The Chinese Character, an Interpretable Chinese Culture
The character is shaped like the lower part of a grass-like plant, with the short horizontal stroke at the bottom symbolizing the stem of the plant. So, the original meaning of the character was the place where grass and plants grow. And because of this, it was extended to refer to human toes by ancient Chinese. As the stem was still, so the character means "still and not moving".
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The tree wants to be still,...
- This is an age-old Chinese idiom meaning "the trees may prefer calm but the wind will not subside; when someone wants to show his or her...
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"止" +"戈" = "武"
- The formula paints a picture of the composition of the character "wu" (meaning "fight, war or military affairs”). The character has a...
More Anecdotes
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Cutting Hair Instead of Head for Punishment
- Once, Cao Cao led his troops passing by a wheat field.
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Yanzi on a Mission to the Chu State
- Once, Duke Jing of Qi sent Yanzi to the Chu State on a fence-mending mission.
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Er Yu Wo Zha (You Fool Me and I Cheat You)
- In 594 B.C. the army of the State of Chu attacked Song but couldn't win and found itself in a long-drawn-out campaign.
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Other Topics
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武 (fight, war, military affairs)
- It is an ideographic character, with a "zhi"...
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龙 (dragon)
- "Long" (Dragon) is a divine beast with a snake...
Random Talks
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- It is an ideographic character, with a "zhi"...
