What I write, why I write
Last updated: 12 Feb 2021
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About me
My name is Jon Wong…
“eclectic” 的字源分析
这字可分成 3 段：
- “ec”
- “lec”
- “tic”
字源语文
“eclectic” 的字源来自希腊文 (Greek)。
“挑出” 的 “出”
第一段 “ec” 的发音跟 “ek” 一样。
在希腊文，“ek” 表示 “出”。
在单词 “eclipse” 可见。 …
3 radicals that refer to animals in a broad way
Last updated: 09 Mar 2021
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Please ensure you know these foundational concepts before reading this article:
- Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:
- 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
(We will refer to this as “Table of Radicals”.) - 通用规范汉字表 (Table of General…
Two very similar radicals with very disparate meaning
Last updated: 05 Mar 2021
This article is part of a compendium of 3500 characters.
(This article has been converted into a course at this Facebook group.)
Please ensure you know these foundational concepts before reading this article:
- Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:
- 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
(We will refer to this as “Table of Radicals”.) - 通用规范汉字表 (Table of General…
Last updated: 02 Mar 2021
This article is part of a compendium of 3500 characters.
(This article has been converted into a course at this Facebook group.)
Please ensure you know these foundational concepts before reading this article:
- Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:
- 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
(We will refer to this as “Table of Radicals”.) - 通用规范汉字表 (Table of General…
Collision of early written forms factor in their evolution
Last updated: 28 Feb 2021
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- Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:
- 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
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Digging into history yields fascinating origins
Last updated: 26 Feb 2021
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- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
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Pictorial analysis, easily memorize how to write this character
Last updated: 24 Feb 2021
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- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
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Family, parenting, community, corporations, and nations
Last update: 21 Feb 2021
This story starts with a pampered dog who was thrown out into the streets. Will the dog survive? Will he find love again? Am I this dog I talk about? This story of true love is not for the faint of heart, for it often involves life-and-death situations, not merely emotional vexations.
Community service can often be hard and seemingly thankless. How do I never get burned out in my volunteering work? What has community service taught me about true love? This article hopes to inform you about why and how we love, and what…
Royalty and jewelry feature prominently in Chinese writing
Last updated: 14 Feb 2021
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(This article has been converted into a course at this Facebook group.)
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- Radicals: indexing radicals, abbreviated radicals, improvised radicals
- Writing strokes: our 7 Stroke Types nomenclature
(“right down throw press dot rise hook”) - Character construction principles: pictorial, semantic, phonetic, and combinations thereof.
Keep these 2 reference sources at hand when you read this article:
- 汉字部首表 (Table of Indexing Chinese Character Components)
(We will refer to this as “Table of Radicals”.) - 通用规范汉字表 (Table of General…
Jon Wong
Jon writes technology tutorials, fantasy (in honor of ex-wife), linguistics (phonology, etymologies, Chinese), gaming (in-depth playthrough-based game reviews).
