monto Posted March 26, 2008 at 08:12 AM Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 at 08:12 AM 好： It's GOOD to have both woman and son(s). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 26, 2008 at 02:37 PM Report Share Posted March 26, 2008 at 02:37 PM 好：It's GOOD to have both woman and son(s). And no daughter(s)? How is/are the son(s) gonna get his/their woman/women? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCinChina Posted March 27, 2008 at 03:58 AM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 03:58 AM 好：It's GOOD to have both woman and son(s).[/Quote]What does this have to do with simplified characters you'd like to change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted March 27, 2008 at 05:41 AM Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 05:41 AM What does this have to do with simplified characters you'd like to change? Nothing to do with what "I'd like to change" but something to do with what " I like". Another one: 妙 It's WONDERFUL for a WOMAN to be YOUNG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted March 27, 2008 at 06:32 AM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 06:32 AM 好：It's GOOD to have both woman and son(s).What do I need a woman for? I'd rather have a man. And I'm quite sure half of the world's population agrees with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted March 27, 2008 at 06:49 AM Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 06:49 AM What do I need a woman for? I'd rather have a man. And I'm quite sure half of the world's population agrees with me. It can't be helped. Men had the complete say when the character was created. I have another: 安 It is PEACEFUL for a Woman to stay Home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted March 27, 2008 at 10:41 AM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 10:41 AM No what that character means is that a house is peaceful when there is only 1 woman in it. Meaning a man with many wives would only have never ending strife (not to mention the woman themselves wouldn't enjoy it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lu Posted March 27, 2008 at 12:29 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 12:29 PM That works, my house is very peaceful :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted March 27, 2008 at 12:37 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 12:37 PM That works, my house is very peaceful :-D Ditto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 27, 2008 at 01:00 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 01:00 PM No what that character means is that a house is peaceful when there is only 1 woman in it.So to summarize, like 好, it's saying don't get a daughter (unless you get rid of your wife in the process). Is it the same theory behind all characters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muyongshi Posted March 27, 2008 at 01:06 PM Report Share Posted March 27, 2008 at 01:06 PM No, no. A mother daughter relationship is very different!!!! This is referring to the relationship with the man. So maybe 好 could be interpreted as the respectful 子 (like in 孔子，孟子) and so it's actually just saying one woman and one man is good, a triangle is just hell! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted March 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 at 12:46 AM so it's actually just saying one woman and one man is good, a triangle is just hell! 好！It is modern interpretation. And what for 美？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gougou Posted March 28, 2008 at 01:10 AM Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 at 01:10 AM Split this discussion from this thread, as it originally was meant to be about characters that underwent simplification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studentyoung Posted March 28, 2008 at 01:18 AM Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 at 01:18 AM And what for 美？ The original meaning of the character 美 is something that tastes delicious. The character 美 consists of 羊(sheep or goat) and 大 (big), which means big/strong sheep or goats taste delicious. Hehe. ◎ 美 měi 〈形〉 (1) (会意。金文字形,从羊,从大,古人以羊为主要副食品,肥壮的羊吃起来味很美。本义:味美) (2) 同本义 [delicious] 美,甘也。——《说文》 http://www.zdic.net/zd/zi/ZdicE7ZdicBEZdic8E.htm (美•详细解释) Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monto Posted March 28, 2008 at 02:04 AM Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 at 02:04 AM The character 美 consists of 羊(sheep or goat) and 大 (big), which means big/strong sheep or goats taste delicious. Hehe. I agree with the "delicious" and "羊(sheep or goat)" , but not quite with the 大 (big). Any way, the character has the feather a Chinese character is sopposed to have. It is the most significant feather of Chinese characters, as I understand, that many of them just enable you to "see" the meaning before actually reading them. That is what I like and why I like. This is still of the topic of "liking a charater". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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