Weekly Word: man; male – 男 nán

Weekly Word: man; male – 男 nán

Many times when filling out a form, you need to indicate your gender. Do you know how to say male and female in Chinese? This week we will first learn how to say male in Chinese. Pronunciation 男 is pronounced nán Meaning The character 男(nán)was first seen in the...
Word of the Week: flood – 淼miǎo.

Word of the Week: flood – 淼miǎo.

Three 木(mù, tree) is 森(sēn, forest);  three 人(rén, preson) is 众(zhòng, crowd).  Can you guess what would be the the meaning of 淼(miǎo)? It is made up of three 水(shuǐ), water and means ‘flood.’  Pronunciation 淼 is pronounced miǎo. Meaning The...
Word of the Week: Listening; hearing  – 听 

Word of the Week: Listening; hearing  – 听 

The five senses are what bring color to life. So our word of this week is 听 – ‘listening, hearing’. Pronunciation 听 is pronounced  tīng. Meaning 听(tīng)”Listening” is found in the Oracle Bone Inscriptions of the Shang Dynasty. The ancient character...
Chinese Gift giving Culture-Taboos(1)

Chinese Gift giving Culture-Taboos(1)

China is a country rich in moral values and etiquette, which certainly comes into play in the culture of gift giving. We all are filled with only the best intentions when giving gifts, but in China, there are certain taboos which one must avoid to prevent any offense....
Four Treasures of the Study – Ink

Four Treasures of the Study – Ink

The importance of ink in Chinese writing culture is self-evident. In Chinese, we call calligraphy works “墨宝(mò bǎo, literally meaning the treasures of ink)”, intellectuals “墨客(mò kè,literally meaning inkmen)”, and  painting “泼墨(pō...
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