Feng Shui... the philosophy of success and prosperity, the teaching of harmony and peace, the ancient Chinese science of attracting happiness and prosperity. How many sacred gifts are stored in it! The sages who created all the postulates of Feng Shui not only respected the laws of Genesis, but also took care of their safety. It is not surprising that so many different and effective ways to improve our lives have come to us. One of them is writing hieroglyphs.
For a European person, a hieroglyph is an incomprehensible combination of dashes and squiggles. However, all these keys were created for a reason, but were a prototype of the surrounding world. Each sign is a specific symbol of water, man, mountains, trees, and so on. This is why hieroglyphs have such power and are rightfully recognized as one of the most effective talismans for attracting good luck, love or happiness into your life!
Want to test their effects for yourself? Let me offer you a choice of several excellent and time-tested hieroglyphs-talismans:
Chinese character LOVE
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Hieroglyph Love |
It is better to hang all the hieroglyphs of love in the southwest. |
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Hieroglyph Eternal Love |
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Hieroglyph 100 years of married happiness |
Chinese character HAPPINESS
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Hieroglyph Happiness |
Think about where you need to attract happiness and place the written hieroglyph in the desired area. For example, to the southeast (if you want to draw more wealth from the abundant ocean of the Universe) |
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Hieroglyph Double Happiness |
It will help you conceive a child if you place it under your marital bed. |
Chinese character Luck
Chinese character Wealth
Of course, this is not the entire toolkit of hieroglyphs of well-being and prosperity. The Chinese language, you know, is rich and powerful, but you can look into the topic of Feng Shui Hieroglyphs on our forum and pick up something else that is no less attractive.
I would like to note that hieroglyphs written with one’s own hand work best! Of course, the specifics of writing in them are also their own (top to bottom, left to right), but even if you don’t know all the science, don’t neglect this opportunity! Put your desire or intention into every line, and then your talisman will quickly bring your plans to life!
Chinese characters are one of the most powerful and effective Feng Shui tools for attracting a specific type of luck. With the help of hieroglyphs, you can activate not only a specific Bagua sector, but also qualitatively improve the Qi energy of your home.
You can use hieroglyphs as amplifiers and stimulants for the success of your personal energy:
* for posting them on the wall,
* to place them in the right place in your room,
* for storage in a wallet,
* for placement on a table, diary, monitor, stationery, etc.
Where should you hang the hieroglyphs of love? Of course, in the zone of love and relationships - in the southwest, or in the bedroom, there the hieroglyphs of love will have the greatest effect.
HIEROGLYPHS FOR LOVE
“Bamboo” is an oriental symbol of health, longevity, happiness, resilience and spiritual strength.
“Auspicious” is one of the most popular calligraphies. Protects against evil spirits, for success in business and personal life.
“Blessing” - grants you a blessing to fulfill your plans.
“Big Harvest” - contributes to great success and excellent results in any field of activity.
“Politeness” helps others to be mutually polite and well-mannered people.
“Spring” - this hieroglyph brings love, joy, fresh strength and renewal into your life.
"Faith". Faith will move mountains. It helps you believe in yourself, love. Justice and a bright future
"Eternity". Let everything that brings us joy and happiness last forever.
“I love you” helps to maintain the sharpness and trepidation of feelings. A good way to declare your love.
“Wealth” - helps to gain spiritual and material wealth.
“Everything is fine” - contributes to the best flow of affairs at work and at home.
“Harmony” - helps to be in harmony with yourself and the world around you.
“Tao” (path) - creates the opportunity to follow the spiritual path to perfection, organizes and harmonizes the life situation.
“Kindness” - responsiveness, empathy, selflessness and the ability to forgive.
“Dragon” - personifies extraordinary strength and power.
“Friendship” - strengthens relationships between friends. It is favorable to give this gift of recognition to a friend or girlfriend.
“Abundance” - promotes the possession of numerous talents. The hieroglyph depicts a bowl with ears of wheat.
“Strong” – strength of will and spirit. This calligraphy promotes the development of physical strength, power and authority, perseverance, and invincibility.
“Moon” - this hieroglyph brings to our home the goddess of love, who lives on the Moon.
“Dreams” - “There is no dream that would not come true” - an eastern proverb.
“Wisdom” - contributes to the accumulation of knowledge, life experience and its correct application in life.
“Person” - this hieroglyph helps to achieve respect and recognition in society, to be worthy of the title of a person.
“Full” - helps to ensure that there is a “Full cup” in the house.
"Prosperity". Provides growth and prosperity to everything you need.
