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

Jan 13 '18 at 9:19 songyuanyao♦ 12.8k

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足: why is “foot” also “enough”?

characters etymology classical-chinese

Mar 25 '16 at 8:46 nee.wong 134

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家: why is a home a place for pigs?

glyph-origin

Aug 14 '18 at 16:12 dROOOze 13.4k

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How much faster is it to write Simplified over Traditional?

traditional-vs-simplified

Feb 27 '15 at 5:30 user1228520 2,415

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快: why does “fast” also mean “happy”?

etymology glyph-origin

May 29 at 13:52 gideon shiroki 1

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Reasons for Chinese changing from monosyllabic to disyllabic?

etymology history classical-chinese

Nov 19 '16 at 16:48 Anthony Sariti 11

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Which period in Chinese history produced the most chengyu?

history chengyu

Jan 2 '14 at 7:02 congusbongus 7,677

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

characters etymology glyph-origin radicals

Sep 24 '18 at 5:55 dROOOze 13.4k

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378

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What's the relationship between 炮 and 砲?

etymology synonyms glyph-origin

Jan 26 '18 at 10:59 Hao FU 268

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Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài?

etymology

Mar 1 '16 at 5:29 Vibius 301

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313

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案: why is a bench also a case?

etymology

Dec 25 '15 at 8:01 thinwa 1,242

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371

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Is there a “Peking Opera dialect”?

mandarin topolect culture

Feb 27 '15 at 2:30 PdotWang 1,365

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389

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Origin of -的干活?

etymology history

Apr 28 '14 at 7:21 nasta 106

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Why is “steak” 肉排?

etymology food loanwords

Feb 6 '14 at 18:16 hippietrail 3,413

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三长两短: what's long and what's short?

etymology chengyu

Jun 18 '17 at 14:41 Dren 1

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犬子: who's the dog?

meaning etymology phrase

Jul 23 '14 at 4:29 Community♦ 1

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Etymology of 二百五?

etymology slang

Nov 22 '13 at 4:15 congusbongus 7,677

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What does 反动 mean?

meaning

Nov 6 '14 at 7:11 Lester 21

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What is the difference between 看不起 and 看不上?

usage difference equivalent-phrase

Oct 26 '18 at 13:58 zyy 2,811

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Were 蒸 and 祯 homonyms?

pronunciation history middle-chinese

Jul 7 '15 at 10:54 wpt 4,060

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Why is the 車 in Chinese chess pronounced jū?

mandarin pronunciation

Oct 31 '13 at 12:23 Wang Disi 154

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Why is 汉子 measured in 条?

classifiers

Oct 9 '13 at 20:12 Terry Li 1,706

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或: how did “region” become “either”?

characters etymology glyph-origin

Jul 26 '18 at 2:04 Nimrod 334

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285

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丼: why is “well” also “bowl of food”?

characters etymology glyph-origin

Jan 12 '18 at 6:48 dROOOze 13.4k

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152

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What's the correct pronunciation for 骠骑?

pronunciation

Feb 26 '16 at 18:40 Sean C. 584

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Why is “小小” pronounced as “xué xiǎo”?

pronunciation topolect

May 24 '14 at 12:08 user3306356♦ 25.2k

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Etymology of 三寸不烂之舌

etymology

Apr 18 '14 at 13:00 Rui 116

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Why does 拉倒 mean “forget about it”?

meaning etymology idioms

Mar 13 '14 at 3:46 Ave Maleficum 982

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Variants of 将在外，君命有所不受?

idioms chengyu

Mar 12 '14 at 9:14 Ave Maleficum 982

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What does 餅乾 mean in Taiwan?

meaning vocabulary taiwan

Jan 27 '14 at 4:45 hippietrail 3,413

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47 Questions

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

足: why is “foot” also “enough”?

家: why is a home a place for pigs?

How much faster is it to write Simplified over Traditional?

快: why does “fast” also mean “happy”?

Reasons for Chinese changing from monosyllabic to disyllabic?

Which period in Chinese history produced the most chengyu?

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

What's the relationship between 炮 and 砲?

Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài?

案: why is a bench also a case?

Is there a “Peking Opera dialect”?

Origin of -的干活?

Why is “steak” 肉排?

三长两短: what's long and what's short?

犬子: who's the dog?

Etymology of 二百五?

What does 反动 mean?

What is the difference between 看不起 and 看不上?

Were 蒸 and 祯 homonyms?

Why is the 車 in Chinese chess pronounced jū?

Why is 汉子 measured in 条?

或: how did “region” become “either”?

丼: why is “well” also “bowl of food”?

What's the correct pronunciation for 骠骑?

Why is “小小” pronounced as “xué xiǎo”?

Etymology of 三寸不烂之舌

Why does 拉倒 mean “forget about it”?

Variants of 将在外，君命有所不受?

What does 餅乾 mean in Taiwan?