My new book The Story of Chinese Characters out winter 2020
:) And here’s the Chinese version of the trailer….
:) And here’s the Chinese version of the trailer….
When out walking the dogs I passed a giant bamboo, and there was a deafening buzzing sound coming from it. I got closer, and the leaves of the thing were covere...
In Chinese cosmology, heaven is ruled by the Jade Emperor (玉帝 yù dì), the underworld by Yama, King of Hell (閻王 yán wáng), and the oceans by the Dragon...
English names: The seven spot ladybug (America), the seven spot ladybird (other English speaking countries)* Chinese name: 七星瓢蟲qī xīng piáo chóng (Lit: ‘seven s...
Evolution of the dragon character in Chinese, from Shang dynasty oracle bone script (about 3,500 years ago) through to the simplified character of the 1950s.
鳳舞鸞歌(凤鸾)fèng wǔ luán gē Lit: Dance like the phoenix, sing like the luan, Fig. describes an outstanding performance (of singing and dancing) The Chinese phoenix ...
The character 寵(宠) is a picture of a dragon under a roof, and originally meant to revere or honour (尊崇 zūn chóng) because if you have a dragon in your house you...