The Name Gar in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.
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ガー is the name Gar in Japanese Katakana.
Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
Hung Gar
洪家 is the martial arts title Hung Ga or Hung Gar.
The first character means flood, big, immense, or great but it can also be the surname, Hong or Hung.
The last character means family or home.
This can also be read as “The Hung Family” or “The Hung Household.” This title is mostly associated with a style of Kung Fu.
Hung Ga Kuen
洪家拳 is the martial arts title Hung Ga Kuen.
The first character means flood, big, immense, or great but it can also be the surname, Hong or Hung.
The second character means family or home.
The last character is a fist.
Lau Gar Kung Fu
劉家功夫 are the characters for the Lau Gar Kung Fu style of martial arts.
The romanization of “Lau Gar” comes from Cantonese. “Kung Fu” is the common romanization for English from the Mandarin “Gōng Fu” or Cantonese “Gung Fu” pronunciations.
Lau gar = Lau family.
Hung Kuen
洪拳 is the martial arts title Hung Kuen.
The first character means flood, big, immense, or great but it can also be the surname, Hong or Hung.
The last character means fist.
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Gar | ガー | gaa / ga | ||
| Hung Gar | 洪家 | hóng jiā / hong2 jia1 / hong jia / hongjia | hung chia / hungchia | |
| Hung Ga Kuen | 洪家拳 | hóng jiā quán hong2 jia1 quan2 hong jia quan hongjiaquan | hung chia ch`üan hungchiachüan hung chia chüan |
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| Lau Gar Kung Fu | 劉家功夫 刘家功夫 | liú jiā gōng fu liu2 jia1 gong1 fu liu jia gong fu liujiagongfu | liu chia kung fu liuchiakungfu |
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| Hung Kuen | 洪拳 | hóng quán hong2 quan2 hong quan hongquan | hung ch`üan hungchüan hung chüan |
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| 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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