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Why isn't 四 four lines? (the origin of 一二三四五六七八九)

asked Oct 4, 2013 at 2:22

27 votes

4 answers

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Why is 足 both "foot" and "enough"?

asked Oct 5, 2013 at 12:36

17 votes

8 answers

3k views

家: why is a home a place for pigs?

asked Oct 15, 2014 at 2:46

13 votes

6 answers

1k views

快: why does "fast" also mean "happy"?

asked Sep 8, 2014 at 4:37

13 votes

2 answers

2k views

How much faster is it to write Simplified over Traditional?

asked Oct 4, 2013 at 12:00

12 votes

4 answers

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Reasons for Chinese changing from monosyllabic to disyllabic?

asked Oct 2, 2013 at 3:11

12 votes

5 answers

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Why was the rice component added to 气 to form 氣?

asked Oct 2, 2013 at 8:15

12 votes

2 answers

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Which period in Chinese history produced the most chengyu?

asked Oct 2, 2013 at 14:07

11 votes

1 answer

521 views

Why is "steak" 肉排?

asked Oct 5, 2013 at 6:21

11 votes

4 answers

499 views

What's the relationship between 炮 and 砲?

asked Oct 30, 2013 at 12:46

11 votes

4 answers

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Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài?

asked Aug 13, 2014 at 5:07

11 votes

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Is there a "Peking Opera dialect"?

asked Feb 26, 2015 at 5:54

11 votes

3 answers

440 views

Origin of -的干活?

asked Jan 10, 2014 at 3:03

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6 answers

348 views

案: why is a bench also a case?

asked Jan 22, 2014 at 7:43

10 votes

6 answers

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犬子: who's the dog?

asked Jul 3, 2014 at 3:22

9 votes

6 answers

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三长两短: what's long and what's short?

asked Feb 21, 2014 at 15:31

9 votes

4 answers

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What does 反动 mean?

asked Nov 5, 2014 at 23:45

8 votes

1 answer

476 views

Why is the 車 in Chinese chess pronounced jū?

asked Oct 29, 2013 at 8:38

8 votes

2 answers

767 views

Etymology of 二百五?

asked Nov 19, 2013 at 10:05

7 votes

1 answer

280 views

Why is 汉子 measured in 条?

asked Oct 8, 2013 at 10:23

7 votes

1 answer

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Why is "小小" pronounced as "xué xiǎo"?

asked Oct 26, 2013 at 7:06

7 votes

8 answers

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What is the difference between 看不起 and 看不上?

asked Aug 27, 2013 at 6:11

7 votes

1 answer

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Were 蒸 and 祯 homonyms?

asked Jul 7, 2015 at 1:09

6 votes

3 answers

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Why does 拉倒 mean "forget about it"?

asked Feb 17, 2014 at 23:57

6 votes

2 answers

693 views

What does 餅乾 mean in Taiwan?

asked Dec 7, 2013 at 4:53

6 votes

4 answers

392 views

或: how did "region" become "either"?

asked Jan 29, 2015 at 5:44

5 votes

2 answers

333 views

丼: why is "well" also "bowl of food"?

asked Mar 20, 2015 at 5:21

5 votes

2 answers

6k views

What's the difference between 说 and 讲?

asked Oct 9, 2014 at 3:48

5 votes

5 answers

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Chengyu with two numbers

asked Feb 27, 2014 at 4:23

5 votes

2 answers

369 views

What are these "riddle jokes"?

asked Jun 19, 2014 at 10:06

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Why isn't 四 four lines? (the origin of 一二三四五六七八九)

Why is 足 both "foot" and "enough"?

家: why is a home a place for pigs?

快: why does "fast" also mean "happy"?

How much faster is it to write Simplified over Traditional?

Reasons for Chinese changing from monosyllabic to disyllabic?

Why was the rice component added to 气 to form 氣?

Which period in Chinese history produced the most chengyu?

Why is "steak" 肉排?

What's the relationship between 炮 and 砲?

Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài?

Is there a "Peking Opera dialect"?

Origin of -的干活?

案: why is a bench also a case?

犬子: who's the dog?

三长两短: what's long and what's short?

What does 反动 mean?

Why is the 車 in Chinese chess pronounced jū?

Etymology of 二百五?

Why is 汉子 measured in 条?

Why is "小小" pronounced as "xué xiǎo"?

What is the difference between 看不起 and 看不上?

Were 蒸 and 祯 homonyms?

Why does 拉倒 mean "forget about it"?

What does 餅乾 mean in Taiwan?

或: how did "region" become "either"?

丼: why is "well" also "bowl of food"?

What's the difference between 说 and 讲?

Chengyu with two numbers

What are these "riddle jokes"?