The big seal script of character Virtual is
The top is Head of Tiger (Post 492)Monday, July 25, 2022
Amazing Chinese Characters (517) Virtual - 虚(虗)
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Amazing Chinese Characters (516) Big Wave - 涛(濤)
The big seal script of character Big Wave is
The left is character Water. The right part is character Longevity (Post 507)I enlarged the image, in order to see it clearly, for detail explanation, please see Post 507. Here, I want to point out that the middle part: a big reversed S, and two As inside, they are similar to the big wave in shape. The meaning of the Longevity includes Long, Continuous, Up and Down, which are similar to the big wave too.
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Amazing Chinese Characters (515) Fertile - 沃
The big seal script of character Fertile is
The left is character Water, the right top is Grass Head Radical, which means grass, or plant like trees. The bottom is character Dancing (Post 424), here the meaning is lush, A land with plenty of water and lush vegetation is fertile.
The small seal script of the character is
Similar to big seal script.Thursday, July 7, 2022
Amazing Chinese Characters (514) Sharp (blade) - 锋(鋒)
The big seal script of character Sharp (blade) is
The left is character Gold, see Post 511, the right is character Sharp (needle), see Post 510. The Gold means metal, most likely bronze at that time, it is Metal + Sharp, which means the sharp of blade.Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Amazing Chinese Characters (513) Meet - 逢
The big seal script of character Meet is
The left is called Walking Radical, meaning walking. The top is half of character Move (Post 96), the bottom one is Foot (Post 93), moving on foot. The right part is character Sharp (Post 510). People meet on the road, most likely narrow road, like road in mountain.
There is another character Meet - 见 (Post 201). What is the difference? 见 is arranged meeting or expected meeting, the character Meet in this post is Meet unexpectedly, the sharp here may mean that surprise, unavoidable, sudden, etc. like a needle inserting, wakes you up.
The small seal script of the character is
The left is Walking Radical, the right is character Sharp (like a needle).Amazing Chinese Characters (512) Peak - 峰
The big seal script of character Peak is
The small seal script of the character is
The top is character Mountain (Post 1), the bottom is character Sharp (Post 510), which means that it is a sharp peak of mountain.Monday, July 4, 2022
Amazing Chinese Characters (511) Gold - 金
The bronze script of character Gold is
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 w...
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