Sunday, January 26, 2025

Amazing Chinese Characters (756)Rising Sun - 旭

 The big seal script of character Rising Sun is


The left is character Nine (Post 443), the right is character Sun (Post 4). Character Nine means very low position, or ground level, the sun rising from the horizon is the meaning of the character.


The small seal script of character Rising Sun is


The left is character Nine, and the right is character Sun, similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Rising Sun is
The left is character Nine, the right is character Run.

The pinyin of the character is Xu4.


Amazing Chinese Characters (755)Rail - 轨(軌)

The bronze script of character Rail is

The left is character Vehicle (Post 5), the right is character Nine (Post 443). The character Nine means low position, close to ground or on the ground. The character Rail means that the rolling mark on the ground after the vehicle passed.


The big seal script of character Rail is
Similar to the bronze script.

The small seal script of character Rail is
Similar to bronze script.

The clerical script of character Rail is
The left is character Vehicle, the right is character Nine.

Simplified song typeface of character Rail is


The left is simplified song typeface for character Rail, the right character Nine is same.

The Pinyin of the character is Gui3.







Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (754)Wooden Club - 捶

The big seal script of character Wooden Club is

The left is character Hand (Post 55), the right is character Hand Down (Post 410). Originally it means that women beat wet cloth repeatedly with wooden club , which is traditional way of washing clothes. 


It also means that people use fit(s) to hit themselves when they feel frustrated, or hit good friends gently to show their good relationships, especially a woman hits her husband or boy friend with her fits to show her love.

The small seal script of character Wooden Club is

similar to its big seal script.

The clerical script of character Wooden Club is


The left is Radical Hand, the right is character Hang Down.

Its Pinyin is Chui2.




Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (753)Sleep - 睡

The big seal script of character Sleep is

The left is character Eye (Post 17), the right is character Hand Down (Post 410). One's upper eyelids are dropped, he is sleeping or wants to sleep.


The small seal script of character Sleep is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Sleep is
The left is Radical Eye, the right is character Hand Down, but all lines are straight, lost pictography.

The Pinyin of the character is Shui4.






Monday, December 23, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (752) Borderland - 陲

The bronze script of character Borderland is

The left is cliff, the right is character Hang Down (Post 410). The remote Borderland is area where few people, but many cliff, and hong down trees. The character implies "Remote area". 


The big seal script of character Borderland is
Similar to bronze script.

The small seal script of character Borderland is

Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Borderland is

The left is Radical Ear, means cliff. The right is character Hand Down.

Its Pinyin is Chui2.

The character is almost always used with character Side - 边(邊) to form 边陲 -  Remote borderland. It is very rare to use it alone. 








Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (751)Grazing - 牧

 The shell bone script of character Grazing is

The left is character Ox (Post 120), the right is character Father (Post 166), which means that a person holds a stick to drive the herd, here is herd.


The bronze script of character Grazing is
The left is Ox, the right is a hand holding a stick.

The big seal script of character Grazing is
Similar to bronze script.

The small script of character Grazing is
Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Grazing is
The left is Radical Ox, and the right is Radical Anti Text which means hitting something with stick.

The Pinyin of the character is Mu4.





Monday, December 9, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (750) Inexpensive - 廉

The big seal script of character Inexpensive is

The top and left part 厂 or 广 alike means the side of hall or side of house like closet or storage, the bottom is character Extra Work, meaning a very capable worker who lives in place where is not a bedroom, which indicates that he is inexpensive or cheap for his work. 

The small seal script of character Inexpensive is 
Similar to big seal script.

The clerical script of character Inexpensive is
Similar to old scripts.

The character also means Integrity now.

The Pinyin of the character is Lian2.



Amazing Chinese Characters (756)Rising Sun - 旭

 The big seal script of character Rising Sun is The left is character Nine (Post 443), the right is character Sun (Post 4). Character Nine m...