BeijingMadeEasy Posted October 8, 2007 at 03:08 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 at 03:08 PM I've always loved 中 it just seems so... perfect. But I quite like 河 as well. I just like them for the way they look and feel, I've always been intrigued why 家 is written the way it is though. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted October 8, 2007 at 06:30 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 at 06:30 PM Not that it really matter but in calligraphy (I don't know why) I love to write 之 I just like them for the way they look and feel, I've always been intrigued why 家 is written the way it is though. What you don't have a pig under your roof??? I bet it was written by a woman who had a pig for a husband... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yonglin Posted October 8, 2007 at 06:59 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 at 06:59 PM I love to write 之 just because it makes you feel like you're Zorro duh. i'm a very conventional person, hence tend to like 囍. 喜 on the other hand is a quite horrible character: impossible to fit into a square grid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magudo Posted October 8, 2007 at 11:43 PM Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 at 11:43 PM 飛 and 漢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari 桑 Posted October 9, 2007 at 12:32 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 12:32 AM I've always had a thing for 发 and 衣 or anything with an 衣 like thing in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted October 9, 2007 at 03:04 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 03:04 AM just because it makes you feel like you're Zorro duh. You know what...you're right! Absolutely right Never even thought about that 之 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcides Posted October 9, 2007 at 07:38 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 07:38 AM I like 是. Something about the way the character flows with pen and brush. It's just nice. I like the ren part the most. Alcides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qiuyue Posted October 9, 2007 at 08:49 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 08:49 AM 拿 is nice, something with symmetry perhaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob07 Posted October 9, 2007 at 08:51 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 08:51 AM I like 缸 (gang1 - earthen jug, crock, cistern). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuroraNing Posted October 9, 2007 at 09:09 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 09:09 AM "永“ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted October 9, 2007 at 10:42 AM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 10:42 AM I also like 子 in writing calligraphy.... don't know but I prefer the simpler ones... they look better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokki Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:04 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:04 PM 衣 or anything with an 衣 like thing in it. Same here. My absolute favourite is 袁, mainly for being so dynamic. It really looks like it is on its way somewhere. Other favourites are 说 and 总. Other ones conjure up funny associations, like 某, which looks like a cow coming towards you, legs astride, on a motorcycle. I normally stick to simplified characters, but the traditinonal 萬 is funny. It looks like a raging bull charging straight at you, with the horns on top of its head and you-know-what hanging between its legs . Then for some reason I have taken a dislike to 青, especially in the many combinations where it makes up one half of the character. Can't explain it but I just find it boring to write. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayala Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:48 PM Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 at 01:48 PM My favorite character is 安 i jusy love everything about it! the shape (almost symmetrical but still soft), the sound, the meaning. if i had the courage i would have tattooed it on my body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted November 1, 2007 at 06:44 AM Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 at 06:44 AM like 某, which looks like a cow coming towards you, legs astride, on a motorcycleGreat association. And it even sounds like that! (mou) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liuzhou Posted November 1, 2007 at 08:36 AM Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 at 08:36 AM 串 Perfect simplicity - on a stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 1, 2007 at 01:30 PM Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 at 01:30 PM 串Perfect simplicity - on a stick. On a stick as a 串 of fishballls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xuuuu Posted November 1, 2007 at 01:47 PM Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 at 01:47 PM how about "爱"？In Chinese it means LOVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted November 1, 2007 at 02:44 PM Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 at 02:44 PM how about "爱"？In Chinese it means LOVE Now that you've mentioned it, I just wanna say that IMHO the traditional character "愛", which has a heart inside, is so much nicer than the simplified "爱", which only has a friend inside. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yiwan Posted November 2, 2007 at 12:08 AM Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 at 12:08 AM Speaking of which, I do like traditional Chinese better for looking more beautiful. When comes to actually writing, I prefer simplified. You get the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rrina Posted November 2, 2007 at 02:24 AM Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 at 02:24 AM I'm actually surprised nobody has yet listed here yu3, the rain character: 雨 Now that I'm trying in earnest to learn to read I've found so many beautiful characters but this one has a special place because it was the first one I was able to remember. ''Rain falling through a window'' was the way it was described to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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