structural analysis
The Role of the “Groove” 卯 Character in Chinese Writing: 69 characters and 22 definitions
by Jennifer Ball and Xu Chao Using a Hanzi substructure-search engine designed by Xu Chao and Jennifer Ball Nov. 11, 2018 Thanks to Chinese…
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The Role of the “Youth/Essence” 青/靑 Character in Chinese Writing
byJennifer Ball and Xu ChaoUsing a Hanzi substructure-search engine designed by Xu Chao and Jennifer BallNov. 11, 2018 Thanks to Chinese Text Project, Wiktionary,…
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More evidence that the “V” shape means “female”— this time in Linear B (circa 1,450 BC)
Script depictions are from a no-longer functional website, but you can find equivalent source material here: https://linearbknossosmycenae.com/2014/04/26/linear-b-ideograms-level-5-0-advanced-ideograms-formed-by-combinations-of-syllabograms/ The vagina is the most consistently represented…
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Interesting Chinese Characters #6: To Shoot; To Spurt
㢩 to shoot; to spurt, (same as 的) target for archery di4 ( Cantonese: dik1 dim3 tiu4) 的 = of, “de” in Chinese and…
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Now we know why they have to be funny…
Clowns have breasts but no milk by Jennifer Ball 笨 笑 哭 Meaning: foolish laugh cry Characteristics crinkly eyes, funny face crinkly eyes, open…
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Wang ba is a cuckold which is a tortoise
Mandarin I Berkeley Extension – Class 5 – Oct. 4, 2011 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA Professor: Virginia Mau Notes taken and commentary…
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“Seed” in Sumerian
Based on this character for “seed,” do you think the Sumerians understood sex? Note that the Akkadian word for “seed” is “zeru,”…
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Breasts vs. Testes: which primate has the largest? Jared Diamond knows
“Asymmetric adultery laws…genital mutilation of women: these behaviors are unique to the human species, defining humanity as does the invention of the alphabet.” —…
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Breasts Depicted in Sumerian Cuneiform: a database
Breasts are depicted in a variety of ways in cuneiform. This is a database of every example of breasts in cuneiform. The first example…
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