Quest Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:21 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:21 PM Are those even Chinese Who wrote them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shibo77 Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:28 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:28 PM Does the first one look a little like? > 劫 jie2 rob, plunder, raid calamity, disaster, misfortune The second one looks like a tommy gun. -Shibo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyjane Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:31 PM Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:31 PM Like I said I have no Idea. Just a nieve English Woman here. I would like to say thanks to the ppl who are trying to help me. I dont get the pic's or words some of you are putting. All I get are boxes. If any of you would like to mail me feel free on bustybabyjane@hotmail.com Thanks Luv Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:36 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:36 PM This is a rare form of Chinese calligraphy called 商书 - used by Western shops to increase the value of cushions, T-shirts, mugs, etc. It's quite simple 1) Get Chinese dictionary 2) Choose any character 3) Copy, badly. Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnt Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:40 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:40 PM The game is to guess the original character... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:43 PM Babyjane - Looks to me like someone has just copied some random Chinese characters onto something to make it look better / sell quicker. Roddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39degN Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:49 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 03:49 PM i guess the other one could be something like this: if they are chinese characters, i m sure the auther doesnt know any chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunyata Posted May 31, 2004 at 05:00 PM Report Share Posted May 31, 2004 at 05:00 PM lol @ roddy gullible westerners... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zh-laoshi Posted June 1, 2004 at 01:20 PM Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 at 01:20 PM To me they look like the fake Chinese that are placed in movies/comic strips/cartoons. Just something to make it look Chinese and cool. With the sudden popularity of Chinese characters, some retailers think you can slap something on that looks like it and sells better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babyjane Posted June 1, 2004 at 01:47 PM Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2004 at 01:47 PM Thank you one and all. Can anyone now tell me the best places to go to find genuine chinese? I would like to paint some myself for wall hangings. Thanks Luv Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
高可文 Posted June 2, 2004 at 02:46 PM Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 at 02:46 PM There are many websites about chinese calligraphy, with some examples you might want to look at. But then you have the actual calligraphy. It's hard! I'm horrible at it, the best I can do is scribble randomly and call it 草書. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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