Favorite Chinese Character??

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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby sandman » 28 Dec 2009, 15:11

No question.
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby Elegua » 28 Dec 2009, 15:38

I like this one.

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Everytime I see it I think of this:

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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby hannes » 28 Dec 2009, 16:45

I think 足 (foot) is cute. Looks like someone is running.
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby JFP » 28 Dec 2009, 18:52

My favorite is 龜 too.

I also like this one:
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from 挑釁 (tiao3 xin4): to provoke
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby smithsgj » 30 Dec 2009, 10:11

傘 is so realistic you could almost use it for real. Simplified 伞 not bad either.
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby plasmatron » 30 Dec 2009, 10:23



I was disappointed back in the day to find out this didn't mean "angry", to me it looks for all the world like an angry Chinese hat wearing dude...
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby flyhigh » 25 Jan 2010, 11:03

:bravo: Haha, I didn't know that others also have their favourite characters. Well, I have my to.
This one looks like an exotic dancer, love it. Coincidentally it's also compound of the name of my friend.
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby headhonchoII » 07 Feb 2010, 23:42





Love it...
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby danplusdan » 27 Feb 2010, 22:29

囧 jiong3
n: emoticon v: difficult to describe with words
real meaning that I don't think people use: bright

I used to like 學 a lot because I remembered how to write it by thinking of it as a building crushing the small child below.
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Re: Favorite Chinese Character??

Postby Yoman Prince » 01 Apr 2010, 13:12

Mine are: (simplified) I just think it looks pretty and it is fun to write. Sorry I couldn't find a better character.
飞机 is also cool, same reason.
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