por pedroceinos | Mar 23, 2020 | chinese-characters
chinese character 吹 chuī – blow, play (wind inst.) Main meanings ① blow ② play (wind instruments) ③ boast, brag Statistics HSK – STROKES – 4 RADICAL – 口 Etymology Elements —- An open mouth 欠 + a mouth 口. Phonetic series 欠. An open mouth 欠...
por pedroceinos | Mar 23, 2020 | chinese-characters
chinese character欠 qiàn – lack, owe Main meanings ① lack, owe ② short of, lacking. ③ lean forwad Statistics HSK – STROKES – 4 RADICAL – 欠 Etymology Elements —- Pictogram of a person with the mouth open. Phonetic series 欠. The upper part...
por pedroceinos | Mar 23, 2020 | chinese-characters
Chinese character 坎 kǎn – pit, hole Main meanings 1. pit, hole 2. bank (of river) 3 ridge Statistics HSK – STROKES – 7 RADICAL – 土 Etymology Elements —- Open mouth 欠 + earth 土. Phonetic series 欠. A pictogram of a hole in the earth: the place...
por pedroceinos | Mar 14, 2020 | dongnationality, ethnic-groups
Introducing the Dong Nationality The Dong are one of the minorities of China with a large population. According to the census of the year 2000 their population was 3,000,000 people. They live mainly in Guizhou Province (approximately 1,800,000 people), along a fringe...
por pedroceinos | Mar 14, 2020 | dainationality, ethnic-groups
The Dai of Dehong Prefecture Santasombat, Yos. Lak Chang: A Reconstruction of Tai Identity in Daikong. Canberra, AUS: Pandanus Books, 2001. p 1. (Introduction) The Tai ethnic group, in its different branches, is beyond any doubt one of the most widespread of any...
