doumeizhen Posted June 14, 2006 at 05:37 AM Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 at 05:37 AM I hope this is an appropriate category for this post. Here is the situation. My mother's friend recently purchased a sail boat to live out his retirement on. He is an architect, a minimalist, and I think he is shooting for zen like simplicity out at the open seas. His boats name is bamboo, as he likes the simplicity and flexibility of bamboo. Now, my ma likes to talk up her favorite daughter and they hoped that I would be able to answer this question all by myself, though I am torn: The boat is to be painted with the Chinese character for bamboo, and we are trying to decide whether it should be <竹> or <竹子>. What do you think? Note: He personally prefers the one character version, but he wants it to be correct. I would generally pit the difference as: bamboo, versus a bamboo, but that makes no sense to anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted June 14, 2006 at 05:45 AM Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 at 05:45 AM I would take 竹 or 青竹. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semantic nuance Posted June 14, 2006 at 05:53 AM Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 at 05:53 AM I would take 竹 or 虛竹. 虛(xu1) can mean 'humble', since bamboo itself is hollow inside. Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doumeizhen Posted June 14, 2006 at 06:13 AM Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 at 06:13 AM Ooooooh! Those are both fantastic! I am sure you two hear this all of the time, but we are blessed to have you in the forums. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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