Fun with chinese characters 3

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Fun with chinese Characters

=——FUN WITH CHINESE CHARACTERS The Straits Times Collection (3) Cartoonist: Tan FEDERAL PUBLICATIONS Singapore Huay + Kuala Lumpur Peng » Hong Kong Published for The Straits Times by Federal Publications (S) Pte Ltd © 1983 Federal Publications (S) Pte Ltd Times Jurong Jurong Port Road Singapore 2261 First published Reprinted 1983 1984, 1985, 1986 All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers ISBN 9971 6074 Printed by Chong Moh Offset Printing Pte Ltd PREFACE Fun With Chinese Characters Volume features another 140 characters which first appeared in the Straits Times Bilingual Page They trace systematically the evolution of Chinese characters from pictographs and ideographs, introducing radical elements and compounds with the appreciative and discerning eye of a cartoonist This final collection in the highly popular and successful Fun With Chinese Characters Series includes an indispensable index of all the characters found in the series for easy reference iii 32 zhu 33 zhù 34 quan 35 quan 36 mi 37 fén 38 Jing 39 qi 40 shi 41 fan 42 bao 43 44 guăn 45 yin 46 che 47 hong 48 ki 49 lan 50 jun 51 zhan 52 54 dié 80 lian 55 wai 81 lian 56 méng 82 57 yé 83 58 ming 84 59 ming §5 60 yuan 86 61 cơng 87 62 xíng, hãng 88 63 dé 89 64 dé 90 65 ta 91 66 fea 92 jie 93 a t¥ J1 ?II hou 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 94 I 74 75 76 77 78 95 dai 96 gong 97 jia 98 ban 99 xié 100 lao 101 fan 102 RE BR on EBL mk OH At SORE SE RE SEK âu Bt he SE li 79 ruan Ờ 31 gou guảng 103 SE a St li 53 xiân 104 uo 30 ` jiao = xiần rk SS 29 watakehR 28 gud as yu \ Xà RH FE + toe REM RR A Hae mek SASH A SSA A lì đ§ Sš 3X lặ Ke AR tH aneOesrssee2etrannzraconrees SS TH wãng SS CONTENTS 109 110 111 112 113 115 124 116 125 117 126 118 127 119 128 120 129 121 130 122 131 vi =m 123 | Be 114 RK = B lễ Hì 108 me ot it eS 107 BS 106 BA 105 132 xian 133 gao 134 jing 135 kong 136 chuan 137 pin 138 yuan 139 ér 140 WANG king; ruler THREE horizontal planes (= ) representing heaven, man and earth, connected by a vertical structure ( ! ), form the character for king: = — the one vested with power, between heaven and earth, to rule uprightly over man Originally was a pictograph of a string of jade beads ( $= ) which only the royalty could afford It eventually became the symbol for king FENG + =e A EE +# gud wang wang chao wang chi wang f& EZ BIR wang gong gui zi the nobility king =E ‘Ex wang gong (imperial) palace imperial court; dynasty =E BR wang pai trump card crown prince +## wang shi Aix wang wei royal family; imperial court throne ERK wang zi persons of royal lineage the law Example: BEM i > EF RR AE fie Guo wang -si hou wang zi jãng jÌ chéng wang wéi When the king dies, the prince will succeed to the throne bã Lô jade; gem = represents pieces of jade strung together as a symbol for king: = The dot (+ ) was added to form = (jade), distinguishing it from = (king) Highly valued as a symbol of excellence and purity, jade may be found in its crude form, hidden in rough stone Hence the saying: “Jade which is not chiselled and polished is not an article of beauty.” FENG “|= ]F [E/E EAE KEK vù dião vùhuángdàdi kìiã»KkiẪ he vùjébing qing yu qi Ef, yu sé EBB yi shi shi ER EE jade carving; jade sculpture the Jade Emperor (the Supreme Deity of Taoism) as pure as jade and as clean as ice jade article jade green; light bluish green maize; corn yi ti yu zan the Jade Hare — the moon jade hairpin Example: x 4+ EME 1: f# # hè ge đão bù pấn v This jade carving is not cheap 3i GUO |(R) country; nation BÏ is composed of ary» g — and (and), @ (spear) @ [] (bound(mouth) therefore means Zt people and weapons within a boundary — a country The simplified form In only £ (jade, representt king) within the boundary []) to produce nation: fg] But ‹ king needs subjects as much as subjects need food: “People are the nation’s source; food is the primary need of the people.” PLUG L]TTIFTIEIIEIIEIIEl | BÌ jz] gud bin ih pe gud cé < gud chdn

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