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  1. Jew / Jewish

  2. Zen Contemplation

  3. Buddha Heart / Mind of Buddha

  4. Respect / Honor / Esteem

  5. East

  6. Islam


Jew / Jewish

 yóu tài
Jew / Jewish Scroll

猶太 is the title for Jews or the adjective for being Jewish in Chinese.

You may be surprised to learn there are still a few native Jews in China (though many ethnic Jews moved to Israel). It's believed that they are descendants of traders who traveled the silk road between the Middle East and the Orient.

Zen Contemplation

 rù dìng
Zen Contemplation Scroll

入定 is a title that can be defined as Zen contemplation in Japanese or sitting quietly in (Buddhist) meditation in Chinese. It also carries a similar meaning in Korean Hanja. Therefore, this is a universal term for meditation in the context of Buddhism throughout the Orient.

Can also be translated as “Meditatively equipoised” or “enter into meditation by stilling the karmic activities of deed, speech, and thought.”

The original Sanskrit word is samapanna. In Tibetan: snyoms par zhugs pa.

Buddha Heart / Mind of Buddha

 fó xīn
 busshin
Buddha Heart / Mind of Buddha Scroll

佛心 means the Buddha's mind, Buddha-heart, or the spiritually enlightened heart/mind.

The Buddha Heart is detached from good and evil and other such constructs. The Buddha Heart has mercy, compassion, and loving-kindness for all sentient life, the good, the wicked, and all in between.

The heart and mind (心) are the same concepts in the ancient Orient, so you can use heart and mind interchangeably in this context.

Respect / Honor / Esteem

 zūn jìng
 sonkei
Respect / Honor / Esteem Scroll

尊敬 is how to express the ideas of respect, honor, reverence, esteem, nobility, and sometimes the state of being noble, all in one word. Most of the time, this is used as “giving respect,” but depending on the context, it can suggest that you should try to be “worthy of respect.”

Although pronounced differently, the Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja are the same across these languages. This is an indication that this word is very old and crosses many barriers and cultures in the Orient (East Asia).

 dōng
 higashi / tou
 
East Scroll

東 is the direction East in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Sometimes used as an abbreviation for the Eastern Hemisphere.

This can also be the surname Dong in China.
In Japan, this can be an abbreviation for a kind of six-stringed zither, or the personal name, Yamato.

東 is used as a suffix for many words in Asia. In fact, it's part of the CJK word 東方 meaning Orient or Oriental. The word 東方 more literally translates as “Eastern Kingdoms,” “Eastern Countries,” or simply “The East.”

Islam

(phonetic version)

 yī sī lán jiào
Islam Scroll

伊斯蘭教 both means and sounds like “Islam” in Mandarin Chinese.

The first three characters sound like the word “Islam,” and the last character means “religion” or “teaching.” It's the most general term for “Islam” in China. The highest concentration of Muslims in China is Xinjiang (the vast region in northwest China that was called The East Turkistan Republic until 1949 and is sometimes called Chinese Turkistan, Uyghuristan). Here you will find Uygurs, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, and others that are descendants of Turkmen (possibly mixed with Persians and Arabs). Many of their ancestors were traders who traveled the silk road to buy and sell spices and silk and exchange other goods from the Orient and the Middle East.

I spent some time in Xinjiang and got to know this community. They are strong people who can endure much. They are friendly and love to have a good time. I was a stranger but was treated by villagers (near China's border with Afghanistan) as if I was a good friend.
However, I have heard that it's best not to cross them, as in this land, the law is the blade, and everything is “eye for an eye.” The Chinese government has little control in Xinjiang, with almost no police officers except in the capital of Urumqi (so it's a 60-hour roundtrip train ride to seek the aid of law enforcement in most cases).

While few seem devout, there are at least small mosques in every village. And you will never see a man or woman outside without a head covering.

It should be noted that these people are all citizens of China, but they are officially of the Caucasian race. A visit to Xinjiang will change your idea of what it means to be Chinese.


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Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your orient search...

Characters

If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese

Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

see styles
yáng
    yang2
yang
 youji / yoji
    ようじ

More info & calligraphy:

Ocean
ocean; vast; foreign; silver dollar or coin
(1) Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); (2) ocean; sea; (prefix) (3) foreign; Western; European; (personal name) Yōji

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bàng
    bang4
pang
 hamaguri
    はまぐり
mussel; clam
(kana only) common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

see styles

    ha2
ha
 hamaguri
    はまぐり
used in 蛤蟆[ha2 ma5]
(kana only) common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria); (irregular kanji usage) (kana only) frog; (surname) Hamaguri
Bivalves, clams.