"Forgiveness". Forgave means I understand. This hieroglyph teaches generosity, the ability to forgive and not notice the mistakes of others.
“Smooth” - promotes a smooth flow of life without unexpected fractures and turns.
"Firefly". In Japan, it is believed that the bright glow of these insects penetrates to the very heart and awakens love from sleep. Thus, calligraphy helps you find your love.
“Light of knowledge” - helps in studying.
"Able" - promotes rapid mastery of various skills and teachings.
“Good Business” helps you find your own business.
"Purity". Cleanliness is the key to a healthy body and home. Helps improve health, clear away bad thoughts and feelings, and improve the energy of space.
“Eternal Love” - bestows the flame of eternal and unquenchable love.
“Mutual benefit” - this calligraphy promotes success in trade.
“Guru” - attracts higher patronage and people endowed with power and authority into your life. Increases social status.
“Mountain Water” - promotes financial success, ensures the safety of your property and protects vehicles.
“Business success” - contributes to better promotion of your business and career.
“Longevity” - bestows good health and long life.
"Dragon's Breath" is life energy. This calligraphy improves the overall energy of the room and brings all kinds of prosperity, happiness and well-being.
“Spirituality” - brings spiritual perfection, strength, bliss, patience, mercy, modesty, control of the senses and mind.
“Natural” - helps you to be more simple and natural in life, to feel like a part of nature.
“Health” - brings excellent well-being and good health.
“Yin-Yang” is a symbol of life, perfection, harmony, peace and harmony.
“Truth” - helps to see the true essence of current events, recognize good and evil, lies and truth
“Fulfillment of desires” - helps to fulfill various aspirations and wishes.
“Team”, “Teamwork” - improves cooperation and mutual understanding in the team.
“Beauty” will help you achieve the beauty of your soul and body.
“Love” - helps to find long and strong love.
“Love one another”—love and be loved.
“Mother” - this hieroglyph teaches maternal love.
“Peaceful” - brings peace and tranquility to your heart and home.
“Hope” is the last bastion of success. Helps you to always be full of hope to achieve your goals.
“Education” is the foundation of the future. This hieroglyph promotes education.
“Renewal” helps to constantly change for the better, gives freshness and renewal to feelings, flexibility of thinking and versatility in the perception of the world.
"Peony" - Imperial flower. Peony is a symbol of ardent passion and undying love, wealth, glory and dignity.
“Victory” - gives you the strength to win on all fronts.
“Promotion” - this hieroglyph helps a person in his professional activities.
“Congratulations” helps all your deeds and achievements to be duly noted and recognized, stimulates you to achieve new heights in your work.
"Helping Friends" No matter what difficult situation you find yourself in, this hieroglyph will help you get help and support from friends and acquaintances.
"Invitation to Wealth" is one of the most popular calligraphies in China. The hieroglyph invites wealth to your home or office.
“Offering” - this hieroglyph brings happiness and good luck.
“Promotion” helps you never stand still, but only move forward and progress in all aspects of your life.
"Paradise". Heaven is a place of complete peace, love and happiness. Brings a heavenly atmosphere into your life.
“Flourishing” is the most favorable connection of Heaven and Earth, time and space. Bestows prosperity, great abundance and harmony.
“Growth” - grants spiritual, physical, professional and career growth, promotes business development.
“Fish” is a symbol of great luck, prosperity and prosperity.
“Sakura” will help you find such a bright and beautiful love as sakura flowers.
“Freedom” helps to be more independent in life.
"Courage". Lack of courage leads to failure. This calligraphy helps you move towards your goal without hesitation or fear.
“Family” brings peace, harmony and mutual understanding to the family.
"Cooperate." Cooperation is necessary for your activities at home or at work to be successful.
“Perfect” - helps to be a comprehensively developed person.
“Calmness” - helps to achieve a calm, measured life: good health, financial well-being and good interpersonal relationships.
"Happiness". Happiness is a need of the soul. This hieroglyph helps you find your bird of happiness.
“Destiny” helps you to believe in yourself, to be the creator of your own happiness.
"Patience". Patience and perseverance are components of a strong character that achieves success.
“Luck” - the hieroglyph brings good luck in any endeavor and success in business.
“Respect and Prosperity” - gives us respect and honor from relatives and colleagues, contributes to the growth of well-being.
"Feng Shui". One of the most popular hieroglyphs. Brings the kind of happiness and luck you desire.
“Feng Shui II” is a good “Feng Shui” for harmony in the home, so that happiness and good luck do not leave your home.
