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puffthemagicdragon (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:43 PM Original message |
please help, anyone know Chinese symbols pic included |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. The only Chinese character I recognize is 'tea'. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Um, is *that* 'tea'? (I don't know any, so your statement doesn't help) |
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puffthemagicdragon (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. thnks |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. Yes, and this looks nothing like "tea." |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's the character for "husband" |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It could POSSIBLY be "heaven" |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. Yeah, but let's not be assuming the writer |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Yup, that's what I thought too "tien" as in "tien an men" square |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
22. Yep. Based on 'hito' I think. |
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puffthemagicdragon (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. someone wrote it on my door last night |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Googled "husband, chinese character" came up with this. |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I've been living in Japan, studying language for 13 years... |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:11 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Off point question. Are, Chinese and Japanese characters somewhat interchangeable? |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Somewhat, yeah. |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. That's what I heard. That the spoken languages are indipherable to each other. |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:27 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. From personal experience, |
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Matsubara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 05:32 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. Yes. |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
8. You might be able to look it up yourself at this link |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 12:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. If that's supposed to be Chinese, |
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puffthemagicdragon (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:02 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. is it possible it is another language? |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Not likely at all. |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 02:12 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. Good post, Kelly. I lived in China and Japan and have dabbled |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
15. It could be "adult", but the writing sucks |
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Kelly Rupert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Which one? |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:12 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I see now it could be husband. I was going purely on memory |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. This is the Chinese character for Heaven... looks similar to me. |
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ixat (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 02:04 PM Response to Original message |
25. Allow me |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-29-07 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
26. It means .... |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
29. I wonder . . . maybe it's not a character at all . . . maybe it's a combination |
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EnviroBat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-30-07 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
30. Karma. |
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