The Role of the “Youth/Essence” 青/靑 Character in Chinese Writing

Sex/Invitation (33%)

1

\U7CBE

精

essence; semen; spirit

On the left is rice 米, which is a seed. On the right is flesh (moon/month) 月 on the bottom and a kind of explosion at top, similar to birth 生. Ejaculation is an explosion of seed/semen from flesh which often results in birth.

2

\U570A

圊

rest room, pigsty

Historically men purify themselves by ejaculation, which is what this seems to represent. A pigsty is also where pigs breed. The commonality is semen.

3

\U60C5

情

feeling, sentiment, emotion

Heart was most likely originally a penis (see precursors to 心 and 姦 on Hanziyuan.net); a man’s emotion is often felt in his loins, where his “essence” is.

4

\U731C

猜

guess, conjecture, suppose; feel [to suspect; to have a suspicion; suspicion; jealousy—Wiktionary]

The biggest question is “Who’s the father.” If you don’t know, then the child is ‘son of a bitch.” This is a visual representation of that concept, which is why “suspicion” is a key meaning of this “dog jism” character.

5

\U9753

靓

make up face; ornament; quiet

Men are attracted to women wearing makeup.

6

\U975A

靚

make up face; ornament; quiet; (Cant.) pretty

Men are attracted to women wearing makeup.

7

\U4A1D

䨝

a pure woman; name of a goddess of frost and snow

“Pure” and “impure” are euphenisms for “virgin” and “slut.” “Frost” shares an association with “frigid,” which implies “virgin.”

8

\U5A67

婧

modest; supple

“Supple” means able to move in all directions, “modest” would seem to negate that: both are desired by men of women, especially as related to sex.

9

\U5029

倩

beautiful, lovely; son-in-law

A son-in-law is the essence of “beautiful, lovely” if you’re trying to sell your daughter.

10

\U6385

掅

(Cant.) to lift up; to seize, grab

Could this represent masturbation?

11

\U478D

䞍

(simplified form of U+477C 䝼) to bestow, to confer upon; to grant to

Bestowing the seed?

12

\U477C

䝼

to bestow, to confer upon; to grant to

Bestowing the seed? A little homonculus?

13

\U8BF7

请

ask, request; invite; please

The biggest request is “Will you accept my ‘essence?’”

14

\U8ACB

請

ask, request; invite; please

Motherhood is often the result of a request never voiced.