"Qi" is life energy. Improves the overall energy of the room, brings all types of prosperity and well-being.
“Clean Mind” - this calligraphy helps to keep the mind in order, relieves unnecessary worries, brings peace and enlightenment, stimulates the intellect
The hieroglyph "Fu" is the most mysterious hieroglyph of all hieroglyphs.
In China and Japan, "Fu" means happiness or good fortune. From time immemorial there have been statements about the meaning of this word.
"Li Ji" (Records of Ritual) says: "Fu is responsible for success, fu also has hidden meaning for business to run smoothly and everything to happen in the right way."
An episode of Hong Fan from the book "Historical Records" (Shang Shu), gives an explanation about the five "Fu" in life. The first “Fu” is longevity, the second is prosperity, the third is peace, the fourth is dignity, the fifth is death without disease. The concept of the Five Fu is to define the different aspects of Fu. In order to achieve the final "Fu" a person must diligently follow the following five principles: longevity, prosperity, peace, dignity and death without disease, only this is the best way of life.
Han Fei Zi said, “Longevity and prosperity means “Fu.” His idea of “Fu” was based on longevity and prosperity.
Wu Yang Xiu had a different view on "Fu". In his poem, he wrote, "Serve my country with all my heart to the end, return home and enjoy health and longevity." In his opinion, the basis of the five “Fu” is longevity and health.
During the Ming and Qin times, popular designs called "longevity is the highest of the five fu" were in great demand. The design consists of the character "Fu" surrounded by five bats. Bats were used in the designs because in Chinese the word bat sounds the same as the word "fu". They believed that longevity was at the center of the five Fus.
In feudal society, the meaning of "Fu" varied greatly among people of different classes and social statuses. For peasants, "Fu" means owning their land, having good weather, a good harvest, and having clothing for all family members. For ordinary citizens, "Fu" meant that they could survive and enjoy family life in times of cruel rulers, wars and disasters. For merchants and businessmen, the loud clicking of abacuses and looking out for incoming gold and wealth floating along three rivers, this is what “Fu” meant. For writers and scholars, "Fu" meant passing an exam, achieving career advancement, and seeing one's name embossed on a golden royal tablet after ten years of hard study. For older people, health, longevity and grandchildren playing around, this is "Ugh."
With the development of society and civilization, "Fu" acquired new, richer meanings. As the main ingredient of culture, "Fu" presents ordinary people with great expectations from life. It reflects their dreams and desires on different levels.
Prayers to "Fu" or the desire to achieve "Fu" slowly penetrated into folk culture and became part of worship ceremonies. Ancient people had a realistic and dualistic view of "Fu". Lao Tzu said: “Good luck lies next to bad, bad luck lies next to good.” In other words, one element is connected to another, disaster and good fortune can follow each other one after another. In the writings of the famous master Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu explained the relationship between these two elements. “Adversity and fortune have no doors, you must find your own way to and from there.” He believed that disasters and fortunes are difficult to predict, but people can make efforts to change themselves in order to achieve the final "Fu".
In auspicious pictures there are two main symbols that represent "Fu". One uses images of gods that are worshiped in folk culture, such as the Heavenly Emperor, the Three Stars. Another borrows signs and designs with the same sounds as "Fu". Such as the bat "Bian Fu", the Buddha's hand "Fu Shou", or cumulus clouds.
Wushu (Chinese trad. 武術, exemplar 武术, pinyin wǔshù) is a Chinese word consisting of two characters “wu” and “shu”, and is traditionally translated as “military, martial art.”
Maybe this is the hieroglyph “Way of the Warrior” or “Bushido” 
(or just watch for educational purposes)
BUSHIDO is an unwritten set of rules for samurai behavior. These rules concerned not so much actions on the battlefield, but behavior in everyday life. According to BUSHIDO, a samurai should not think in battle. His actions must be predetermined by his conduct in times of peace. Preparation to fulfill one's duty, which most often consisted of fulfilling the will of the master, is the essence of BUSHIDO.
The word "bushido" consists of three characters. The first two of them form the word “bushi” - a person who owns a weapon, a warrior. The third hieroglyph - “before” - literally means the Path - the most important concept underlying Eastern philosophy. The path is the line of an ideal life. The one who follows the Path will be impeccable during life, and after death he will become a legend and a role model for many generations.
According to Eastern philosophy, each class has its own Path, its own morality and its own rules of behavior. BUSHIDO is the Way of the Warrior or the Code of the Samurai.
