Janick Posted April 8, 2009 at 08:45 PM Report Share Posted April 8, 2009 at 08:45 PM Hi this will hopefully be really quick... can someone please tell me what the following means in english? I hope I copied it correctly...all I know is that the middle character means day... Any help is appreciated. It might not make sense as I didn't have time to copy the last character. http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa302/janick616/0408091642.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanxue Posted April 9, 2009 at 07:15 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 07:15 AM Well the 3rd one appears to be 吉, which means auspicious, but I can't recognize the 1st one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted April 9, 2009 at 07:25 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 07:25 AM The third one looks more like 壴 to me, which is a rather rare character. I wonder if it was meant to be 喜? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanxue Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:37 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:37 AM ^^true, it actually does look more like 壴. I didn't pay attention to the very bottom part of it, as in the pic it didn't seem like it was a part of the character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:51 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:51 AM First one I would guess is meant to be 我？ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janick Posted April 9, 2009 at 10:33 AM Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 10:33 AM Does anyone know what 壴 means in english? I tried it in an online translator and there was no definition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrianlondon Posted April 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM "I'm not half happy"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanxue Posted April 9, 2009 at 09:32 PM Report Share Posted April 9, 2009 at 09:32 PM It's some sort of a musical instrument apparently.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted April 11, 2009 at 06:24 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 at 06:24 AM If that character is 吉 it could be 吉他, guitar . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted April 11, 2009 at 07:35 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 at 07:35 AM It just looks like three random characters. That first one is really messed up. Anyway... 壴 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanxue Posted April 11, 2009 at 09:05 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 at 09:05 AM Hoffman, what exactly is this 維基大典 site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeyah Posted April 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM 嗯,我来说说： 维基大典:维基尔雅 Is the Chinese transcription of Wikipedia, see picture P.S. if you're not used to reading hanzi in the traditional way, try using a mirror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted April 11, 2009 at 07:01 PM Report Share Posted April 11, 2009 at 07:01 PM 維基大典 is Classical Chinese Wikipedia. 維基爾雅 is an electronic version of the Kangxi Dictionary, and possibly other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untearbird Posted April 13, 2009 at 03:19 AM Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 at 03:19 AM the first is 我．second is 天． the last, have no idea, haven't ever seen that word in my 26 years life in China, the whole setence meaning nothing to me:-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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