libertango 10 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Please list some characters or combinations that are interesting to you. I rather like 忐忑. Its really easy to remember, and it really does look mentally disturbed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xiaojiang216 32 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 The 聪 in 聪明! On the left is an 耳 ("ear"), and on the right is the character 总, which means "always". So, if one is always using their ears, and is always listening, they are wise... they are smart! Also, the characters [pop=ping pong/pīngpāng]乒乓[/pop] make me smile whenever I come across them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
volga_volga 11 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 嬲 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
heifeng 215 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I like these: 孬种的孬 and 闩门的闩 You just look at them an you know the meaning! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koneko 0 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Mine is "verbose" pronounced as "zhe2" I don't know how to type this character out though... Can anyone please help? It's a very strange Chinese character that contains four "dragons" in traditional form!! Dragon Dragon Dragon Dragon K Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HashiriKata 16 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 Can anyone please help? I'm your white knight, Koneko! But unfortunately, the character below is all I could find:讋 You just look at them an you know the meaning!heifeng, honestly I don't think this can be true. I did stare at them and still know nothing. So I'd put it this way: If you've known them, you'll remember them. True? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lu 3,229 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 It's true that with such characters you only need to look at them to know the meaning. But unfortunately that means I've never had to look them up and therefore still don't know the pronounciation of most of them (I finally know tan2te4 now, but only because 'tante' is Dutch for 'aunt', so it's relatively easy to remember). My all-time favourite character: 職 The meaning is not so special, but just love the shape. Perfect balance, good-looking, and easy to write. What a shame that the simplified form is so plain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aweni 10 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 奀 means " thin".because it is "不大" that means "小的","瘦小的". and "歪",it is " 不正" then it is "歪". Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zhwj 22 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 If you have a massive font-set, you can find that character at the very end of the Unicode CJK-B extension (unihan link). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xiao Kui 154 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 I like the character 察 cuz it looks like a face. Here's a quick sketch I did... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Posted February 9, 2007 Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 森林 魑魅魍魎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lugubert 27 Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 Mine is "verbose" pronounced as "zhe2"I don't know how to type this character out though... The Mojikyo fonts have it. Moreover, they tell you on this download page how you can fetch a gif. Didn't work for me in preview, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gulao 10 Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I like just about any character that uses more than two instances of a given radical, so stuff like, 众，森，垚，磊，晶，etc. all make me feel happy inside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pravit 4 Posted February 10, 2007 Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 I suppose someone would inevitably bring up the Biang of Biang Biang noodles? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tanhql 10 Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 you've read my mind, Pravit. i like the complexity of biang. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pravit 4 Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 Also, the characters 乒乓 make me smile whenever I come across them I love those characters too. Does anyone know when they were coined? Did they have those sound values even before the invention of Ping Pong? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lugubert 27 Posted February 11, 2007 Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 love those characters too. Does anyone know when they were coined? Did they have those sound values even before the invention of Ping Pong? They might be rather recent; they are in my so far oldest dictionary, Mathews, first publ. 1943, but Karlgren doesn't mention them. Considering 兵 bīng, they make good sense. For bing, Karlgren suggests the old/ancient forms piang/piwang, "The graph has 'two hands' and 'axe'." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strawberries513 9 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 for some reason I love the character 樂. I love the meaning (music, happiness) , and it just looks so cool and pretty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lugubert 27 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 It is an interesting illustration of the materials needed for string instruments: silk and wood. So far, nobody can tell what's between the two silk bundles. Some say it depicts a drum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy-Ru 10 Posted February 12, 2007 Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 you're right, 忐忑really is a disturbing combination!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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