Questions tagged [notation]
For questions about generic, uncategorized, unofficial or unspecified notation marks
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What does 'xing' in adsotrans dictionary mean?
I have downloaded the Adsotrans Chinese-English dictionary add-ons on Pleco,
and when I search for 松茸 this came up.
Other result may annotate translations as noun, adj, verb etc. but I have never seen ...
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When handwriting, is there a standard way of indicating a less-common pronunciation due to 多音字?
When handwriting English, I write z with a slash through it (Ƶ/ƶ) to distinguish it from 2. I'm wondering if there is analogous notation for highlighting a less-common pronunciation due to 多音字 ("...
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What does the notation 【方】 mean in a Chinese dictionary?
In a dictionary entry reading…
saggy adj.【方】下垂的;垂曲的;中陷的。
…, what does the notation 【方】 mean?
(Other examples of this notation that I understand include “【美俗】” (American slang), “【解剖】” (anatomy), and ...
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Is "(t 某某, s 某某)" accepted notation for showing traditional and simplified characters together?
I've never come across the notation "(t 某某, s 某某)" to indicate traditional and simplified Chinese characters together, so I was quite confused when I came across this on the Wikipedia page ...
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What is the name of this tonal marking system?
What is the name of this tonal marking system?
please do not try to explain the picture - the picture is clear enough itself.
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Do the notations ⅃⅃⅃ ___ LLL mean anything?
There are some notations above the characters:
⅃⅃⅃ ___ LLL
大 人 国
Do these notations mean anything?
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Notations For Typo Corrections In Chinese Texts
English typo corrections work kind of like this:
yeah, it's really food
*good
where an asterisk marks a correction from the above line.
What Notations Are There For Typo Corrections In Chinese ...