{"id":6654,"date":"2016-01-03T02:36:03","date_gmt":"2016-01-03T02:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/?p=6654"},"modified":"2024-07-20T09:35:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T09:35:29","slug":"chinese-characters-about-body-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digmandarin.com\/chinese-characters-about-body-parts.html","title":{"rendered":"A Thematic Learning Approach – Exploring Body-Related Chinese Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learning\u00a0Chinese characters<\/a>\u00a0can be challenging due to the complexity and diversity of the symbols. One effective approach is the\u00a0topic-oriented characters learning method<\/a>, which focuses on specific themes to make the process more efficient and engaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As in many other languages, Chinese has multiple words that each have multiple meanings, also known as polysemy. These polysemantic words convey several concepts at once and can mean one of many things at the same time. One common example is \u9762<\/a>(mi\u00e0n),\u00a0 which means \u201cside\u201d, \u201csurface\u201d or \u201cface\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"face<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n

Bodily Characters in Chinese<\/h2>\n\n\n

\u9762(mi\u00e0n) is not the only important Chinese character related to the body. What’s fascinating about these bodily characters is that their pictographs often closely resemble what they represent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, look at the word \u53e3(k\u01d2u). Similarly, the ancient written form of \u8033(\u011br) looks like a human ear, and that of \u8db3(z\u00fa) resembles a foot. It is commonly thought that \u624b(sh\u01d2u) is written to resemble the shape of a hand with five fingers. However, remember not to confuse \u624b (sh\u01d2u) with \u6bdb (m\u00e1o), which was designed to resemble a feather.<\/p>\n\n\n

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