Cicadas

#cicada #hanzi #technozi #card #unihan #kanji

This is a bump with a few small edits of an older post that has become seasonally relevant !

Continuing the #cicada theme since its summer in my hemisphere

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A note on the Vietnamese. Some dictionaries list the Vietnamese NON sinitic word and not the SV SinoVietnamese "Literary"  equivalent so this is one case of Sinitic loanwords not dominating the Austroasiatic original ! Japanese haiku poets also prefer to use SEMI over SJ SinoJapnese SEN.

REI is Clever and Spooky

More info about the REI # kanji Ling in #chinese

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I wish someone would use the Paypal tip jar. I'm in sydney but I'ld rather be in Kyoto viewing the autumn colors in the northern hills, something I have not seen in person. Yeah it would take a hug amount of tips to pay just the air fares but ... one can dream ...

Next time maybe some nihonga-e for a change ...

My Little Pony

I couldn't resist the pun.

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HA SUMMER

Scholars of language believe the original word for summer in Old Chinese was probably pronounced something like h(i)a ?

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CICADA

The Cicadas are starting to sing of summer despite the fires and rain

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Wildfire

Continuing our FIRE sequence 

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Something we've had a problem with lately in Sydney 

Jiang is Purple too

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Another word for purple.

Wei why not read about it here!

SUPER CHO

#unihan #super #chinese #japanese #hanzi

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There's a question mark next to the Min entry cos I came across two conflicting entries. It may be that one form is Taiwanese Min  and the other Hokkien Amoy Min?

Anyway now you can say SUPER in several languages!


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History Zi Again! LI

More history zi!

Orchid Sequence four

Orchid  Sequence Four 

IMPERIOUS REX!

IMPERIAL ROYAL okay not a fictional Atlantean prince but rather the character for white over the character read as jade or ruler.

White jade was regarded as fit for kings emperors and royalty and not just by the Chinese.

Artisans associated with the Indian Mughal court created  some very beautiful white jadeite vessel and other objects.

China's royalty valued necklaces of beads of white jade.