Janick Posted April 8, 2009 at 08:45 PM Report 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
hanxue Posted April 9, 2009 at 07:15 AM Report 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
imron Posted April 9, 2009 at 07:25 AM Report 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
hanxue Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:37 AM Report 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
roddy Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:51 AM Report Posted April 9, 2009 at 08:51 AM First one I would guess is meant to be 我？ Quote
Janick Posted April 9, 2009 at 10:33 AM Author Report 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
adrianlondon Posted April 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM Report Posted April 9, 2009 at 11:11 AM "I'm not half happy"? Quote
hanxue Posted April 9, 2009 at 09:32 PM Report Posted April 9, 2009 at 09:32 PM It's some sort of a musical instrument apparently.. Quote
roddy Posted April 11, 2009 at 06:24 AM Report Posted April 11, 2009 at 06:24 AM If that character is 吉 it could be 吉他, guitar . . . Quote
Hofmann Posted April 11, 2009 at 07:35 AM Report 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
hanxue Posted April 11, 2009 at 09:05 AM Report Posted April 11, 2009 at 09:05 AM Hoffman, what exactly is this 維基大典 site? Quote
leeyah Posted April 11, 2009 at 10:05 AM Report 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
Hofmann Posted April 11, 2009 at 07:01 PM Report 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
untearbird Posted April 13, 2009 at 03:19 AM Report 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
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