Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Amazing Chinese Characters (681) Argument - 论(論)

The big seal script of character Argument is

The left is character Say, the right is character Lecture which is a theory, or a statement or claim. Using the tongue to argue the points in the theory or statement.

The small seal script of character Argument is


Similar to big seal script. 

The clerical script of character Argument is


The left is Radical Say, and the right is character Lecture, here is a theory or statement or claim.

The simplified song typeface is


Both Radical Say, and character Lecture are simplified, all pictography and ideogram are lost. 

The Pinyin of the character is Lun4.


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