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Depending on the romanization scheme you use, this man's name can be spelled Laozi, Lao Tzu, or Lao Tze. In older English usage, he was known as Laocius. He is believed to have lived around 500 B.C.
He was a Chinese philosopher, founder of Daoism/Taoism, credited with being the author of the sacred and wise book of Daoism/Taoism.
There is a theory that Lao Tzu's soul traveled to India and was reborn as the Buddha.
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your 老子 search...
Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
老子 see styles |
lǎo zi lao3 zi5 lao tzu roushi / roshi ろうし |
More info & calligraphy: Lao Tzu / LaoziLaozi; Lao Tzu; Lao Tse; (person) Laozi (semi-legendary Chinese philosopher and deity); Lao Tzu; Lao Tse Laozi, or Laocius, the accepted founder of the Daoists. The theory that his soul went to India and was reborn as the Buddha is found in the 齊書 History of the Qi dynasty 顧歡傳. |
下老子 see styles |
shimooigo しもおいご |
(place-name) Shimooigo |
海老子 see styles |
ebiko えびこ |
(surname) Ebiko |
非老子 see styles |
hiroshi ひろし |
(given name) Hiroshi |
海老子川 see styles |
ebisugawa えびすがわ |
(surname) Ebisugawa |
黃面老子 see styles |
huáng miàn lǎo zí huang2 mian4 lao3 zi2 huang mien lao tzu |
The Yellow Faced Old Master |
老子化胡經 老子化胡经 see styles |
lǎo zǐ huà hú jīng lao3 zi3 hua4 hu2 jing1 lao tzu hua hu ching Rōshi keko kyō |
Sūtra on the Conversion of the Barbarians |
老子道徳経 see styles |
roushidoutokukyou / roshidotokukyo ろうしどうとくきょう |
(work) Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi; (wk) Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu; Dao De Jing by Laozi |
老子英雄兒好漢,老子反動兒混蛋 老子英雄儿好汉,老子反动儿混蛋 see styles |
lǎo zi yīng xióng ér hǎo hàn , lǎo zi fǎn dòng ér hún dàn lao3 zi5 ying1 xiong2 er2 hao3 han4 , lao3 zi5 fan3 dong4 er2 hun2 dan4 lao tzu ying hsiung erh hao han , lao tzu fan tung erh hun tan |
If the father is a hero, the son is a real man. If the father is a reactionary, the son is a bastard. (Cultural Revolution slogan); fig. like father, like son |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
Lao Tzu Laozi | 老子 | roushi / roshi | lǎo zǐ / lao3 zi3 / lao zi / laozi | lao tzu / laotzu |
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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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