinseichouro jin sei cho ro | rén shēng zhāo lù ren2 sheng1 zhao1 lu4 ren sheng zhao lu renshengzhaolu | jen sheng chao lu jenshengchaolu |
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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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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