Calligraphy Title : 華戀 . Hua Lian . Splendid Affection | 7 Nameplate Translations
Frame Size : 11x13-inch
Date : 5 April 2016
Creator : Uwe
Owner : Hua Lian einz @ Austin . Texas . USA
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Description
Asian nameplate translation of Chinese gal name 華戀 ( Hua Lian ), since name is already rendered in Traditional Chinese characters, it was relative ease of correlating characters to respective Chinese dialects and other East Asian languages which uses Chinese characters as part of their written language.
Personal name 華戀 can be divided into nouns :
華 = hua = magnificent; splendid; prosperous; flourishing; best part; extravagant; China
戀 = lian = love; long for; feel attached to.
華 composed of elements 艹 ( grass ) + 𠦒 ( basket, sieve ), hence originally referenced a container to gather herbs, plants, leaves for some medicinal purpose. Thus, one goes abound into the countryside to gather such items... thus denote a distant travel or encompassing journey. Note that the 艹 Grass component in full non-radical form 艸 , 芔 , 茻 , 芻.
Hence, when Chinese circa 500 years ago began to venture out of Mainland China into Southeast and South Asia... such a distant journey was also bestow the title 華人 ( hua ren ) "Overseas Chinese" or ethnic-Chinese residents.
華 | Wiki
戀 composed of elements 糸 ( silk ) + 言 ( speech, message ) + 心 ( heart ). Silk is an allusion to a lady's graceful elegance. Heart means sincerity. Speech / Message is conveyance of one's desire for genuine affection or personal attachment.
戀 | Wiki
Break down of different Asian phonetics for the same semantic meaning...
Mandarin Chinese | Wiki
Chinese Mandarin | LOW
Chinese-Cantonese : Waa Lyun
Cantonese | Wiki
Chinese Yue ( Cantonese ) | LOW
Chinese-Min Nan : Hoa Loan
Southern Min | Wiki
Chinese Min Nan | LOW
Japanese Onyomi : Ke Ren
Kanji Onyomi | Wiki
Japanese | LOW
Japanese Kunyomi : Hana Koi
Kanji Kunyomi | Wiki
Japanese | LOW
Korean Hanja : Hwa Ryon
Korean language | Wiki
Korean | LOW
Korean Hanja | Wiki
Chữ Hán / Chữ Nho : Hoa Luyến
Explanatory caption on the 2 Chinese characters etymological roots.
Background motif is a Japanese cresting wave pattern... water indicates continuous life changes and challenges... but it is also the most powerful natural element on earth when vested in a specific direction. For it can disintegrate rocks, extinguish fire, readily cut through soil, and even generate its own wind thrusts via air pressure concussion forces.
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