lonny tao Posted December 8, 2011 at 05:52 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 at 05:52 PM I have a Chinese buddha with Chinese characters on it. On one side I can read the characters one by one but how to read it in a good way? See photo 1. On the other side there is a picture of a quan yin with characters on the left and right side. The first character on the left, I don`t know what that is, never seen it before. The other characters, I can read them but also: how to read it in a good way? See picture 2. Lonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted December 8, 2011 at 07:46 PM Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 at 07:46 PM how to tead it in a good way Look it up in a dictionary? e.g. here The first character on the left, I don`t know what that is, never seen it before. Do you mean this character? 护我平安 -- "Protect me and give me peace"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonny tao Posted December 9, 2011 at 03:51 AM Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 03:51 AM Yes! That is what I mean. Thanks so much. Lonny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iriya Posted December 9, 2011 at 04:43 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 04:43 AM It's pretty funny that they put a simplified character (护) there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkhsu Posted December 9, 2011 at 07:17 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 07:17 AM Why is it funny? 龙 is simplified on there as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Karin2HP Posted December 9, 2011 at 08:16 AM New Members Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 08:16 AM 出入平安 chū rù píng ān it means be safe when you are out and back 护我平安 hù wǒ píng ān protect me for safety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members FlorenceZhu Posted December 9, 2011 at 08:41 AM New Members Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 08:41 AM A lot of people have this kind of pendants in their car 出入平安 chu1 ru4 ping2 an1 Safe trip wherever you go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonny tao Posted December 9, 2011 at 06:19 PM Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 06:19 PM Question about the meaning of chu ru ping an,safe trip wherever you go. The first character means to go out/come out. In a Chinese lesson long ago, I learned this is the character for mountain, or two mountains? How can it means to go out? I study a little for hobby Chinese characters but it is to difficultt. Lonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iriya Posted December 9, 2011 at 06:49 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 06:49 PM 出 was originally a 止 foot coming out of an 凵 enclosure, however now it does look like 山 mountain doubled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonny tao Posted December 9, 2011 at 07:35 PM Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 07:35 PM The character looks like two mountains together, but it is not two mountains together. That is what I understand. But two mountains together, does that as Chinese character exist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbradfor Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:11 PM Report Share Posted December 9, 2011 at 09:11 PM I don't understand your question. 山 is the character for mountain, 出 means to go out / leave. Yes, 出 looks like two 山, but that is just a chance of language development, it has no deeper meaning. Or, do you mean this character? 岀 If you look closely, there should be a gap between the two. It's not in MDBG, so I assume it's a very obscure character. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted December 10, 2011 at 12:02 AM Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 at 12:02 AM The definition for that is still "go out" according to Unihan. It's not in Kangxi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonny tao Posted December 10, 2011 at 05:39 AM Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 at 05:39 AM How can I say what I mean. I was wondering, is there a Chinese charakter with two mountains. First I was thinking yes, one charakter for mountain means mountain, and two charakters of mountain together means mountains. That was what I was thinking. But I understand there is no Chinese charakter with two mountains. There is only a charakter that looks like two mountains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted December 10, 2011 at 08:05 AM Report Share Posted December 10, 2011 at 08:05 AM But I understand there is no Chinese charakter with two mountains. There is 屾 -> http://www.zdic.net/zd/zi/ZdicE5ZdicB1ZdicBE.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonny tao Posted December 11, 2011 at 04:48 AM Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 at 04:48 AM So there is a Chinese character with two mountains I see. What does that mean? The link to that website is nice but I cannot read what is written there. Lonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted December 11, 2011 at 05:32 AM Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 at 05:32 AM 二山 Guess what that means. More interesting to me is its pronunciation. 所臻切. Compared to 山, 所閒切, the difference is only the vowel. Furthermore, the vowel in 屾 is more closed than in 山. Would you call this Chinese umlaut? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonny tao Posted December 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 at 11:23 AM Guess what that means, I say two mountains. You know, Learn the Chinese langwich, for me that is not easy at all. I do it only for hobby. But this about the Chinese character mountain I understand now, I know what you mean. I say we close this topic. Lonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted December 14, 2011 at 03:28 AM Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 at 03:28 AM ...Am I scary? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted December 14, 2011 at 03:48 AM Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 at 03:48 AM Oh yes you are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hofmann Posted December 14, 2011 at 03:52 AM Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 at 03:52 AM Don't be . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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