Is Chinese the most complicated written language?
Nah, that award would go to the Tangut Script (西夏文), used by the Western Xia dynasty in the 11th century: Tangut script – Wikipedia Here’s …
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What’s the meaning of “23333” in Chinese?
It generally means to laugh out loud. In fact, all the combinations like 233, 2333, 2333, carry the similar meanings. Basically, you start with a …
Why did the Chinese never adopt word spacing?
What about Rind-fleisch-eti-ket-tie-rungs-über-wa-chungs-auf-ga-ben-über-tra-gungs-ge-setz? why not adopt spacing? And how do you think “不 矢口 亻十 么 日寸 候 ， 亻奄 口斤 言兑 言仑 土云 有 …
Why is Russia called 俄罗斯 in Chinese?
Russia is located in the north of China. Chinese knew the name of Russia from nomadic peoples in the north, who speak Altaic (including Mongolian, …
What does 左 mean in Chinese?
What does 左 mean in Chinese? The obvious answer is, of course, “left.” But, come on, that’s boring. Let’s have some fun with this. And, …
What does “吃鸡” mean in Chinese?
Literally, ‘吃鸡’ means ‘eat chicken’ in Chinese. But recently, it has extended meaning as an online buzzword — referring the popular game 绝地求生：大逃杀 or PlayerUnknown’s …
Is 徐若滢 a good Chinese name?
You can separate this name to two parts:徐 is regarded as surname, which is succeeded from the family, and 若滢 as first name, which contains …
Why were some complex Chinese characters such as 警察 not simplified?
Funny story, that. There actually was a time where those two characters were simplified. Following the huge success of the first round simplification in 1956, …
How do you translate 三十而立，四十而不惑 into English?
Ah, so you are trying to translate Wei Zheng’s analects. The full quote is: “吾十有五而志于学，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳顺，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。” An approximative translation would be: “At fifteen, I was focused …
Why is the name “Lee” a Western and Chinese name?
Despite both being spelt Lee, the way it is pronounced in England and the USA is quite different when sounded in Mandarin and again in …