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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♦ 12k

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足: why is “foot” also “enough”?

characters etymology classical-chinese

Mar 25 '16 at 8:46 nee.wong 144

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家: why is a home a place for pigs?

glyph-origin

Aug 14 '18 at 16:12 droooze 10.2k

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How much faster is it to write Simplified over Traditional?

traditional-vs-simplified

Feb 27 '15 at 5:30 user1228520 2,395

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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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Which period in Chinese history produced the most chengyu?

history chengyu

Jan 2 '14 at 7:02 congusbongus 5,792

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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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Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài?

etymology

Mar 1 '16 at 5:29 Vibius Vibidius Zosimus 181

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565

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

characters etymology glyph-origin radicals

Sep 24 at 5:55 droooze 10.2k

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What's the relationship between 炮 and 砲?

etymology synonyms glyph-origin

Jan 26 '18 at 10:59 Hao FU 270

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案: why is a bench also a case?

etymology

Dec 25 '15 at 8:01 thinwa 1,240

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346

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Is there a “Peking Opera dialect”?

mandarin topolect culture

Feb 27 '15 at 2:30 PdotWang 1,293

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379

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Origin of -的干活?

etymology history

Apr 28 '14 at 7:21 nasta 96

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465

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Why is “steak” 肉排?

etymology food loanwords

Feb 6 '14 at 18:16 hippietrail 1,918

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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 5,792

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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 at 13:58 zyy 2,651

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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 1,376

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或: how did “region” become “either”?

characters etymology glyph-origin

Jul 26 '18 at 2:04 Nimrod 304

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丼: why is “well” also “bowl of food”?

characters etymology glyph-origin

Jan 12 '18 at 6:48 droooze 10.2k

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149

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What's the correct pronunciation for 骠骑?

pronunciation

Feb 26 '16 at 18:40 Sean C. 574

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Were 蒸 and 祯 homonyms?

pronunciation history middle-chinese

Jul 7 '15 at 10:54 wpt 3,890

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Why is “小小” pronounced as “xué xiǎo”?

pronunciation topolect

May 24 '14 at 12:08 user3306356♦ 17.8k

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Why does 拉倒 mean “forget about it”?

meaning etymology idioms

Mar 13 '14 at 3:46 Ave Maleficum 922

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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 922

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What does 餅乾 mean in Taiwan?

meaning vocabulary taiwan

Jan 27 '14 at 4:45 hippietrail 1,918

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Meaning of 白 in words for “nonsense”?

meaning etymology synonyms slang

Oct 3 '13 at 4:28 Terry Li 1,376

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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”?

Which period in Chinese history produced the most chengyu?

Reasons for Chinese changing from monosyllabic to disyllabic?

Why is the 会 in 会计 pronounced kuài?

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

What's the relationship between 炮 and 砲?

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?

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?

Were 蒸 and 祯 homonyms?

Why is “小小” pronounced as “xué xiǎo”?

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?

Meaning of 白 in words for “nonsense”?