Learn how the name France is written in Chinese and Japanese. Decorate your home with a cool wall scroll that says France.
法 is the simple way to write “law” or in a Buddhist context “Dharma.”
This can also mean method, way, or Buddhist teaching. It's also an abbreviation for the country of France.
The Buddhist context exists in Chinese and Korean Hanja but I have not yet confirmed that this means more than “law” when used alone in Japanese.
This is the Chinese name for French Polynesia (overseas territory of France).
See Also: South America
This is the Chinese name for Guadeloupe (overseas department of France).
See Also: North America
This is the Chinese name for Martinique (overseas department of France).
See Also: Oceania
This is the Chinese name for the country of New Caledonia (overseas territory of France).
See Also: North America
(France)
(Paris, France)
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Anne-France | 安弗朗絲 安弗朗丝 | ān fú lǎng sī an1 fu2 lang3 si1 an fu lang si anfulangsi | an fu lang ssu anfulangssu |
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Anne-France | アンフランス | an furansu / anfuransu | ||
Arlette | 阿萊特 阿莱特 | ā lái tè a1 lai2 te4 a lai te alaite | a lai t`e alaite a lai te |
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Barrie | 巴里 | pa ri / pari | bā lǐ / ba1 li3 / ba li / bali | pa li / pali |
Dharma The Law | 法 | hou / ho | fǎ / fa3 / fa | |
France | 弗朗絲 弗朗丝 | fú lǎng sī fu2 lang3 si1 fu lang si fulangsi | fu lang ssu fulangssu |
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France | 法國 法国 | furansu | fà guó / fa4 guo2 / fa guo / faguo | fa kuo / fakuo |
France | フランス | fu ran su / furansu | ||
France | 法國 法国 | furansu | fà guó / fa4 guo2 / fa guo / faguo | fa kuo / fakuo |
French Polynesia | 法屬波利尼西亞 法属波利尼西亚 | fǎ shǔ bō lì ní xī yà fa3 shu3 bo1 li4 ni2 xi1 ya4 fa shu bo li ni xi ya fashubolinixiya | fa shu po li ni hsi ya fashupolinihsiya |
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Guadeloupe | 瓜德羅普島 瓜德罗普岛 | guā dé luō pǔ dǎo gua1 de2 luo1 pu3 dao3 gua de luo pu dao guadeluopudao | kua te lo p`u tao kuateloputao kua te lo pu tao |
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Martinique | 馬提尼克島 马提尼克岛 | mǎ tí ní kè dǎo ma3 ti2 ni2 ke4 dao3 ma ti ni ke dao matinikedao | ma t`i ni k`o tao matinikotao ma ti ni ko tao |
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New Caledonia | 新卡里多尼亞 新卡里多尼亚 | xīn kǎ lǐ duō ní yà xin1 ka3 li3 duo1 ni2 ya4 xin ka li duo ni ya xinkaliduoniya | hsin k`a li to ni ya hsinkalitoniya hsin ka li to ni ya |
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Paris | 巴黎 | bā lí / ba1 li2 / ba li / bali | pa li / pali | |
Paris | 巴里 | pa ri / pari | ||
Paris | 帕里斯 | pà lǐ sī pa4 li3 si1 pa li si palisi | p`a li ssu palissu pa li ssu |
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Switzerland | 瑞士 | ruì shì / rui4 shi4 / rui shi / ruishi | jui shih / juishih | |
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.