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My new book The Story of Chinese Characters out winter 2020

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

:) And here’s the Chinese version of the trailer….

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The Chinese characters for ‘nest’

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

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The birds and beasts

Posted on March 29, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

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A dog catching rats

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Jason / 0 Comment

Dali/Mandarin Chinese

Licking aphids

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Jason / 1 Comment

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...

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Aoguang, Dragon King of the Eastern Ocean

Posted on July 19, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

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...

Dali/Mandarin Chinese

Ladybirds and harlequins

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

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...

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Evolution of the ‘dragon’ character

Posted on July 6, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

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.

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Dance like the phoenix, sing like the luan

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

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 ...

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Pet dragons

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Jason / 0 Comment

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...

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