What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "light."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #light #lantern #lanternfesitival #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "field."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #field #farmland #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "say."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #say #talk #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "rabbit."

Happy Chinese New Year of the Rabbit!

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #rabbit #chinesenewyear #yearoftherabbit #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "pleased."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #pleased #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "empty."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #empty #air #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "wall."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #wall #greatwall #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "eye."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #eye #eyeglasses #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "add liquid."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #add #liquid #exchange #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "dawn."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #happynewyear #dawn #heartofchina 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "no need."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #yourewelcome #heartofchina 💖

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https://toddcornell.substack.com/p/america-coping-with-in-the-past-ness

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "wheel."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #tires #wheel #heartofchina 💖

@OracleSpirit Good to hear. Hopefully, you're exiting the nasty stuff. I'm experiencing some yucky coughing, still testing positive. Be well! 💖

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "tree."

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #China #tree #christmastree #heartofchina 💖

@OracleSpirit I had the same experience a week ago. Checked for #covid, and was negative. Checked again in 2 days. Was positive. Transiationed from aches, to sneezing, and coughing. Still some coughing. Be well!

What gives meaning to #chinese characters? This is "to be born."

This characters is used in the expression "Merry Christmas." 圣诞（聖誕) refers to a sacred birth.

Today, 圣诞快乐 shèng dàn kuài le ,"happy sacred birth," is used as Merry Christmas.

Stories in Chinese Characters. With Mandarin phonetics.

#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #birth #born #christmas #heartofchina 💖

@Linwelly No worries. Feel free to keep the questions coming. Happy Holidays! 节日快乐！

@Linwelly LOL Yes, that's what it looks like. It's the character for 大 dà, not 人 rén. Maybe it's someone laying down, arms extended, a result of living a life bigger than life.😅

What gives a Chinese character meaning and sound? Here's "smoke." With Mandarin phonetics.
#chinese #mandarin #中文 #Chineselanguage #polyglot #multilingual #smoke #heartofchina 💖