Literally translated from Chinese, the word “samurai” means vassal or servant. But during medieval wars, every servant was also a warrior. As Japan unified, the need to constantly carry weapons gradually transformed into a privilege, and over time, two swords - long and short - became a distinctive feature of the samurai. And the word “samurai” itself became synonymous with the word “bushi” and has since meant a servant-warrior.
BUSHIDO does not have one specific author. Essentially, this is a collection of teachings, advice and descriptions of behavior appropriate to Bushido. At different times, Bushido was published in the form of works by different authors, reaching its most complete state in the book “Hagakure”, written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a former samurai of the Nabeshima clan, which became a reference book for every samurai.
In this article you will learn about the hieroglyphs in Feng Shui and their meaning. Why are they used? What do they mean? And where is the best location?
Hieroglyphs are ancient Chinese characters that contain meaningful meaning.
Feng Shui loves to use signs and symbols to improve the energy of desire. Hieroglyphs, among other signs, are the most effective.
Use them to achieve harmonious relationships, career, as protection or. Knowing in which area you need to improve your life, all that remains is to choose the right ancient Chinese sign.
Values
We will not list all the hieroglyphs known to Feng Shui, but we will tell you about the most popular ones.
The hieroglyph represents power, strength, protection. It is used to improve career or family well-being. Contributes to the development of a new beginning in business, when opening a business.
The personification of luck. They are used in any area where you need to attract positive forces - to pass an exam, during negotiations or on a first date.
Be philosophical about the results. Sometimes you can get the opposite result. But today an unsuccessful deal is salvation from tomorrow’s bankruptcy. Trust fate.
It will help in business, in your career or in getting a new position.
By using the symbol during surgery, undergoing rehabilitation, or “for luck” on the road, you will improve the well-being and health of not only yourself, but also those of your loved ones.
Yin Yang is a symbol of perfection, harmony, peace. Used when you want to improve relationships or resolve a difficult situation.
Will bring harmony and enhance the energy of creative Qi in any place placed.
Attract love if you are ready for it. For those in a couple, the hieroglyph will strengthen and harmonize the relationship.
Do you have a desire? Its implementation is activated with the help of a hieroglyph.
In China they love the character for longevity. It is given to loved ones as a symbol of good and long health.
This hieroglyph brings harmony to the family. Happiness visits not only you, but also your chosen one.
Use this hieroglyph if you want to increase love in your home. Your marriage will be strong and unbreakable, the symbol especially helps when difficulties arise.
With the help of the symbol you will attract wise ideas and correct decisions to your work. The hieroglyph will also help students. Give a gift to a child who has just started studying so that the hieroglyph will contribute to his education.
This hieroglyph is money luck. Increase your income or get an idea of how this can be done in the foreseeable future.
The hieroglyph “Abundance” is one of the most powerful in Feng Shui. It will work in any area you wish, be it love or love.
This hieroglyph will serve as a gift for students. Its peculiarity is that the talisman helps to reveal new possibilities.
This hieroglyph allows you to gain prosperity and financial independence. Even if your business is developing well, but there is no solid income yet, then the hieroglyph “Wealth” provides the necessary energy.
Another popular symbol that attracts money luck. You will find additional sources of income.
How to use
Never use a hieroglyph if you don't know its meaning. Make sure you know the meaning of the symbol.
Between two suitable ones, always try to choose the most accurate one. If you want to improve your business, then use “Business Success”, not “Wealth”. You need to identify the hieroglyph intuitively.
If you plan to use the symbol only at home, then place it in “your” sector. For example, the hieroglyph “Prosperity” is in the Wealth zone.
The symbol can be in any form: in a painting, in the form of a talisman, embroidered on canvas or drawn in a business notebook. The more personal sympathy is invested in the talisman, the better and faster it will work. It could even be an amulet in the form of a decoration or a screensaver on your desktop monitor.
One of the most creative solutions is to engrave or print symbols on a cup or T-shirt.
The most powerful hieroglyph is the one drawn by you personally. Remember that hieroglyphs are drawn from top to bottom, left to right.
Now you know everything you need about Feng Shui hieroglyphs and their meaning to use for your benefit.
And lastly, the talisman will work if your desire is sincere and does not harm others.
If you've been learning Japanese for a long time, then it's likely that Japanese characters have become part of your everyday life and are not something outlandish. However, for a beginner or someone completely unfamiliar with Japanese writing, Japanese characters can evoke a lot of feelings, from complete misunderstanding of the meaning of these mysterious squiggles to intense curiosity.
