Questions tagged [character-meanings]
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What do the characters I've found on this old gun mean?
On an antique shotgun I was told had Korean origin I found the following (what I presume are Hanja?) characters. Four out of five I believe I have correctly identified. One character I could not find ...
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Origin of character 威 (위)
chineseetymology.org briefly states that this is "From woman 女 and weapon 戌. Meaning to dominate."
Arch Chinese states that this is an ideograph composed of 女(Woman) and 威(kill) - though I think the ...
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How to interpret the text on this “희창기계” (Huichang Machine)?
I found this photograph of a machine (which produces plastic pipes) on Japanese.SE:
I know that 기계(gigye, 機械) means 'Machine', but I am unsure how to interpret the other text in "희창기계". (when I ...
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Why does the word for kindness, 친절 (親切), include a character meaning 'cut off; to disconnect'?
친(親) - relatives, parents; intimate
절(切) - to cut; to slice; to disconnect
How does the second character relate to the meaning of 친절?
