Can you write Chinese?

[BigKiai]

Hello,

I'm looking for someone who can write in Chinese. I just need a two word phrase transcribed into Chinese text/characters. If you or someone you know can do this, please contact me.

Thanks,

Mike

[terryl965]

Mike can I ask what you need written in chinese

[BigKiai]

My screen name :-)

[terryl965]

Thank you I'm sorry but will ask another member to see if they know how to do it for you

[BigKiai]

Thanks!

[Xue Sheng]

My screen name :-)

Big Kiai?

Big is "da" which is
大
Kiai is japanese for well Kiai isn't it?

[MSTCNC]

OK, while we're on the subject... I was told that the attached image is my name in Mandarin...

Here's some background information to start off with...



The boy's name Andrew \a-nd-rew, an-drew\ is pronounced AN-droo. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "man, warrior". English form of the Greek name Andreas. Biblical: the first chosen of the 12 apostles. Saint Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and Russia. The "Saint Andrew's Cross", representing Scotland, appears on the flag of the United Kingdom. Andras is a Welsh form; Andy is the pet form.



Any thoughts, Xue?

By the way... I was named after Saint Andrew... the name of my father's first church in Belmont, MA. Most definitions come back as manly or courageous... but, I noticed in this definition that the original Greek meaning is Man Warrior.

TOO COOL! :ultracool

Your Brother in the arts,

Andrew the "Man Warrior" %-}

[Jonathan Randall]

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[Andrew Green]

My screen name :-)


Kiai (気合, 気合い) is a Japanese (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language) term that is a compound of ki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi) (気) meaning mind, will, turn-of-mind or spirit and ai (合, 合い) being the contraction of the verb awasu (合わす), signifying "to unite"; literally "concentrated spirit". Kiai is a term used in martial arts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martial_arts) and in the board game go (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28board_game%29) where it describes fighting spirit. See go terms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_terms) for its use in the context of the game go.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiai

You can also take the Kanji for Aikido, well the first two and reverse them, that gives you Kiai, but it's not Chinese, it's a Japanese word.

[BlackCatBonz]

大気合

looks about right.

[Andrew Green]

大気合

looks about right.

Close, but actually "Big Kiai" in Chinese is this:

WAATTAAAHHHH!!!!


:D

[BlackCatBonz]

lol....I stand corrected :asian:

[BigKiai]

Thank you for the replies! I was concerned that since Kiai is a Japanese term, that it might not be directly available in Chinese. I like the idea of using a Chinese character for big and Japanese for Kiai.

If anyone has anything else to share or add, please do. To all who replied, thanks again, I greatly appreciate it.

Regards,

Mike

[Andrew Green]

Thank you for the replies! I was concerned that since Kiai is a Japanese term, that it might not be directly available in Chinese. I like the idea of using a Chinese character for big and Japanese for Kiai.


Kanji (Japanese: 漢字 ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. The Japanese term kanji (漢字) literally means "Han characters".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji


Essentially the 3 characters given would be the same in Chinese or Japanese as far as I understand it.

[BigKiai]

Great, this has been most helpful. Thanks!

Mike