If you see a hieroglyph, for example, as a tattoo or on someone's wall as a decoration, then it is likely that you will want to know its meaning. Well, it’s not just that a person chose this set of lines and sticks, which intricately adds up to a meaning accessible to a select few.
Eastern culture remains popular in Russia, and a large number of people strive to understand the mysterious eastern world.
For what purposes do people look for specific hieroglyphs?
First of all, for tattoos. A hieroglyph tattoo attracts the attention of others (it is likely that many people, having seen the tattoo, will want to know the meaning). A stuffed hieroglyph is an identifier of belonging to a secret for its owner, and can also tell others (if they know the meaning of the kanji) what the person with the hieroglyph pays attention to, for example, health, love or wealth, and in some cases all of this at once.
For a person of European culture, hieroglyphs carry an aura of mystery and a kind of magic. For the same reason, people buy talismans or amulets in the form of hieroglyphs and believe in their protection, trying to join Eastern wisdom.
Some people are fascinated the magic of calligraphy. Beautiful writing of hieroglyphs is an entire art, which consists not only of using a brush competently, but also focusing your mind on the meaning of the hieroglyph, gathering all the power of the brush, drawing the treasured sign.
Another area of application of hieroglyphs is Feng Shui. This is an ancient Chinese teaching about the harmonization of space. It is believed that characters placed in the right place (for example, the Japanese character for “Wealth” in a wallet) attract what they mean. They contain deep meaning and are believed to have great power.
So, below you can get acquainted with the hieroglyphs that are in greatest demand, as well as the order in which they are written. Imagine the surprise of your friends when you can easily not only tell the meaning of a hieroglyph depicted, for example, on the hand of your interlocutor, but also read it.
Japanese character for “happiness”
幸 (sachi). You can also find the character 福 (fuku), which also means “happiness,” and sometimes a combination of the two, 幸福 (koufuku). It is placed in almost any corner of the house; it is believed that it harmonizes the space very well.
You can write this hieroglyph for good luck, here is the order of the strokes of this hieroglyph.
Japanese character for “luck”
It may look like 幸, but more often the Japanese character for luck is written as 吉 (kichi). It is believed that this kanji will ensure success in any undertaking and give confidence.
Japanese character for “wealth”
富 (tomi). This hieroglyph is in the name of our beloved Mount Fuji - 富士山. Inscriptions with it are placed in the place where the money is stored, or in a wallet.
The order of strokes of the character 富:
Japanese character for “love”
愛(ai). Perhaps one of the most popular hieroglyphs, especially among married couples. Helps attract true feelings. Not to be confused with 恋 (koi). In the first case, we mean love not only for the opposite sex, but also for nature, life, and art. In the second case - romantic love for a specific person, even to some extent manifested in the desire to possess.
The order of strokes of the character 愛:
Japanese character for “health”
健康 (kenkou). It is the combination of two kanji that forms the word “health”. It is believed that the image of this hieroglyph helps to improve the well-being of its owner. Sometimes you can simply find the character 健, but separately it means “healthy.”
What else can you do with hieroglyphs?
In addition to tattoos, Feng Shui and talismans, Japanese characters can be used in the following cases:
Use your favorite hieroglyph when creating a hand-made postcard. This will be a memorable gift with which you will express your feelings or wishes in an unusual way. The postcard will be especially valuable for those who are interested in martial arts.
In addition to the postcard, a mug with a hieroglyph would be a great gift idea
Writing on a T-shirt is much less risky than getting a tattoo. Moreover, it is much more pleasant to wear a T-shirt with an inscription, the meaning of which is close to your spirit, than to try with difficulty to find a thing with an inscription on which would suit you.
Japanese-style interiors are very popular these days. Well, what is Japanese style without a hieroglyph? If you want to contemplate a Japanese symbol on the wall of your room, you can watch a video with calligraphy lessons and create a real masterpiece on beautiful paper or a bamboo napkin. Another option is to make a custom photo wallpaper or poster.
For those who are fond of needlework (embroidery, beads, etc.), creating a pattern on a pillow or panel will be akin to calligraphy. The main thing is to choose a beautiful layout.
If you are invited to a Japanese-themed party (or even a simple party), bring candy, but not plain candy. Wrap each candy with a wish in the form of a hieroglyph to the person who will receive this candy.
If you want to learn how to write the most popular Japanese characters, then remember the most important rule - kanji are always written in a strict sequence of strokes. According to one Japanese scholar, if you write a hieroglyph without following the sequence, then you are committing a violent act on it.
