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2. Dedication
3. Passionate Love / Ardent Love and Devotion
4. Desire
8. Diligence
9. Enthusiasm
11. Motivation
12. Romantic Passion
14. Enthusiasm / Passion for a Cause
15. Pleasure
決心 is a Chinese, Japanese, and Korean word that holds the dictionary definition of determination but literally means determined heart.
The first character means to determine or determined.
The second character means heart, mind, or soul, so you can imagine that this form of determination partially means putting your heart into something. It can also be translated as resolve, resolution, or decision (as in a decision made and followed).
See Also: Devotion | Tenacious | Passion | Dedication | Will-Power
Dedicated to One Thing
專用 is the dedication you might have to your job or a person.
Trivia: It is the same word used as an adjective in front of the word for “network” to say “dedicated network” in Chinese.
Please note: While this is a word in Korean, the meaning is private or “exclusive use.” So this is best if your audience is Chinese.
See Also: Devotion | Passion | Tenacious | Commitment
専念 is the Japanese word for dedication.
It means “give undivided attention” or “devote oneself to (something).”
Note: This can be pronounced in Korean, but it's not a commonly used term.
See Also: Devotion | Passion | Tenacious | Commitment
熱愛 means love passionately, ardent love, devotion, adoration.
The literal meaning is “hot love,” as the first character means heat, fervent, hot, and warm. Sometimes it can mean fever, restlessness, or zeal. The second character is, of course, love. If you adore and are devoted to someone with all your love, this is the title for you.
This Chinese word can mean desirous, wishful, or desire.
The first character means to thirst for [something] or to be thirsty. The second character means to hope for, to expect, to gaze (into the distance), or to look for something. The combined meaning of these two characters changes a bit, but I think it's nice to know the individual meanings to give you a better understanding of where a word comes from.
Korean definitions of this word include craving, longing, and thirst for knowledge.
慾 means desire, longing, appetite, wish, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, avarice, and craving.
慾 is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.
The context in which this character is used determines whether the meaning is good or bad. As a single character on a wall scroll, you get to decide what the definition is to you (hopefully more toward desire than greed).
Please note that Japanese use a simplified version of this character - it also happens to be the same simplification used in mainland China. Click on the character to the right if you want the Japanese/Simplified version of desire.
欲望 is a word that means strong desire, while some might translate it as “lust.”
The first character of this word means desire, longing, hunger, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving, or wish. The second character means to hope for, ambition, desire, aspire, expect, gaze (into the distance), or look for something.
勤勉 can be translated as diligence, industrious, assiduity, assiduous, diligent, or sedulity.
Diligence is working hard and doing your absolute best. You take special care by doing things step by step. Diligence helps you to get things done with excellence and enthusiasm. Diligence leads to success.
See Also: Hard Work | Tenacity | Commitment | Passion for a Cause
熱情 is a Chinese and Korean word for enthusiasm that can also be translated as passion (for a cause), ardency, ardor/ardour, enthusiasm, or zeal.
Enthusiasm is being warm, cheerful, happy, and full of spirit. It is doing something wholeheartedly and eagerly. When you are enthusiastic, you have a positive attitude.
In some contexts, this could mean being extremely fond of something or having a fondness for a cause or person.
This Chinese word can also be translated as "sincere and warm" or literally "warm sentiment / affection."
See Also: Motivation | Passion | Commitment | Tenacity
情欲 can be defined as lust, sexual desire, sensual desire, carnal desire, carnal passions, sexual desire, and passion.
The first character means feeling, emotions, passionate, sympathy, affection, love, compassion, tender feelings, and sometimes circumstances or facts.
The second character means desire, longing, appetite, wish, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, and craving.
This word is universal in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and Korean Hanja.
動力 can be used for motivation - it can also mean power/motion/propulsion/force. It can be anything internal or external that keeps you going.
動力 is the safest way to express motivation in Chinese. If your audience is Japanese, please see the other entry for motivation. 動力 is a word in Japanese and Korean, but it means “motive power” or “kinetic energy” (without the motivation meaning that you are probably looking for).
