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(All-Knowing)
Beyond wisdom, 智慧 can be translated as knowledge, sagacity, sense, and intelligence.
The first character means “wise” or “smart,” and the second character means “intelligence.”
Note: 智慧 is used commonly in Chinese and is a less-common word in Japanese and Korean. If your audience is Japanese, I suggest our other Japanese wisdom option.
This means intellect or wisdom in Japanese too but is a more unusual way to write this word (though both versions are pronounced the same in Japanese).
This is the serenity prayer, as used by many 12-step programs and support groups.
In Chinese, this says:
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 智慧 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
智慧 see styles |
zhì huì zhi4 hui4 chih hui tomoe ともえ |
More info & calligraphy: Wisdom(1) wisdom; wit; sagacity; sense; intelligence; (2) (Buddhist term) prajna (insight leading to enlightenment); (female given name) Tomoe jñāna as 智 knowledge and prajñā as 慧 discernment, i.e. knowledge of things and realization of truth; in general knowledge and wisdom; but sometimes implying mental and moral wisdom. |
大智慧門 大智慧门 see styles |
dà zhì huì mén da4 zhi4 hui4 men2 ta chih hui men dai chie mon |
More info & calligraphy: Door of Great Wisdom |
大蓮華智慧三摩地智 大莲华智慧三摩地智 see styles |
dà lián huá zhì huì sān mó dì zhì da4 lian2 hua2 zhi4 hui4 san1 mo2 di4 zhi4 ta lien hua chih hui san mo ti chih dai renge chie sanmajichi |
More info & calligraphy: Great Lotus Wisdom - Samadhi Wisdom |
佛智慧 see styles |
fó zhì huì fo2 zhi4 hui4 fo chih hui butchie |
buddha's wisdom |
修智慧 see styles |
xiū zhì huì xiu1 zhi4 hui4 hsiu chih hui shu chie |
to practice (the perfection of) wisdom |
大智慧 see styles |
dà zhì huì da4 zhi4 hui4 ta chih hui dai chie |
great wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) great wisdom |
妙智慧 see styles |
miào zhì huì miao4 zhi4 hui4 miao chih hui |
wondrous wisdom and knowledge (Buddhism) |
少智慧 see styles |
shǎo zhì huì shao3 zhi4 hui4 shao chih hui shō chie |
limited wisdom |
巧智慧 see styles |
qiǎo zhì huì qiao3 zhi4 hui4 ch`iao chih hui chiao chih hui gyōchi e |
excellent wisdom |
得智慧 see styles |
dé zhì huì de2 zhi4 hui4 te chih hui toku chie |
to acquire wisdom |
智慧丸 see styles |
chiemaru ちえまる |
(given name) Chiemaru |
智慧光 see styles |
zhì huì guāng zhi4 hui4 guang1 chih hui kuang chiekou / chieko ちえこう |
(given name) Chiekou light of wisdom |
智慧劍 智慧剑 see styles |
zhì huì jiàn zhi4 hui4 jian4 chih hui chien chie ken |
(智劍) The sword of wisdom which cuts away passion and severs the link of transmigration. |
智慧力 see styles |
zhì huì lì zhi4 hui4 li4 chih hui li chieryoku |
Wisdom, insight. |
智慧勝 智慧胜 see styles |
zhì huì shèng zhi4 hui4 sheng4 chih hui sheng chie shō |
excellence of wisdom |
智慧夫 see styles |
chieo ちえお |
(given name) Chieo |
智慧子 see styles |
chieko ちえこ |
(female given name) Chieko |
智慧心 see styles |
zhì huì xīn zhi4 hui4 xin1 chih hui hsin chie shin |
mind of wisdom |
智慧李 see styles |
chiiri / chiri ちぇり |
(female given name) Cheri |
智慧水 see styles |