It is also necessary to pay special attention to the meanings of hieroglyphs, so as not to get into an awkward situation when meeting a native speaker or a person who understands hieroglyphs. It is better not to spontaneously search for the meanings of hieroglyphs on the Internet, but to contact a Japanese friend (if you have one) or an experienced Japanese scholar.
But, you see, just knowing a few hieroglyphs is not that interesting. Especially if you plan to seriously study the Japanese language, you will face many difficulties, which often become the reason for the fading of interest in learning the language. And all because many people simply do not know how to learn kanji correctly. But we have great news for you - you can learn how to effectively memorize hieroglyphs using our course. Thanks to these classes, you will be able to predict not only the sequence of features even in hieroglyphs that are unfamiliar to you, but also the meaning and even the reading! There are not very many places in the group, so hurry up before all the basics are covered without you! You can find out more and purchase the course here.
Hieroglyphs were and remain to this day a beautiful and fascinating type of writing that can be mastered and improved endlessly.
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Everyone knows the expression “Chinese letter”. It means something complex, incomprehensible to those who lack knowledge in a certain area. Indeed, in the grammar of many eastern peoples, hieroglyphic writing is adopted, and the symbols themselves are simply countless.
Chinese literacy in practice
Each hieroglyphic sign consists of so-called radicals, which have an independent meaning. Do those who have started studying Chinese need to memorize them all? Their number amounts to a five-digit figure, but in everyday life “quite a few” are used - five thousand. To read periodicals and popular literature, knowledge of two thousand is enough. But the main thing is not cramming, but understanding the system by which you can guess the meaning of a word (and sometimes a whole sentence). For example, we can consider the hieroglyph “love”, which means the most important concept in the life of every person, regardless of language, race and nationality. How do the Japanese and Chinese write (or rather, draw) it?
What do claws and paws have to do with it?
It doesn’t seem simple, and to understand it, you have to plunge into the world of complex association rules. Only those who comprehend to some extent the way of thinking of a great and ancient people can learn to correctly reproduce symbols in calligraphy.
The hieroglyph “love” consists of four radical parts, located from top to bottom. The top design, reminiscent of an inverted Russian letter "Ш", written in bold strokes, with a wide base and an inclined last stick symbolizes a claw or paw. Apparently, this is how the ancient Chinese understood the mercilessness of feeling and its tenacity. We also say that love is not like potatoes, and if you throw them out the window, they will come through the door. And Cupid's arrow is a fairly sharp object. In general, it’s easy to hurt the heart, and it’s good if the feeling is mutual, otherwise it will hurt.
Roof
Then comes the roof. What it has to do with love attraction may not be clear to a European. But the housing problem, which greatly spoiled the Muscovites, as one of Bulgakov’s characters put it, apparently caused damage to the Chinese people even in those ancient times when their written language was being formed. One can, of course, understand this radical not so literally, but in a figurative sense. The second in order, and perhaps in importance, line that makes up the Chinese character for “love” most likely denotes a connection with the place where the feeling settled. Namely in the heart.
Heart
For all peoples, this organ is the home and receptacle of tender and, on the contrary, cruel emotions. Both love and hatred live in him, grow and die. Why do people all over the world think this? Probably because a rapid heartbeat is the most clearly felt sign of excitement. And the symbol of this blood pump is indicated by two lines intersecting at an angle.
Another similar inclined cross, but with a short segment added to the top of the stick, going from right to left and up, means something completely incomprehensible to a person who thinks in a European way. This radical symbolizes a slow-moving creature with many legs. But you can find logic in this figure, just remember the love languor that deprives you of strength. My head is spinning, my legs are tangled...
In general, if we combine all four components, it turns out that the hieroglyph “love” contains the following information: “a feeling has settled under the roof of the heart, which has sunk its claws, disturbing the peace so much that you want to go somewhere, but you don’t have the strength.”
What about the Japanese?
The scripts were borrowed from China. This happened in the fifth century AD, and this explains the common ideographic features of the two neighboring peoples. If you carefully examine the Japanese character for “love,” then in its radicals you can discern all the elements of its Chinese prototype: the roof, the claws, the heart, and even the slow gait, although not immediately. The writing of calligraphers from the Land of the Rising Sun is characterized by softer and smoother lines. The speech also sounds different. If in Chinese the letter “P” is completely absent, then in Japanese the same applies to the sound “L”. The interpretation of radicals differs as well as phonetics.
