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This is cute (lemmy.world)
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[–] 23 points 5 months ago* (6 children)

I'm no expert, but it was described to me years ago by native Chinese speakers that many of the characters are written like that 🤩 "Man", "woman", "cart", "gate/door", etc. Pictograph origins🖖🏼.

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  • [–] 12 points 5 months ago* (5 children)

    heres those kanji for reference:

    Person: 人

    Man: 男

    Woman:　女

    Cart:　車

    Gate:　門

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (4 children)

    @Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com Thanks! 🤩🖖🏼

    Also, is "man" essentially a field character atop a sword/weapon one?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    I think the lower part カ I think means power, so field power, ie. A man has the power to plow a field

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Ah! I had them mixed up, as sword seems a very close relative: 刀 vs. カ

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