【Haichuan Jokes Shop】An Explanation of Characters
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American: Do you have cups made of wood? Chinese: Yes! American: Do you have ceramic cups? Chinese: Yes! American: Are there any glasses? Chinese: Of course there is, why would you even ask? American: Then why do you have so many cups? Chinese: We have a long history; our cups include gold cups, silver cups, stainless steel cups, crystal cups, purple clay cups, jade cups…… American: Then why does the Chinese character for ‘cup’ have a wood radical? Chinese person: You idiot, listen carefully. “Doesn’t the character for “cup” contain a “bu” and a wood character? In other words, it can be made of wood or it can not be made of wood. "Tch, can you understand me when I speak like this? I feel like even if I tell you, you won’t understand! Do you really understand now? American: Uhh????, my head hurts!
The traditional characters in the picture above cannot be read by Chinese people
It does seem to make some sense, doesn’t it?
Deceiving and bullying foreigners who don’t understand Chinese, huh
Alphabetic scripts can also use 26 letters to convey a wide range of meanings. The diverse ways of expression in Chinese have some drawbacks, such as the tendency to cause ambiguity, whereas alphabetic scripts are relatively more accurate. Chinese characters and phonetic scripts each have their advantages and can also learn from one another.
I’m interested in literature and traditional culture; I recommend that everyone read the books by Teacher Zhang Wenyu. There is a dedicated book on writing, titled «Primary School Volume»
Chinese is actually the hardest language in the world to learn; even English isn’t much of a challenge at all – it’s the simplest.