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1. Akiva
2. Aviva
3. Chivas
4. Diva
5. Iva
6. Ivan
7. Ivana
8. Ivani
9. Ivanis
10. Ivanita
11. Ivanka
12. Ivano
13. Ivar
14. Ivarn
15. Jeniva
16. Keivae
17. Livai
18. Livanova
19. Motivation
20. Oliva
21. Riva
22. Shiva
23. Shivam
24. Shivani
25. Shivaraj
27. Solivan
28. Srinivas
29. Srinivasa
30. Sullivan
31. Survival
34. Training / Practice / Cultivation
35. Vivana
36. Vivanna
動力 can be used for motivation - it can also mean power/motion/propulsion/force. It can be anything internal or external that keeps you going.
動力 is the safest way to express motivation in Chinese. If your audience is Japanese, please see the other entry for motivation. 動力 is a word in Japanese and Korean, but it means “motive power” or “kinetic energy” (without the motivation meaning that you are probably looking for).
See Also: Enthusiasm | Passion
動機 is a common word for motivation in Japanese and Korean.
In Chinese, it can have some bad connotations - so it's safer if your target audience is Japanese or Korean.
やる気 means motivation in Japanese.
It also can be translated as willingness (e.g., to do something), eagerness, inspiration, determination, totally willing, fully motivated, and high aspirations.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
See Also: Enthusiasm | Passion
士兵 means “Soldier” but more specifically, a rank-and-file soldier (a private or troop - you could say a ground-pounder). Our other entry for “solider / serviceman” is probably better for a wall scroll (since someday, you will be promoted).
Note: In Japanese, they use these characters in the opposite order to create the same meaning word. In that order, it's pronounced “heishi” in Japanese. Just let us know if you want it in Japanese Kanji order when you place your order.
適者生存 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for “survival of the fittest.”
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Akiva | 阿齊瓦 阿齐瓦 | ā qí wǎ / a1 qi2 wa3 / a qi wa / aqiwa | a ch`i wa / achiwa / a chi wa | |
Akiva | アキバ | akiba | ||
Aviva | 阿維瓦 阿维瓦 | ā wéi wǎ a1 wei2 wa3 a wei wa aweiwa | ||
Aviva | アビバ | abiba | ||
Chivas | 芝華士 芝华士 | zhī huá shì zhi1 hua2 shi4 zhi hua shi zhihuashi | chih hua shih chihhuashih |
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Chivas | シーバス | shiibasu / shibasu | ||
Diva | 歌姫 | utahime | gē jī / ge1 ji1 / ge ji / geji | ko chi / kochi |
Iva | 伊娃 | yī wá / yi1 wa2 / yi wa / yiwa | i wa / iwa | |
Iva | イーバ | iiba / iba | ||
Ivan | 伊萬 伊万 | yī wàn / yi1 wan4 / yi wan / yiwan | i wan / iwan | |
Ivan | 依萬 依万 | yī wàn / yi1 wan4 / yi wan / yiwan | i wan / iwan | |
Ivan | アイヴァン | aivan | ||
Ivana | 伊瓦納 伊瓦纳 | yī wǎ nà yi1 wa3 na4 yi wa na yiwana | i wa na iwana |
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Ivana | イヴァナ | ivana | ||
Ivani | 伊萬尼 伊万尼 | yī wàn ní yi1 wan4 ni1 yi wan ni yiwanni | i wan ni iwanni |
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Ivani | イヴァニ | ivani | ||
Ivanis | 伊萬尼斯 伊万尼斯 | yī wàn nī sī yi1 wan4 ni1 si1 yi wan ni si yiwannisi | i wan ni ssu iwannissu |
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Ivanis | イヴァニス | ivanisu | ||
Ivanita | 伊凡妮塔 | yī fán nī tǎ yi1 fan2 ni1 ta3 yi fan ni ta yifannita | i fan ni t`a ifannita i fan ni ta |
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Ivanita | アイバニタ | aibanita | ||
Ivanka | 伊萬卡 伊万卡 | yī wàn kǎ yi1 wan4 ka3 yi wan ka yiwanka | i wan k`a iwanka i wan ka |
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Ivanka | アイバンカ | aibanka | ||
Ivano | 伊萬諾 伊万诺 | yī wàn nuò yi1 wan4 nuo4 yi wan nuo yiwannuo | i wan no iwanno |
