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Graceful bird of longevity
鶴 is a famous bird of China.
Known in China to be a very spiritual creature, the crane is a symbol of both longevity and the journey of the souls and spirits of ancestors.
Note: 鶴 can mean crane or stork in Japanese.
白鶴寺 is the title for White Crane Temple.
You might be looking for 白鹤萻 which is noted as the place where Mrs. Fang Qiniang (founder of the Fujian White Crane style) retired to. But this is really "White Crane Nunnery" rather than temple.
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).
海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 is a somewhat poetic way to say that everyone and everything has its place in the world.
The first line (which is the column on the right) says, “The Ocean is the World of the Dragon.” The next column says, “The Clouds are the Domain of the Cranes.”
The image to the right is what this calligraphy can look like in xing-kaishu style by a Master Calligrapher.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 鶴 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
鶴 鹤 see styles |
hè he4 ho tsuru(p); tsuru つる(P); ツル |
More info & calligraphy: Cranecrane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis); (surname) Tsuruhama The crane; the egret; translit. ha, ho. |
白鶴 白鹤 see styles |
bái hè bai2 he4 pai ho hakutsuru はくつる |
More info & calligraphy: White Crane(company) Hakutsuru (brand of sake); (c) Hakutsuru (brand of sake) |
鶴壁 鹤壁 see styles |
hè bì he4 bi4 ho pi |
More info & calligraphy: Hebi |
白鶴拳 白鹤拳 see styles |
bái hè quán bai2 he4 quan2 pai ho ch`üan pai ho chüan |
More info & calligraphy: White Crane Fist |
一鶴 see styles |
ikkaku いっかく |
(given name) Ikkaku |
七鶴 see styles |
natsuru なつる |
(female given name) Natsuru |
万鶴 see styles |
mazuru まづる |
(female given name) Mazuru |
三鶴 see styles |
mitsuru みつる |
(surname, female given name) Mitsuru |
上鶴 see styles |
kamizuru かみづる |
(surname) Kamizuru |
下鶴 see styles |
shimozuru しもづる |
(surname) Shimozuru |
中鶴 see styles |
nakazuru なかづる |
(place-name, surname) Nakazuru |
丸鶴 see styles |
maruzuru まるづる |
(surname) Maruzuru |
丹鶴 see styles |
tankaku たんかく |
(personal name) Tankaku |
乘鶴 乘鹤 see styles |
chéng hè cheng2 he4 ch`eng ho cheng ho |
to fly on a crane; to die |
亀鶴 see styles |
kikaku きかく |
(given name) Kikaku |
亜鶴 see styles |
azu あづ |
(female given name) Azu |
仁鶴 see styles |
nikaku にかく |
(given name) Nikaku |
今鶴 see styles |
imatsuru いまつる |
(surname) Imatsuru |
仙鶴 仙鹤 see styles |
xiān hè xian1 he4 hsien ho |
red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis) |
以鶴 see styles |
itsu いつ |
(female given name) Itsu |
伊鶴 see styles |
itsu いつ |
(female given name) Itsu |
伯鶴 see styles |
hakkaku はっかく |
(given name) Hakkaku |
優鶴 see styles |
yuzuru ゆづる |
(female given name) Yuzuru |
充鶴 see styles |
michiru みちる |
(female given name) Michiru |
光鶴 see styles |
kokaku こかく |
(given name) Kokaku |
八鶴 see styles |
yatsuru やつる |
(female given name) Yatsuru |
冠鶴 see styles |
kanmurizuru かんむりづる |
crowned crane |
冨鶴 see styles |
tomizuru とみづる |
(surname) Tomizuru |
凪鶴 see styles |
nazuru なづる |
(female given name) Nazuru |
前鶴 see styles |
maezuru まえづる |
(surname) Maezuru |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Crane | 鶴 鹤 | gaku / tsuru | hè / he4 / he | ho |
Hebi | 鶴壁 鹤壁 | hè bì / he4 bi4 / he bi / hebi | ho pi / hopi | |
White Crane | 白鶴 白鹤 | bái hè / bai2 he4 / bai he / baihe | pai ho / paiho | |
Dragon Crane Tiger | 龍鶴虎 龙鹤虎 | lóng hè hǔ long2 he4 hu3 long he hu longhehu | lung ho hu lunghohu |
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White Crane Fist | 白鶴拳 白鹤拳 | bái hè quán bai2 he4 quan2 bai he quan baihequan | pai ho ch`üan paihochüan pai ho chüan |
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White Crane Temple | 白鶴寺 白鹤寺 | bái hè bai2 he4 s4 bai he s baihes | pai ho paiho |
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White Crane Karate | 白鶴空手 | shiro tsuru kara te shirotsurukarate | ||
White Crane Kempo | 白鶴拳法 白鹤拳法 | hakka ku ken pou hakkakukenpou haka ku ken po | ||
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 |
Every Creature Has A Domain | 海為龍世界雲是鶴家鄉 海为龙世界云是鹤家乡 | hǎi wéi lóng shì jiè yún shì hè jiā xiāng hai3 wei2 long2 shi4 jie4 yun2 shi4 he4 jia1 xiang1 hai wei long shi jie yun shi he jia xiang | hai wei lung shih chieh yün shih ho chia hsiang | |
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.
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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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