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至 is a little strange as calligraphy, but 至 would be the character that means “best” or “extreme” in Chinese and Korean.
The problem is, this is seldom used alone. It's mostly used in combination with other characters to make words like “best friend,” “best food,” and “best love.”
I do not recommend this character for a wall scroll. It's better if you find a more specific term that fits your circumstances.
Note: This can be pronounced in Japanese and has a similar meaning but it is rarely if ever used in modern Japanese.
智 is the simplest way to write wisdom in Chinese, Korean Hanja, and Japanese Kanji.
Being a single character, the wisdom meaning is open to interpretation, and can also mean intellect, knowledge or reason, resourcefulness, or wit.
智 is also one of the five tenets of Confucius.
智 is sometimes included in the Bushido code but is usually not considered part of the seven key concepts of the code.
See our Wisdom in Chinese, Japanese and Korean page for more wisdom-related calligraphy.
See Also: Learn From Wisdom | Confucius
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your zhi4 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
智 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih masaru まさる |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom(1) wisdom; (2) (Buddhist term) jnana (higher knowledge); (given name) Masaru jñāna 若那; 闍那 Knowledge; wisdom; defined as 於事理決斷也 decision or judgment as to phenomena or affairs and their principles, of things and their fundamental laws. There are numerous categories, up to 20, 48, and 77, v. 一智; 二智 and others. It is also used as a tr. of prajñā, cf. 智度. |
至 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih shi し |
More info & calligraphy: Best(prefix) (See 自・2) to ...; (female given name) Michi Reach, arrive at; utmost, perfect. |
凌志 see styles |
líng zhì ling2 zhi4 ling chih ryouji / ryoji りょうじ |
More info & calligraphy: Lexus(personal name) Ryōji |
喬治 乔治 see styles |
qiáo zhì qiao2 zhi4 ch`iao chih chiao chih takaharu たかはる |
More info & calligraphy: Georg(personal name) Takaharu |
大智 see styles |
dà zhì da4 zhi4 ta chih hirotomo ひろとも |
More info & calligraphy: Great WisdomMahāmati; cf. 大慧; Great Wisdom, Buddha-wisdom, omniscience; a title of Mañjuśrī, as the apotheosis of transcendental wisdom. |
得誌 得志 see styles |
dé zhì de2 zhi4 te chih |
More info & calligraphy: Dream Come True / Enjoy Success |
意志 see styles |
yì zhì yi4 zhi4 i chih ishi いし |
More info & calligraphy: Determination to Achieve / Will-Powerwill; volition; intention; intent; determination; (given name) Ishi intention |
才智 see styles |
cái zhì cai2 zhi4 ts`ai chih tsai chih saitomo さいとも |
ability and wisdom wit and intelligence; (surname) Saitomo exceptional ability and intelligence |
抑制 see styles |
yì zhì yi4 zhi4 i chih yokusei / yokuse よくせい |
to inhibit; to keep down; to suppress (noun, transitive verb) control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition; check; curb |
摯友 挚友 see styles |
zhì yǒu zhi4 you3 chih yu |
More info & calligraphy: Most Sincere Friend / Honest Friend / Real Friend / Best Friend |
智利 see styles |
zhì lì zhi4 li4 chih li noriyoshi のりよし |
More info & calligraphy: Chile(ateji / phonetic) (kana only) Chile; (male given name) Noriyoshi |
智慧 see styles |
zhì huì zhi4 hui4 chih hui tomoe ともえ |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom(1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment); (female given name) Tomoe jñāna as 智 knowledge and prajñā as 慧 discernment, i.e. knowledge of things and realization of truth; in general knowledge and wisdom; but sometimes implying mental and moral wisdom. |
智能 see styles |
zhì néng zhi4 neng2 chih neng chinou / chino ちのう |
More info & calligraphy: Intelligence / Intellectintelligence; intellect; brains |
治癒 治愈 see styles |
zhì yù zhi4 yu4 chih yü chiyu ちゆ |
More info & calligraphy: Cure(n,vs,vi) healing; cure; recovery |
眞智 see styles |
zhēn zhì zhen1 zhi4 chen chih masatoshi まさとし |
More info & calligraphy: Knowledge of Ultimate TruthWisdom or knowledge of ultimate truth, or the absolute, also called 無智 knowledge of the no-thing, i.e. of the immaterial or absolute; also 聖智 sage wisdom, or wisdom of the sage. |
節制 节制 see styles |
jié zhì jie2 zhi4 chieh chih sessei / sesse せっせい |
More info & calligraphy: Temperance(n,vs,vt,adj-no) moderation; self-restraint; temperance |
自制 see styles |
zì zhì zi4 zhi4 tzu chih jisei / jise じせい |
More info & calligraphy: Self-Control(n,vs,vt,vi) self-control; self-restraint |
至交 see styles |
zhì jiāo zhi4 jiao1 chih chiao |
More info & calligraphy: Best Friends |
至愛 至爱 see styles |
zhì ài zhi4 ai4 chih ai |
More info & calligraphy: Best Love / Most Sincere Love |
至誠 至诚 see styles |
zhì chéng zhi4 cheng2 chih ch`eng chih cheng shisei / shise しせい |
More info & calligraphy: Sincerity and Devotionsincerity; devotion; (given name) Yoshimasa penetrated |
質素 质素 see styles |
zhì sù zhi4 su4 chih su shisso しっそ |
More info & calligraphy: Simplicity / Modesty(noun or adjectival noun) (1) simple; plain; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) modest; frugal; reserved |
喬治亞 乔治亚 see styles |
qiáo zhì yà qiao2 zhi4 ya4 ch`iao chih ya chiao chih ya |
More info & calligraphy: Giorgia |
意志力 see styles |
yì zhì lì yi4 zhi4 li4 i chih li ishiryoku いしりょく |
More info & calligraphy: Will-Power / Self-Controlwillpower |
至眞覺 至眞觉 see styles |
zhì zhēn jué zhi4 zhen1 jue2 chih chen chüeh shishinkaku |
More info & calligraphy: Enlightenment |
至誠心 至诚心 see styles |
zhì chéng xīn zhi4 cheng2 xin1 chih ch`eng hsin chih cheng hsin shijō shin |
More info & calligraphy: Perfectly Sincere Mind |
蓮華智 莲华智 see styles |
lián huá zhì lian2 hua2 zhi4 lien hua chih renge chi |
More info & calligraphy: Mystic Lotus Wisdom of Amitabha |
乿 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih |
archaic variant of 治[zhi4] |
偫 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih |
to wait for; to lay in |
制 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih sei / se せい |
system; to control; to regulate; variant of 製|制[zhi4] (n,n-suf) system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment; (personal name) Seiji Restrain, govern; regulations; mourning. |
厔 see styles |
zhì zhi4 chih |
river bent |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Best | 至 | shi | zhì / zhi4 / zhi | chih |
Wisdom | 智 | chi / tomo | zhì / zhi4 / zhi | chih |
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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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