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鷲 is the way to write black eagle or condor in Chinese.
It means eagle (sometimes vulture) in Japanese Kanji. 鷲 hasn't been in common use in Korean for hundreds of years, so it's hard to say what bird it represented in old Korean Hanja.
There are other multi-character words that express different specific species of birds of prey (bald eagle, osprey, golden eagle, etc).
If you need a more specific title, just contact me.
鷹 is the way to write eagle, falcon, or hawk in Chinese.
It means hawk or falcon in Japanese Kanji, and simply “eagle” in old Korean Hanja. Though we have different words for them in English, eagles, falcons, and hawks are all seen as the same general type of bird in Asian languages.
If you are looking for the Dutch surname Valk, or the German surname Falco by meaning, this would be a good character for you.
There are other multi-character words (most of them contain this character) which express different specific species of birds of prey (bald eagle, osprey, golden eagle, etc). If you need a more specific title, just contact me.
燕 is the single character for the swallow (bird).
If you are a zoologist, this can refer to birds of the family Hirundinidae. Sometimes used to refer to Hirundo rustica (the barn swallow).
燕 is also a surname in China that is romanized as Yan. In fact, there were also several different Yan kingdoms in the ancient history of China (which is the origin of the surname).
天狗 is the Japanese title for Tengu, which roughly translates as “heavenly dog.”
Tengu is a type of legendary creature found in Japanese folk religion and is also considered a type of Shinto god (kami) or yōkai (supernatural being).
The origin is Chinese, though this term is seldom used in Chinese anymore. It was a dog-like Chinese demon (Tiangou)
Although the title contains the word “dog,” the tengu are often depicted with human and bird-like characteristics. Sometimes they have large noses or beaks like birds.
沈魚落雁 is an old proverb that literally means “fish sink, goose alights.”
...But this takes some explaining. This is a proverb from Zhuangzi (莊子), who lived in the late 4th century BC.
This figuratively refers to female beauty that is so captivating that even the birds and beasts take notice.
Perhaps a better and more accurate way to describe this is to say that it speaks of the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman who is so beautiful that fish stay on the bottom of the water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame.
This proverb is so famous that it is also known and used in Japan (same characters, different pronunciation).
Note: This can also be written 沉魚落雁 instead of 沈魚落雁 (just the first character varies slightly).
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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your japanese birds search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鶯 莺 see styles |
yīng ying1 ying uguisu うぐいす |
oriole or various birds of the Sylvidae family including warblers (1) (kana only) Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; (2) (abbreviation) greenish brown; (prefix noun) (3) having a beautiful voice; (surname) Uguisu |
目白 see styles |
mejiro めじろ |
(1) (kana only) white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); (2) (kana only) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus); (place-name, surname) Mejiro |
眼白 see styles |
yǎn bái yan3 bai2 yen pai mejiro めじろ |
white of the eye (1) (kana only) white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); (2) (kana only) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) |
メジロ see styles |
mejiro メジロ |
(1) (kana only) white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); (2) (kana only) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) |
百千鳥 see styles |
momochidori ももちどり |
(1) (poetic term) many bird; various kinds of birds; (2) (archaism) (See チドリ) plover; (3) (archaism) (See ウグイス・1) Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale |
花鳥図 see styles |
kachouzu / kachozu かちょうず |
{art} (See 花鳥画) painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting |
花鳥画 see styles |
kachouga / kachoga かちょうが |
{art} painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting |
Variations: |
mejiro(p); mejiro めじろ(P); メジロ |
(1) (kana only) white-eye family of birds (Zosteropidae); (2) (kana only) Japanese white-eye (Zosterops japonicus) |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Black Eagle Condor | 鷲 鹫 | washi | jiù / jiu4 / jiu | chiu |
Eagle Falcon Hawk | 鷹 鹰 | taka | yīng / ying1 / ying | |
Swallow | 燕 | yasushi | yàn / yan4 / yan | yen |
Tengu | 天狗 | ten gu / tengu | tiān gǒu / tian1 gou3 / tian gou / tiangou | t`ien kou / tienkou / tien kou |
Beautiful Woman Proverb | 沈魚落雁 沈鱼落雁 | chin gyo raku gan chingyorakugan | chén yú luò yàn chen2 yu2 luo4 yan4 chen yu luo yan chenyuluoyan | ch`en yü lo yen chenyüloyen chen yü lo yen |
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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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.
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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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