21 AUG 2013 by ideonexus
Mandarin Character for Electricity
电 is used in many words relating to modern, electrically-powered things. For example, 电影 (electricity - shadow) means "film", 电视 (electricity - to look at) means "TV", and 电脑 (electricity - brain) means "computer".1 
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notesDescribes interesting interactions with people in how the word is used in "film," "television," and "computer."
30 DEC 2011 by ideonexus
Mandarin Character for "Spicy" is "Suffering" "Bundle"
辛 plus 束 = 辣Folksonomies: mandaring chinese characters
Folksonomies: mandaring chinese characters
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notesSo foods that are spicy are a bundle of suffering.
