Weekly Word: woman; female – 女 nǚ  

Weekly Word: woman; female – 女 nǚ  

Last week we learned how to say “man 男(nán)” in Chinese. This week we will continue to learn how to say women in Chinese: 女 – ‘female’. Pronunciation 女 is pronounced nǚ. Meaning The character 女(nǚ)was first seen in the Oracle bone transcript in the Shang...
Longevity noodles

Longevity noodles

The Chinese expression《相书》xiangshu, literally means that a long face can live for a long time. The word(脸liǎn) is the face(面miàn), and the “face(脸liǎn) is long as the face(面miàn) is long”. People often use long noodles to symbolically bless someone with...
Word of the Week: Rabbit/Hare – 兔 tù/ chān

Word of the Week: Rabbit/Hare – 兔 tù/ chān

The fourth of the Chinese zodiac is兔– ‘rabbit/hare’. Pronounce 兔 is pronounced tù/ chān Meaning The character兔(tù/chān)was first seen in the oracle bone inscriptions in the Shang Dynasty. Its ancient character resembled a rabbit, and its original meaning was “the...
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