BeijingMadeEasy 10 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muyongshi 57 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yonglin 92 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
magudo 10 Report post Posted October 8, 2007 飛 and 漢 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ari 桑 15 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 I've always had a thing for 发 and 衣 or anything with an 衣 like thing in it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muyongshi 57 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alcides 10 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qiuyue 13 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 拿 is nice, something with symmetry perhaps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob07 160 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 I like 缸 (gang1 - earthen jug, crock, cistern). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AuroraNing 10 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 "永“ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muyongshi 57 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 I also like 子 in writing calligraphy.... don't know but I prefer the simpler ones... they look better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lokki 21 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ayala 10 Report post Posted October 9, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lu 3,172 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 like 某, which looks like a cow coming towards you, legs astride, on a motorcycleGreat association. And it even sounds like that! (mou) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liuzhou 375 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 串 Perfect simplicity - on a stick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 串Perfect simplicity - on a stick. On a stick as a 串 of fishballls. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xuuuu 10 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 how about "爱"?In Chinese it means LOVE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skylee 1,912 Report post Posted November 1, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yiwan 10 Report post Posted November 2, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rrina 11 Report post Posted November 2, 2007 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites