The Name Lam in Japanese/Chinese on a Custom-Made Wall Scroll.

阿拉姆 is the name Alam in Chinese (Mandarin).

アラム is the name Alam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿拉米達 is the name Alameda in Chinese (Mandarin).

アラメダ is the name Alameda in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿拉莫 is the transliteration to Mandarin Chinese for the Latin / Spanish name Álamo.

アラモ is the name Alamo in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

阿斯蘭 is the name Aslam in Chinese (Mandarin).

アスラム is the name Aslam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

卡拉蒙丁 is the name Calamondin in Chinese (Mandarin).

カラモンディン is the name Calamondin in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

埃拉姆 is the name Elam in Chinese (Mandarin).

エラム is the name Elam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

格拉米 is the name Glammy in Chinese (Mandarin).

グラミー is the name Glammy in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

真主 is how Chinese Muslims refer to God (it literally means “True Master”).

Oddly, in China, two different names for God have emerged. Even though Muslims, Christians, and Jews all worship the same God of Abraham.

In Arabic, the word Allah is just the Arabic way to say, God. Arab Christians pray to Allah, just like Arab Muslims. Somehow in China, the title of God diverged.

If you are curious, there are millions of Muslims throughout China but especially in the northwest portion of China known as Xinjiang. Here you will find descendants of Turkmen, Persian, Arab, and other ethnicities. Some are mixed with Han-Chinese blood; others appear to be pure Turkmen. Many have fair complexions, green eyes, and light hair but all are citizens of China. A visit to Xinjiang will shift your paradigm and blow away all of your stereotypes about what it means to be Chinese.

胡戈蘭 is the name Hugolam in Chinese (Mandarin).

ヒューゴラム is the name Hugolam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

不會撐船賴河灣 literally translates as: [One who] cannot steer the boat blames the bends in the river.

Figuratively, this means: One who is incompetent always tries to shift the blame elsewhere.
This is similar to the English idiom, “a poor workman/craftsman blames his tools.”

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.

回教 means “Hui Religion” in Chinese.

It refers specifically to the Hui people (Huizu), who have typical Oriental looks but are Muslim (practice the religion of Islam). Hui people can be found throughout China, often establishing Muslim neighborhoods in many cities.

My Japanese dictionary lists this as the all-Kanji way to write Islam as well.

In Korean, the first character is used as a short name to say Muslim.

卡拉蒙丁 is the name Kalamondin in Chinese (Mandarin).

カラモンディン is the name Kalamondin in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

萊巴斯拉姆 is the name Laibaaslam in Chinese (Mandarin).

ライバスラム is the name Laibaaslam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

拉拉米亞 is the name Lalamia in Chinese (Mandarin).

ララミア is the name Lalamia in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

ラム is the name Lam in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

This is the Vietnamese surname Lam in the original Chinese form.

Before Vietnam romanized, 林 was the way to write Lâm. This is also a surname in Chinese and the meaning is “small forest.”

拉馬爾 is the name Lamar in Chinese (Mandarin).

ラマー is the name Lamar in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

小羊 means lamb (literally “little sheep”) in Chinese and Japanese.

蘭伯特 is the name Lambert in Chinese (Mandarin).

This is a common Mandarin Chinese transliteration for the male French name Lambert.

ランバート is the name Lambert in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

蘭貝托 is the name Lamberto in Chinese (Mandarin).

ランベルト is the name Lamberto in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

拉彌亞 is the name Lamia in Chinese (Mandarin).

ラミア is the name Lamia in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

拉米克 is the name Lamique in Chinese (Mandarin).

ラミック is the name Lamique in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

拉蒙多 is the name Lamondo in Chinese (Mandarin).

ラモンド is the name Lamondo in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

拉蒙特 is the name Lamont in Chinese (Mandarin).

ラモント is the name Lamont in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

拉莫雷娜 is the name Lamorena in Chinese (Mandarin).

燈 is a Chinese character, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja that means lamp, light, or lantern.

This can also be the Japanese female given name Hikaru.

In the Buddhist context, this is used to express the Sanskrit word, dīpa (the same meaning as a lamp or lantern).

麥卡勒姆 is the name McCullam in Chinese (Mandarin).

マッカラム is the name McCullam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

努拉拉姆 is the name Nuralam in Chinese (Mandarin).

ヌララム is the name Nuralam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

薩拉姆 is the name Salam in Chinese (Mandarin).

サラム is the name Salam in Japanese Katakana.

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

薩拉瑪 is the name Salama in Chinese (Mandarin).

セーラマ is the name Salama in Japanese (Katakana).

Note: Because this title is entirely Japanese Katakana, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.

什葉派 is the Chinese title for the Shiite sect of Islam.

遜尼派 is the Chinese title for the Sunni sect of Islam.