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Is it true that the Chinese character for “thunderstorm” has 51 strokes and is pronounced “ping”?

July 24, 2022 by chinesespeaking
Is it true that the Chinese character for "thunderstorm" has 51 strokes and is pronounced "ping"?

You are off by one stroke – the actual number is 52. And it’s peng, not ping. 🙂 No, I am not being cheeky. This …

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