Need Help Figure Out A Character.

[kekti]

ok I can't figure out what this one charater means if anything at all... I got a scroll of calligraphy with what's supposed to be my grandfathers name on it... I've figured out the middle and bottom two character being love and prosperity. I can't for the life of me figure out the top character though...

[OneEye]

It's 畢. It's a surname, but otherwise means end or conclude. It's pronounced bì.

[kekti]

It's 畢. It's a surname, but otherwise means end or conclude. It's pronounced bì.

could you tell me what it all means put together, if anything at all... I mean his name was Al Black, it was (this is my assumption) translated phonetically then translated to corisponding characters... and should (If I'm correct, due to a variant of the character Bi.) read Bat ai/oi Lung... and what would that all mean if anything..

[skylee]

should (If I'm correct, due to a variant of the character Bi.)

What variant?

畢 (bi) is a Chinese surname and it represents the Surname "Black" because they share the "b" sound.

愛 (ai) means love and represents the "a" sound in the name "Al".

隆 (long) means grand/prosperous and represents the "l" sound in the name "Al".

Bat Oi Lung is the Cantonese pronunciation / romanisation of these three characters.

[kekti]

What variant?

畢 (bi) is a Chinese surname and it represents the Surname "Black" because they share the "b" sound.

愛 (ai) means love and represents the "a" sound in the name "Al".

隆 (long) means grand/prosperous and represents the "l" sound in the name "Al".

Bat Oi Lung is the Cantonese pronunciation / romanisation of these three characters.

ok thank you.

[Lu]

That is not simply a transliteration of 'Al Black', it looks like your grandfather got a real Chinese name from a real Chinese person, who put a little effort into coming up with something nice. Hence 畢 for his surname, Black, and 愛龍 for his first name, if I am correct in thinking that was Alan, Al for short.

A nice scroll, the calligraphy looks beautiful too.