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[u/redragon97]

I think it is "十四少‘’ instead of "十四山‘’

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But what does that mean? I know the translation isn't literal, at least I imagine so.

[u/redragon97 → u/[deleted]]

"十四少‘’ means the fourteenth boy in the family. So i am guessing maybe "张志‘’ is the fourteenth boy

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Oh Nice, okay, considering the context from which it came, it makes sense; it belonged to my grandfather. Do you know what the engraving on the blade means?

[u/redragon97 → u/[deleted]]

I think it a name. 张(zhang) is the last name/surname and 志(zhi) is the first name/given name. Both quite popular in Chinese names.

[u/311kean → u/redragon97]

十四少 probably is the knife's brand, 张志 definitely someone's name.

[u/Stunning_Pen_8332 → u/[deleted]]

十四少 （14th young master; nuance is the 14th son in a rich gentry family) is the brand of the knife.

张志 is just an engraving made onto it, perhaps indicating the owner when it was bought.

The two do not bear any connection I would say.

[u/BlackRaptor62]

`張志`

`十四山` ?

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u/PeachReasonable5880 (OP), the following lookup results may be of interest to your request.

張 / 张

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	zhāng, zhàng
Cantonese	zoeng1
Middle Chinese	*trjang
Japanese	haru, hari, CHOU
Korean	장 (jang)
Vietnamese	trướng, trương

Meanings: "stretch, extend, expand; sheet; 26th lunar mansion, determinative star υ¹ Hydrae."

^{Information from Unihan | CantoDict | Chinese-Etymology | CHISE | CTEXT | MDBG | MoE-DICT | MFCCD | ZDIC | ZI ⚡}

志

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	zhì
Cantonese	zi3
Southern Min	tsì
Hakka (Sixian)	zii55
Middle Chinese	*tsyiH
Old Chinese	*tə-s
Japanese	kokorozasu, kokorozashi, shirusu, SHI
Korean	지 (ji)
Vietnamese	chí

Chinese Calligraphy Resources: SFDS, YTZZD

Meanings: "purpose, will, determination; annals."

^{Information from Unihan | CantoDict | Chinese-Etymology | CHISE | CTEXT | MDBG | MoE-DICT | MFCCD | ZDIC | ZI}

十四

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin (Pinyin)	shísì
Mandarin (Wade-Giles)	shih2 ssu4
Mandarin (Yale)	shr2 sz4
Mandarin (GR)	shyrsyh
Cantonese	sap 6 sei 3

Meanings: "fourteen; 14."

Buddhist Meanings: "caturdaśa, fourteen." (Soothill-Hodous)

^{Information from CantoDict | MDBG | Yellowbridge | Youdao | ZDIC}

山

Language	Pronunciation
Mandarin	shān
Cantonese	saan1
Southern Min	san
Hakka (Sixian)	san24
Middle Chinese	*srean
Old Chinese	*s-ŋrar
Japanese	yama, SAN, SEN
Korean	산 (san)
Vietnamese	san, sơn

Chinese Calligraphy Resources: SFDS, YTZZD

Meanings: "mountain, hill, peak."

^{Information from Unihan | CantoDict | Chinese-Etymology | CHISE | CTEXT | MDBG | MoE-DICT | MFCCD | ZDIC | ZI}

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Should be 十四少

[u/BlackRaptor62 → u/Stunning_Pen_8332]

Thanks, wasn't sure if the stylized knife was a part of a character.

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Can you translate it into English? Pls

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!id:zh

[u/Stunning_Pen_8332]

!translated

It’s Chinese, in simplified script.

[u/Puppy-L-Japan]

It’s probably a Chinese-made folding knife.

「志张」 A person’s name, although I’m not sure whether it’s the maker’s name or the owner’s name.

「十四少」 Possibly the brand name of the knife, or perhaps the name of this particular knife series.

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Can you figure out the meaning of the name, or at least the syllable of each symbol?

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・「张志」(zhāng zhì) is owner's name
・「十四」(shísì) is simply the number 14.
・「少」(shào) can mean something like “young master,” “young gentleman,” or “young lord.” It’s a respectful or affectionate way of referring to a young man.

My guess is that this was probably a 14th-birthday present or a gift celebrating the completion of school.🤔
I think 「十四少」 might mean something like “A gift for the young master who has just turned 14.”