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2. Fire Snake
3. Ophiuchus
4. Viper
5. Earth Snake
7. Water Snake
8. Wood Snake
9. Fire Snake
10. The Five Animals
Year of the Snake / Zodiac Sign
蛇 is the character for snake or serpent in Chinese, old Korean, and Japanese.
If you were born in the year of the snake, you . . .
Are calm.
Are an inspiration to others.
Have a stubborn nature like a mule (you do not like to concede).
See also our Chinese Zodiac page.
蛇夫座 is the Chinese way to write Ophiuchus (the serpent bearer) of western astrology.
Please note this version is only used in Chinese (not Japanese).
See Also: Chinese Zodiac
Poisonous Snake
毒蛇 is the Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja for viper.
While 毒蛇 usually means viper, it may be used by some to refer to any poisonous snake or poisonous serpent.
The Year of the Earth Snake
土蛇 is Earth Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1869, 1929, 1989, and 2049.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 己巳.
See Also: Snake
The Year of the Golden/Metal Snake
金蛇 is Golden/Metal Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1881, 1941, 2001, and 2061.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 辛巳.
See Also: Snake
The Year of the Water Snake
水蛇 is Water Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1893, 1953, 2013, and 2073.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 癸巳.
See Also: Snake
The Year of the Wood Snake
木蛇 is Wood Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1905, 1965, 2025, and 2085.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 乙巳.
See Also: Snake
The Year of the Fire Snake
火蛇 is Fire Snake in Chinese.
In the Chinese zodiac and sexagenary (60-year) cycle, this combination occurs in years that include 1917, 1977, 2037, and 2097.
In the sexagenary cycle, this year is represented by 丁巳.
See Also: Snake
Dragon Snake Tiger Leopard Crane
龍蛇虎豹鶴 is a list of the Chinese characters for the five animals of Shaolin Kung Fu in a comfortable order (meaning that they are in the proper order and will “feel right” to a Chinese person who views this arrangement).
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Snake Serpent | 蛇 | hebi | shé / she2 / she | |
Fire Snake | 火蛇 | hi hebi / hihebi | huǒ shé / huo3 she2 / huo she / huoshe | |
Ophiuchus Zodiac Symbol Sign | 蛇夫座 | shé fū zuò she2 fu1 zuo4 she fu zuo shefuzuo | she fu tso shefutso |
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Viper | 毒蛇 | doku hebi / dokuhebi | dú shé / du2 she2 / du she / dushe | tu she / tushe |
Earth Snake | 土蛇 | tǔ shé / tu3 she2 / tu she / tushe | t`u she / tushe / tu she | |
Golden/Metal Snake | 金蛇 | jīn shé / jin1 she2 / jin she / jinshe | chin she / chinshe | |
Water Snake | 水蛇 | shuǐ shé / shui3 she2 / shui she / shuishe | ||
Wood Snake | 木蛇 | mù shé / mu4 she2 / mu she / mushe | ||
Fire Snake | 火蛇 | huǒ shé / huo3 she2 / huo she / huoshe | ||
The Five Animals | 龍蛇虎豹鶴 龙蛇虎豹鹤 | ryuu hebi tora hyou tsuru ryuuhebitorahyoutsuru ryu hebi tora hyo tsuru | lóng shé hǔ bào hè long2 she2 hu3 bao4 he4 long she hu bao he longshehubaohe | lung she hu pao ho lungshehupaoho |
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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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.
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