The Beauty of Chinese Characters
Memes on how Chinese characters build upon each other to produce new characters with interesting meanings.
Folksonomies: chinese characters mandarin chinese
Memes
15 SEP 2012
Mandarin for "Riddle"
"Word" plus "to get lost"; thus, a riddle is words that you become lost within. The word "to get lost" is also interesting, a combination of "path" and "rice", which reminds us of leaving breadcrumbs to find our way back.1 
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Mandarin for "War"
Is to divine by the dagger-axe (an ancient weapon).Folksonomies: mandarin
Folksonomies: mandarin
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expand占 戈 = 战
11 JUN 2012
The Chinese Civilization is "Wholly Other"
Which prompts us to want to explore it.
But Chinese civilization has the overpowering beauty of the wholly other, and only the wholly other can inspire the deepest love and the profoundest desire to learn.
29 MAY 2012
Seckilling
Chinese term for when two people are playing a video game and one kills the other before they even have the chance to act. Also can refer to people snapping up a good deal at the store, leaving others with not-so-good deals.Folksonomies: mandarin
Folksonomies: mandarin
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秒杀
31 DEC 2011
Mandarin for "USA" is "Beautiful" plus "Kingdom"
Perhaps they were referring to our expansive open spaces and national parks.1 expand
expand美(beautiful) plus 国(kingdom) = 美国
31 DEC 2011
Mandarin for "White" is a "Drop" of "Sun"
Scientifically accurate whether it was intended or not.1 expand
expand丶 and 日 = 白
30 DEC 2011
Mandarin Character for "Spicy" is "Suffering" "Bundle"
So foods that are spicy are a bundle of suffering.Folksonomies: chinese characters mandaring
Folksonomies: chinese characters mandaring
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expand辛 plus 束 = 辣
01 JAN 2011
万维网
The world for World Wide Web in Chinese is literally translated "10,000-dimensional net (or web)".1 expand
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Wànwéi Wǎng
References
11 JUN 2012
The Grand Titration
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Needham , Joseph (2005-04-04), The Grand Titration, Routledge, Retrieved on 2012-06-11Source Material [books.google.com]
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