zhì huì shuǐ zhi4 hui4 shui3 chih hui shui chiesui |
The water of wisdom which washes away the filth of passion. |
智慧海 see styles |
zhì huì hǎi zhi4 hui4 hai3 chih hui hai chie kai |
Buddha-wisdom deep and wide as the ocean. |
智慧眼 see styles |
zhì huì yǎn zhi4 hui4 yan3 chih hui yen chie gen |
wisdom-eye |
智慧者 see styles |
zhì huì zhě zhi4 hui4 zhe3 chih hui che chie sha |
wise one |
智慧蔵 see styles |
chiezou / chiezo ちえぞう |
(given name) Chiezou |
智慧行 see styles |
zhì huì xíng zhi4 hui4 xing2 chih hui hsing chie gyō |
wise practice |
智慧觀 智慧观 see styles |
zhì huì guān zhi4 hui4 guan1 chih hui kuan chie kan |
One of the meditations of Guanyin, insight into reality. |
智慧里 see styles |
chieri ちえり |
(female given name) Chieri |
智慧門 智慧门 see styles |
zhì huì mén zhi4 hui4 men2 chih hui men chie mon |
The gate of Buddha-wisdom which leads into all truth. |
智慧齒 智慧齿 see styles |
zhì huì chǐ zhi4 hui4 chi3 chih hui ch`ih chih hui chih |
wisdom tooth |
有智慧 see styles |
yǒu zhì huì you3 zhi4 hui4 yu chih hui u chie |
manuṣya, an intelligent being, possessing wisdom, cf. 有意. |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Wisdom | 智慧 | chie | zhì huì / zhi4 hui4 / zhi hui / zhihui | chih hui / chihhui |
Door of Great Wisdom | 大智慧門 大智慧门 | dai chi e mon daichiemon | dà zhì huì mén da4 zhi4 hui4 men2 da zhi hui men dazhihuimen | ta chih hui men tachihhuimen |
Experience is the Mother of Wisdom | 經驗是智慧之母 经验是智慧之母 | jīng yàn shì zhì huì zhī mǔ jing1 yan4 shi4 zhi4 hui4 zhi1 mu3 jing yan shi zhi hui zhi mu jingyanshizhihuizhimu | ching yen shih chih hui chih mu | |
Great Lotus Wisdom - Samadhi Wisdom | 大蓮華智慧三摩地智 大莲华智慧三摩地智 | dai renge chie sanmajichi dairengechiesanmajichi | dà lián huá zhì huì sān mó dì zhì da4 lian2 hua2 zhi4 hui4 san1 mo2 di4 zhi4 da lian hua zhi hui san mo di zhi | ta lien hua chih hui san mo ti chih |
Serenity Prayer | 上帝賜給我平靜去接受我所不能改變的給我勇氣去改變我所能改變的並給我智慧去分辨這兩者 上帝赐给我平静去接受我所不能改变的给我勇气去改变我所能改变的并给我智慧去分辨这两者 | shàng dì cì wǒ píng jìng qù jiē shòu wǒ suǒ bù néng gǎi biàn de wǒ yǒng qì qù gǎi biàn wǒ suǒ néng gǎi biàn de bìng wǒ zhì huì qù fēn biàn zhè liǎng zhě shang4 di4 ci4 gei3 wo3 ping2 jing4 qu4 jie1 shou4 wo3 suo3 bu4 neng2 gai3 bian4 de gei3 wo3 yong3 qi4 qu4 gai3 bian4 wo3 suo3 neng2 gai3 bian4 de bing4 gei3 wo3 zhi4 hui4 qu4 fen1 bian4 zhe4 liang3 zhe3 shang di ci gei wo ping jing qu jie shou wo suo bu neng gai bian de gei wo yong qi qu gai bian wo suo neng gai bian de bing gei wo zhi hui qu fen bian zhe liang zhe | shang ti tz`u kei wo p`ing ching ch`ü chieh shou wo so pu neng kai pien te kei wo yung ch`i ch`ü kai pien wo so neng kai pien te ping kei wo chih hui ch`ü fen pien che liang che shang ti tzu kei wo ping ching chü chieh shou wo so pu neng kai pien te kei wo yung chi chü kai pien wo so neng kai pien te ping kei wo chih hui chü fen pien che liang che |
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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. |
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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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