See Also: Enthusiasm | Passion
やる気 means motivation in Japanese.
It also can be translated as willingness (e.g., to do something), eagerness, inspiration, determination, totally willing, fully motivated, and high aspirations.
Note: Because this selection contains some special Japanese Hiragana characters, it should be written by a Japanese calligrapher.
See Also: Enthusiasm | Passion
Beyond romantic passion, 激情 also means “strong emotion” or “fervor.”
The meaning in Japanese is a little more radical, as beyond "passion" it can be understood as "violent emotion" or "fury."
Depending on the context, 熱情 can mean “cordial,” “enthusiastic,” “passionate,” or “passionately.”
This version is sometimes used in Japanese, but the character order is more common in Chinese and Korean Hanja. The meaning in Japanese for this Kanji order is ardor/ardour or zeal but rarely used in modern Japan. I suggest you choose a different version of “passion” if your audience is Japanese.
See Also: Persistence | Devotion | Tenacity | Commitment | Motivation
情熱 is the Japanese word that means enthusiasm or “passion for a cause.”
In some contexts, this could mean being extremely fond of something or having a fondness for a cause or person.
Can also be translated as passion, zeal, ardor/ardour, or fervor.
Note: This word (or character order) is not natural in Chinese. However, a typical Chinese person can guess this is a Japanese or Korean word and understand the intended meaning. This selection is best if your audience is Japanese or old-school Korean.
See Also: Persistence | Devotion | Tenacity | Commitment | Motivation
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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 | |
Determination | 決心 决心 | kesshin / keshin | jué xīn / jue2 xin1 / jue xin / juexin | chüeh hsin / chüehhsin |
Dedication | 專用 专用 | zhuān yòng zhuan1 yong4 zhuan yong zhuanyong | chuan yung chuanyung |
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Dedication | 専唸 専念 | sennen | ||
Passionate Love Ardent Love and Devotion | 熱愛 热爱 | netsu ai / netsuai | rè ài / re4 ai4 / re ai / reai | je ai / jeai |
Desire | 渴望 | kě wàng / ke3 wang4 / ke wang / kewang | k`o wang / kowang / ko wang | |
Desire Longing Craving | 慾 欲 | yoku | yù / yu4 / yu | yü |
Desire Craving | 欲望 | yokubou / yokubo | yù wàng / yu4 wang4 / yu wang / yuwang | yü wang / yüwang |
Desire Wish Aspiration | 願望 愿望 | gan bou / ganbou / gan bo | yuàn wàng yuan4 wang4 yuan wang yuanwang | yüan wang yüanwang |
Diligence | 勤勉 | kinben | qín miǎn / qin2 mian3 / qin mian / qinmian | ch`in mien / chinmien / chin mien |
Enthusiasm | 熱情 热情 | rè qíng / re4 qing2 / re qing / reqing | je ch`ing / jeching / je ching | |
Lust Desire Passion | 情欲 | jouyoku / joyoku | qíng yù / qing2 yu4 / qing yu / qingyu | ch`ing yü / chingyü / ching yü |
Motivation | 動力 动力 | douryoku / doryoku | dòng lì / dong4 li4 / dong li / dongli | tung li / tungli |
Motivation | やる気 | yaruki | ||
Romantic Passion | 激情 | gekijou / gekijo | jī qíng / ji1 qing2 / ji qing / jiqing | chi ch`ing / chiching / chi ching |
Passion for a Cause | 熱情 热情 | netsujou / netsujo | rè qíng / re4 qing2 / re qing / reqing | je ch`ing / jeching / je ching |
Enthusiasm Passion for a Cause | 情熱 情热 | jou netsu / jounetsu / jo netsu | qíng rè / qing2 re4 / qing re / qingre | ch`ing je / chingje / ching je |
Pleasure | 愉 | yu | yú / yu2 / yu | yü |
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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