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狼 is the character used to represent the elusive animal known as the wolf in both Chinese and Japanese.
If you are a fan of the wolf or the wolf means something special to you, this could make a great addition to your wall.
Do keep in mind, that much like our perception of wolves in the history of western culture, eastern cultures do not have a very positive view of wolves (save the scientific community and animal lovers). The wolf is clearly an animal that is misunderstood or feared the world over.
狼 is seldom used alone in Korean Hanja but is used in a compound word that means utter failure (as in a wolf getting into your chicken pen - or an otherwise ferocious failure). Not a good choice if your audience is Korean.
鞦田犬 is the Japanese title of the breed of dog known as an Akita.
Technically, the title above means “Akita hound” or “Akita Dog.” The literal translation of these characters is “autumn field dog.”
Note: This title is Japanese only. In China, this breed of dog is referred to as "The Japanese breed" (literally: Japanese hound).
Chinese title:
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Wolf | 狼 | okami | láng / lang2 / lang | |
Wolf | 沃爾夫 沃尔夫 | wò ěr fū wo4 er3 fu1 wo er fu woerfu | wo erh fu woerhfu |
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Black Wolf | 黑狼 | hēi láng / hei1 lang2 / hei lang / heilang | ||
Lone Wolf | 獨狼 独狼 | dú láng / du2 lang2 / du lang / dulang | tu lang / tulang | |
Lone Wolf | 一匹狼 | ippiki ookami ippikiookami ipiki okami | ||
Wolf Spirit Soul of a Wolf | 狼魂 | routama / ookami tamashii routama / ookamitamashii rotama / okami tamashi | láng hún / lang2 hun2 / lang hun / langhun | |
Akita Dog Akitainu Akita Inu | 鞦田犬 秋田犬 | aki ta inu / akitainu | ||
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.
Some people may refer to this entry as Wolf Kanji, Wolf Characters, Wolf in Mandarin Chinese, Wolf Characters, Wolf in Chinese Writing, Wolf in Japanese Writing, Wolf in Asian Writing, Wolf Ideograms, Chinese Wolf symbols, Wolf Hieroglyphics, Wolf Glyphs, Wolf in Chinese Letters, Wolf Hanzi, Wolf in Japanese Kanji, Wolf Pictograms, Wolf in the Chinese Written-Language, or Wolf in the Japanese Written-Language.