libertango Posted February 9, 2007 at 12:56 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 12:56 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xiaojiang216 Posted February 9, 2007 at 03:20 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 03:20 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volga_volga Posted February 9, 2007 at 08:04 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 08:04 AM 嬲 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heifeng Posted February 9, 2007 at 08:31 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 08:31 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted February 9, 2007 at 10:02 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 10:02 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HashiriKata Posted February 9, 2007 at 10:44 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 10:44 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted February 9, 2007 at 11:20 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 11:20 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweni Posted February 9, 2007 at 11:39 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 11:39 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zhwj Posted February 9, 2007 at 11:44 AM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 11:44 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Kui Posted February 9, 2007 at 12:02 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 12:02 PM I like the character 察 cuz it looks like a face. Here's a quick sketch I did... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted February 9, 2007 at 01:22 PM Report Share Posted February 9, 2007 at 01:22 PM 森林 魑魅魍魎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugubert Posted February 10, 2007 at 02:52 AM Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 at 02:52 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulao Posted February 10, 2007 at 06:39 PM Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 at 06:39 PM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravit Posted February 10, 2007 at 11:13 PM Report Share Posted February 10, 2007 at 11:13 PM I suppose someone would inevitably bring up the Biang of Biang Biang noodles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanhql Posted February 11, 2007 at 04:23 AM Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 at 04:23 AM you've read my mind, Pravit. i like the complexity of biang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pravit Posted February 11, 2007 at 04:44 AM Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 at 04:44 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugubert Posted February 11, 2007 at 09:57 PM Report Share Posted February 11, 2007 at 09:57 PM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberries513 Posted February 12, 2007 at 12:26 AM Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 at 12:26 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lugubert Posted February 12, 2007 at 01:04 AM Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 at 01:04 AM 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy-Ru Posted February 12, 2007 at 12:56 PM Report Share Posted February 12, 2007 at 12:56 PM you're right, 忐忑really is a disturbing combination!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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