In the national character of the Japanese, an important place is occupied by the voluntary imposition of obligations on oneself and their careful compliance with them. They will never say, like us: “I don’t owe anyone anything.” If the homeland, family, parents or enterprise consider that a person needs to do this and not otherwise, then he will sacrifice his emotions or desires and fulfill their will. And if a Japanese man loves, then it is eternal love. The hieroglyph consists of many dashes and lines, deciphered by a whole set of feelings. There is energy, spiritual intimacy, peace, and union. In general, almost ideal with some national specifics. The spelling of a character may vary depending on what meaning is given to it (koi or kanji).
Hieroglyphic tattoos
Once upon a time, sailors decorated their bodies with many blue images reminiscent of distant countries, storms and storms. In places of detention, there was also a tradition of making “tattoos”, and not just like that, but with a certain meaning, understandable to the “inmates” (and to law enforcement officials - even directories labeled “for official use” were printed). Ordinary men, not burdened by prison experience and not plowing the seas, also sometimes had inscriptions on their bodies, but simpler (“Sonya”, “Masha”, “I will not forget my own mother”, etc.).
In our time, which is characterized by a fascination with Eastern philosophical concepts, everything has become much more sophisticated. Not everyone will be able to understand immediately what this or that hieroglyph tattoo means. “Love” is now pricked in Japanese or Chinese, on different parts of the body and, unfortunately, not always in the correct spelling. But it should be remembered that oriental calligraphy is an art that masters have been studying for years, and any inaccuracy can lead to the fact that the sign either acquires a completely opposite meaning or becomes a meaningless set of squiggles. In addition, the adherents of Buddhism, Shintoism and other overseas religious and philosophical teachings themselves believe that body image can influence fate. So caution never hurts.
Is it possible without hieroglyphs?
It is very difficult to convey the phonetics of a Japanese, Chinese or, for example, Vietnamese word using the Russian language. The meaning of the expression, from direct to opposite, depends on how the speaker “sings” a set of sounds. During the times of great friendship between the USSR and the PRC, the idea arose to translate the spelling of words in the Celestial Empire into Cyrillic, abolishing a huge number of symbols, just as Russian grammar had previously been simplified by removing “yati”, “er” and other supposedly unnecessary letters from it. But this project, despite its obvious logic, did not take place. This explains why the hieroglyph “love” adorns photos of the chosen ones of Chinese and Japanese young people to this day.
About names
It seems that writing a Chinese or Japanese word in Russian is very simple. This is done by everyone who services or sells radio equipment, cars or other equipment from the Land of the Rising Sun or the Celestial Empire. There are many brands: Mitsubishi (or Mitsubishi?), Subaru, Matsushita (again, maybe Matsushita?). And then there are names (for example, Emperor Hirohito).
The extent to which our accent matches the original can be judged by our inimitable Japanese accent. If a girl's name is Lyuba, a Japanese man will say "Ryuba" when addressing her. What if he is afraid of forgetting and needs to write down the name? Is there a suitable hieroglyph? Lyubov Petrovna, for example, may not understand that they are addressing her. However, resourceful residents find the necessary radicals, trying to convey with them all the richness of the Russian language. It turns out, however, with difficulty.
Chinese character 福 "fu" - wealth, happiness, well-being, success, prosperity, longevity, health, peace.
Chinese character 福 "fu" - wealth, happiness, well-being, success, prosperity, longevity, health, peace.
Hieroglyph福 "UGH"
Chinese character福 “fu” means wealth, “happiness”, “well-being”. During the Chinese New Year celebration, almost every Chinese family attaches such a character to the door of their home to ensure a happy and successful year ahead. Often this hieroglyph is attached upside down. Traditions and legends tell different stories about the origin of the tradition of hanging the hieroglyph “fu” on the doors of houses.
According to one version, this custom is associated with the name of Jiang Taigong, who lived during the reign of the Zhou dynasty (1027-256 BC). He became the god of gods, who, by order of the Supreme Heavenly Lord, appoints all gods and spirits to their respective positions. According to legend, his wife asked to be made a goddess. Jiang Tangun replied: “Ever since I married you, I have been vegetating in poverty. Apparently, your destiny is to be poor all your life. So become the Goddess of Poverty." His wife was very happy that she would become a goddess and asked: “Where will my domain be?” Jiang-Tangong replied: “Wherever there is no happiness.” After which he taught people to hang the hieroglyph “happiness” on the windows and doors of their houses so that the Goddess of Poverty could not penetrate them.
