Get your name in chinese

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gunblade

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Mine!

LOL!
Actually, I think it is a lot tougher to use Chinese character than English. Because there is some noun or verd that are formed by the combination of chinese words. Some of them just sound the same and when they group together it is not the same. This of course is in writing.

After lack of using it for a while, I now am always subjected to use the wrong word which even tho sound similar but isn't the exact word in writing.
 

SurgicalShark

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Originally posted by: gunblade
Mine!

LOL!
Actually, I think it is a lot tougher to use Chinese character than English. Because there is some noun or verd that are formed by the combination of chinese words. Some of them just sound the same and when they group together it is not the same. This of course is in writing.

After lack of using it for a while, I now am always subjected to use the wrong word which even tho sound similar but isn't the exact word in writing.


Chinese language does not have words. It is symbolic language. For each new object introduced/used, they have to create new symbol for it.
 

gunblade

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Originally posted by: SurgicalShark
Originally posted by: gunblade
Mine!

LOL!
Actually, I think it is a lot tougher to use Chinese character than English. Because there is some noun or verd that are formed by the combination of chinese words. Some of them just sound the same and when they group together it is not the same. This of course is in writing.

After lack of using it for a while, I now am always subjected to use the wrong word which even tho sound similar but isn't the exact word in writing.


Chinese language does not have words. It is symbolic language. For each new object introduced/used, they have to create new symbol for it.

I use 'word' literally as a character. And you are wrong in saying that each new object used, they will created a new symbol for it. The symbolic way to create character is not the only way, even tho it is the oldest way. In fact, they are basically six to seven way to create chracter. One of the most common is the symbolic + pronounciation(sound).
 

Shelly21

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Originally posted by: lobadobadingdong
wish they had Paige (my daughters name)

Put in Peggy, it sounds the same. I'm sure they're doing it phonicly(sic).

I heard the name Michael sounds like "sell dog" in Chinese.
 

AnimeKnight

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Originally posted by: MAME
Originally posted by: DrPizza
I am SOOOO glad I don't have to write this every time I sign my name:
here

And, that's only half of my name!
How do they get anything accomplished in China? They must spend all their time writing!

Japan (and korea) uses the same characters. My gf can write faster using these characters than she can writing roman characters (she writes plenty fast).

I took 1 year of Japanese and these characters are very very easy to write and remember. There's thousands of them but they're very simular.

that's Japanese.. their writing other than the kanjis are just assembles of their "alphabets"

I remember I read it somewhere that... statstic shows asians don't have many case of dislexsia because of their writings
 

Mayfriday0529

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click here

also some of the names from the original post and this new link look different.