The Basic Strokes of Chinese Characters
2013년 11월 05일
Learn Chinese: Some Chinese characters evolved from pictures. Indeed, many people describe writing Chinese characters as similar in feeling to painting. However, Chinese characters are not merely a random aggregation of lines. They must be..
더 알아보기Study Chinese: people – Chinese characters and the human
2013년 11월 05일
According to the legend, when Cangjie created Chinese characters, he noticed not only everything in the universe, but also the human race itself. Chinese characters, therefore, reflect not only the Chinese people’s understanding of the..
더 알아보기According to the legend, when Cangjie created Chinese characters, he noticed not only everything in the universe, but also the human race itself. Chinese characters, therefore, reflect not only the Chinese people’s understanding of the..
더 알아보기Study Chinese: change – Chinese characters and the human
2013년 11월 05일
According to the legend, when Cangjie created Chinese characters, he noticed not only everything in the universe, but also the human race itself. Chinese characters, therefore, reflect not only the Chinese people’s understanding of the..
더 알아보기According to the legend, when Cangjie created Chinese characters, he noticed not only everything in the universe, but also the human race itself. Chinese characters, therefore, reflect not only the Chinese people’s understanding of the..
더 알아보기Study Chinese: “元” (yuán) and “首” (shǒu)
2013년 11월 05일
The ancient Chinese people believed that the head was the most important part of the body and that it controlled all other organs. There are many Chinese characters related to the human body. The original..
더 알아보기Learn Chinese: 目(mù)
2013년 11월 05일
In the character “首”, the upper part depicts the hair, while the lower part depicts a pair of eyes. This is the character “目”. The oracle bone script of this character resembles an eye. Today,..
더 알아보기Study Chinese: “眉” (méi) and看(kàn)
2013년 11월 05일
For the character “眉”, the upper stroke in the character represents the eyebrow above the “目” (mu, “eyes”). When Chinese praise someone’s beauty, they often use the expression—“眉清目秀méi qīn? mù xiù”, which means “to have..
더 알아보기Study Chinese: “自” (zì) and “耳”(ěr)
2013년 11월 05일
Below the eyes is the nose. The ancient character for “自” just look like a nose. The original meaning of this character was “nose”. Today, the character “鼻” (bí, “the nose”) still has the character..
더 알아보기The Origin of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
2013년 11월 05일
It is said that the Mid-Autumn Festival has been in existence in China for more than 2,000 years. In ancient China, emperors followed the rite of offering sacrifices to the sun in the spring and..
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