Martine Mussies Apr 4, 2023

Very much enjoyed today's #Chinese lesson!  

A.o., I learnt 画 "huà" (to write; to draw; to paint // writing; drawing; painting) and 打 "dǎ" (to hit; to strike; to slap; to beat).

画 is a little landscape, the bottom of a mountain, then a (rice) field and the sky above. 🖼️ 👩‍🎨

Beating is using your hand 手 (丁 is for pronunciation), and can also be about martial arts, e.g. dǎ tàijíquán - "doing Tai Chi", or about fetching, e.g. dǎ shuǐ - "fetching water".

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Show threadOcean LuganoApr 5, 2023
@martinemussies @languagelovers interesting! I can usually pick out the 簡體字 version of characters but I definitely would not have recognized Huà. It is 畫 in traditional characters. No mountain or sky, but pen with the enclosed field underneath.
Show threadMartine Mussies 

@oceanlugano @languagelovers -

Oooh, yes, I recognize your character, from the word "manga" - 漫畫 ! ^_^

In Japanese kanji it is 画 as well, and most of the time pronounced like え if I am not mistaken...?

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Apr 15, 2023 at 10:38amWeb