両洋

see styles
 ryouyou / ryoyo
    りょうよう
Orient and Occident; Atlantic and Pacific

文蛤

see styles
wén gé
    wen2 ge2
wen ko
 hamaguri
    はまぐり
clam; bivalve mollusk, many spp.
(kana only) common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

東亜

see styles
 harutsugu
    はるつぐ
East Asia; the Orient; (given name) Harutsugu

東亞


东亚

see styles
dōng yà
    dong1 ya4
tung ya
 toua / toa
    とうあ
East Asia
(out-dated kanji) East Asia; the Orient

東方


东方

see styles
dōng fāng
    dong1 fang1
tung fang
 higashigata
    ひがしがた
east
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) eastern direction; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) the Orient; (3) (ひがしかた, ひがしがた only) {MA} eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling); (place-name, surname) Higashigata
The east, or eastern region.

東洋


东洋

see styles
dōng yáng
    dong1 yang2
tung yang
 harumi
    はるみ
Japan (old); East Asian countries
(1) (See 西洋) the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; (2) (dated) (used in China) Japan; (personal name) Harumi

東西


东西

see styles
dōng xi
    dong1 xi5
tung hsi
 tounishi / tonishi
    とうにし
thing; stuff; person; CL:個|个[ge4],件[jian4]
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) east and west; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) Orient and Occident; East and West; (interjection) (3) (とうざい only) (abbreviation) (See 東西東西) ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up; (surname) Tōnishi
east and west

東邦

see styles
 touhou / toho
    とうほう
Oriental country; the Orient; (surname) Tōhou

魏巍

see styles
wèi wēi
    wei4 wei1
wei wei
Wei Wei (1920–2008), novelist and poet, author of award-winning novel The Orient 東方|东方[Dong1 fang1] about the Korean war

東半球


东半球

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dōng bàn qiú
    dong1 ban4 qiu2
tung pan ch`iu
    tung pan chiu
 higashihankyuu / higashihankyu
    ひがしはんきゅう
the Eastern Hemisphere
(See 西半球) eastern hemisphere; the Orient

ハマグリ

see styles
 hamaguri
    ハマグリ
(kana only) common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

オリエント

see styles
 oriento
    オリエント
(See オクシデント) Orient; (place-name) Orient

方向づける

see styles
 houkouzukeru / hokozukeru
    ほうこうづける
(Ichidan verb) to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align

方向付ける

see styles
 houkouzukeru / hokozukeru
    ほうこうづける
(Ichidan verb) to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align

作意思惟不淨

see styles
zuò yì sī wéi bù jìng
    zuo4 yi4 si1 wei2 bu4 jing4
tso i ssu wei pu ching
 sai shiyui fujō
orient one's attention to impurity

作意思惟慈相

see styles
zuò yì sī wéi cí xiàng
    zuo4 yi4 si1 wei2 ci2 xiang4
tso i ssu wei tz`u hsiang
    tso i ssu wei tzu hsiang
 sai shiyui jisō
to orient one's thoughts on loving kindness

Variations:

文蛤

 hamaguri; hamaguri
    はまぐり; ハマグリ
(kana only) common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

オリエント急行

see styles
 orientokyuukou / orientokyuko
    オリエントきゅうこう
(serv) Orient Express (European long-distance passenger train service, 1883-2009); (serv) Orient Express (European long-distance passenger train service, 1883-2009)

古代オリエント

see styles
 kodaioriento
    こだいオリエント
(hist) ancient Orient; ancient Near East

洋の東西を問わず

see styles
 younotouzaiotowazu / yonotozaiotowazu
    ようのとうざいをとわず
(exp,adv) in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient

オリエント急行殺人事件

see styles
 orientokyuukousatsujinjiken / orientokyukosatsujinjiken
    オリエントきゅうこうさつじんじけん
(work) Murder on the Orient Express (1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie); (wk) Murder on the Orient Express (1934 detective novel by Agatha Christie)

Variations:
方向付ける
方向づける

 houkouzukeru / hokozukeru
    ほうこうづける
(Ichidan verb) to direct; to guide; to orient; to orientate; to align

Variations:
東亜
東亞(oK)

 toua / toa
    とうあ
East Asia; the Orient

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title CharactersRomaji (Romanized Japanese)Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Jew
Jewish
猶太
犹太
yóu tài / you2 tai4 / you tai / youtaiyu t`ai / yutai / yu tai
Zen Contemplation入定rù dìng / ru4 ding4 / ru ding / rudingju ting / juting
Buddha Heart
Mind of Buddha
佛心busshin / bushinfó xīn / fo2 xin1 / fo xin / foxinfo hsin / fohsin
Respect
Honor
Esteem
尊敬sonkeizūn jìng / zun1 jing4 / zun jing / zunjingtsun ching / tsunching
East
higashi / tou
higashi / to
dōng / dong1 / dongtung
Islam伊斯蘭教
伊斯兰教
yī sī lán jiào
yi1 si1 lan2 jiao4
yi si lan jiao
yisilanjiao
i ssu lan chiao
issulanchiao
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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