Another explanation relates to the founder of the Ming dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang (朱 元璋 ). One day, on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Zhu Yuanzhang went on a journey incognito to learn about popular sentiment. In one city, he saw a crowd of people laughing at a painting that depicted a woman with bare feet and a watermelon in her hands. This painting ridiculed women from the western province of Anhui安徽, who refused to have their feet bandaged (a custom practiced in China from the 10th to the 20th centuries - girls had their feet tightly bandaged and forced to wear small shoes, as a result of which the foot became deformed; such a foot was considered one of the features of a woman’s attractiveness). Zhu did not understand what people were laughing at and decided that they were making fun of his wife, who was from Anhui Province. The Emperor returned to the palace and sent military officials to find out what was what, who painted the picture, and who was among those laughing. He ordered the hieroglyph “fu” to be attached to the houses of those people who were not among the crowd. Two days later, all the people whose gates did not have the hieroglyph “fu” were captured on charges of insulting the empress. Since then, people began to hang this hieroglyph on their houses so that failures would bypass their families.
It is especially curious why this hieroglyph is so often hung upside down. They say that this custom appeared during the reign of the Qinn dynasty. The legend says that in one rich house they were preparing to celebrate the New Year. One servant was ordered to stick the hieroglyph “fu” on the front doors. The servant, due to illiteracy, glued the hieroglyph upside down. The enraged owner ordered the servant to be punished. The manager decided to help the poor man. He fell to his knees in front of his master and said: “The servant did everything right, and today happiness has come to your house. This is a good sign". The owner was puzzled. Then he remembered that people passed by and said that happiness had entered his house. After all, in Chinese, “happiness has turned over” sounds the same as “happiness has come.” Then the owner rewarded the manager and servant. And the custom of hanging the character “fu” upside down entered the life of the Chinese.
The hieroglyph "Fu" is the most mysterious hieroglyph
In China and Japan, "Fu" means happiness or good fortune. From time immemorial there have been statements about the meaning of this word.
"Li Ji" (Records of Ritual) says: "Fu is responsible for success, fu also has hidden meaning for business to run smoothly and everything to happen in the right way."
An episode of Hong Fan from the book "Historical Records" (Shang Shu), gives an explanation about the five "Fu" in life. The first “Fu” is longevity, the second is prosperity, the third is peace, the fourth is dignity, the fifth is death without disease. The concept of the Five Fu is to define the different aspects of Fu. In order to achieve the final "Fu" a person must diligently follow the following five principles: longevity, prosperity, peace, dignity and death without disease, only this is the best way of life.
Han Fei Zi said, “Longevity and prosperity means “Fu.” His idea of “Fu” was based on longevity and prosperity.
Wu Yang Xiu had a different view on "Fu". In his poem, he wrote, "Serve my country with all my heart to the end, return home and enjoy health and longevity." In his opinion, the basis of the five “Fu” is longevity and health.
During the Ming and Qin times, popular designs called "longevity is the highest of the five fu" were in great demand. The design consists of the character "Fu" surrounded by five bats. Bats were used in the designs because in Chinese the word bat sounds the same as the word "fu". They believed that longevity was at the center of the five Fus.
In feudal society, the meaning of "Fu" varied greatly among people of different classes and social statuses. For peasants, "Fu" means owning their land, having good weather, a good harvest, and having clothing for all family members. For ordinary citizens, "Fu" meant that they could survive and enjoy family life in times of cruel rulers, wars and disasters. For merchants and businessmen, the loud clicking of abacuses and looking out for incoming gold and wealth floating along three rivers, this is what “Fu” meant. For writers and scholars, "Fu" meant passing an exam, achieving career advancement, and seeing one's name embossed on a golden royal tablet after ten years of hard study. For older people, health, longevity and grandchildren playing around, this is "Ugh."
With the development of society and civilization, "Fu" acquired new, richer meanings. As the main ingredient of culture, "Fu" presents ordinary people with great expectations from life. It reflects their dreams and desires on different levels.
Prayers to "Fu" or the desire to achieve "Fu" slowly penetrated into folk culture and became part of worship ceremonies. Ancient people had a realistic and dualistic view of "Fu". Lao Tzu said: “Good luck lies next to bad, bad luck lies next to good.” In other words, one element is connected to another, disaster and good fortune can follow each other one after another. Lao Tzu explained the relationship between these two elements. “Adversity and fortune have no doors, you must find your own way in and out.” He believed that disasters and successes are difficult to predict, but people can make efforts to change themselves in order to achieve the final "Fu".
In auspicious pictures there are two main symbols that represent "Fu". One uses images of gods that are worshiped in folk culture, such as the Heavenly Emperor, the Three Stars. Another borrows signs and designs with the same sounds as "Fu". Such as the bat "Bian Fu", the Buddha's hand "Fu Shou", or cumulus clouds.