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Ivano | イバノ | ibano | ||
Ivar | 伊瓦爾 伊瓦尔 | yī wǎ ěr yi1 wa3 er3 yi wa er yiwaer | i wa erh iwaerh |
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Ivar | アイヴァー | aivaa / aiva | ||
Ivarn | 伊萬 伊万 | yī wàn / yi1 wan4 / yi wan / yiwan | i wan / iwan | |
Ivarn | アイヴァン | aivan | ||
Jeniva | 杰尼瓦 | jié ní wǎ jie2 ni1 wa3 jie ni wa jieniwa | chieh ni wa chiehniwa |
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Jeniva | ジェニバ | jeniba | ||
Keivae | ケイヴァ | keiva | ||
Livai | 利瓦伊 | lì wǎ yī li4 wa3 yi1 li wa yi liwayi | li wa i liwai |
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Livai | リヴァイ | rivai | ||
Livanova | 利瓦諾瓦 利瓦诺瓦 | lì wǎ nuò wǎ li4 wa3 nuo4 wa3 li wa nuo wa liwanuowa | li wa no wa liwanowa |
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Livanova | リバノバ | ribanoba | ||
Motivation | 動力 动力 | douryoku / doryoku | dòng lì / dong4 li4 / dong li / dongli | tung li / tungli |
Motivation | 動機 动机 | dou ki / douki / do ki | dòng jī / dong4 ji1 / dong ji / dongji | tung chi / tungchi |
Motivation | やる気 | yaruki | ||
Oliva | 奧利瓦 奥利瓦 | ào lì wǎ ao4 li4 wa3 ao li wa aoliwa | ||
Oliva | オリバ | oriba | ||
Riva | 里瓦 | lǐ wǎ / li3 wa3 / li wa / liwa | ||
Riva | リヴァ | riva | ||
Shiva | 西瓦 | xī wǎ / xi1 wa3 / xi wa / xiwa | hsi wa / hsiwa | |
Shiva | シヴァ | shiva | ||
Shivam | 希瓦姆 | xī wǎ mǔ xi1 wa3 mu3 xi wa mu xiwamu | hsi wa mu hsiwamu |
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Shivam | シヴァム | shivamu | ||
Shivani | 希瓦尼 | xī wǎ nī xi1 wa3 ni1 xi wa ni xiwani | hsi wa ni hsiwani |
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Shivani | シヴァニ | shivani | ||
Shivaraj | 希瓦拉杰 | xī wǎ lā jié xi1 wa3 la1 jie2 xi wa la jie xiwalajie | hsi wa la chieh hsiwalachieh |
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Shivaraj | シバラジ | shibaraji | ||
Soldier Private | 士兵 | shì bīng / shi4 bing1 / shi bing / shibing | shih ping / shihping | |
Solivan | 索利萬 索利万 | suǒ lì wàn suo3 li4 wan4 suo li wan suoliwan | so li wan soliwan |
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Solivan | ソリバン | soriban | ||
Srinivas | 斯里尼瓦沙 | sī lǐ ní wǎ shā si1 li3 ni1 wa3 sha1 si li ni wa sha siliniwasha | ssu li ni wa sha ssuliniwasha |
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Srinivas | スリニバス | surinibasu | ||
Srinivasa | 斯里尼瓦薩 斯里尼瓦萨 | sī lǐ ní wǎ sà si1 li3 ni1 wa3 sa4 si li ni wa sa siliniwasa | ssu li ni wa sa ssuliniwasa |
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Srinivasa | スリニヴァーサ | surinivaasa surinivasa | ||
Sullivan | 沙利文 | shā lì wén sha1 li4 wen2 sha li wen shaliwen | ||
Sullivan | サリヴァン | sarivan | ||
Survival | 幸存 | xìng cún / xing4 cun2 / xing cun / xingcun | hsing ts`un / hsingtsun / hsing tsun | |
Survival of the Fittest | 適者生存 适者生存 | teki sha sei zon tekishaseizon | shì zhě shēng cún shi4 zhe3 sheng1 cun2 shi zhe sheng cun shizheshengcun | shih che sheng ts`un shihcheshengtsun shih che sheng tsun |
Plant Grow Cultivate | 種植 种植 | tanae | zhòng zhí zhong4 zhi2 zhong zhi zhongzhi | chung chih chungchih |
Training Practice Cultivation | 錬磨 | ren ma / renma | ||
Vivana | 維瓦納 维瓦纳 | wéi wǎ nà wei2 wa3 na4 wei wa na weiwana | ||
Vivana | ヴィヴァナ | vivana | ||
Vivanna | 維瓦納 维瓦纳 | wéi wǎ nà wei2 wa3 na4 wei wa na weiwana | ||
Vivanna | ビバンナ | bibanna | ||
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. |
All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
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.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
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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