Chinese Characters 4 hàn
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汉 字 by
Adelina Ke
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niú
牛
(cattle, ox)
“牛”was first written as the right one. Gradually, it Becomes the one “牛”
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shēng
生
(birth, born) When Chinese people created characters, they liked to making connection
between characters with nature phenomena. The character “生”contains two parts. The upper one is “牛”, which means “battle, ox” in Chinese. The lower one is “一”, which in the character “生” indicates “ ground”. When the ox, the calf first put it feet on the
ground, it means it is “born”. That’s why birthday is known as
shēng rì 生 日
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tián
田
(field, farmland)
The character 田 is come from the one on the right. And it means field. Farmland.
lì
力
(power,force)
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nán
男 (man,male) When we put 田(field, farmland） and 力 (power) together, it means “man” in Chinese. That is because in the ancient time, men are responsible for the farming, and it needs power.
男人 （man)
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mù
木 (wood, tree) The character is first written as Later, it becomes “木”。
, which looks like wood.
Sēn lín
森林
These two characters contain a lot of 木, so together, it means “ forest”.
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