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How time flies, 2010 has already come. In order to express gratitude to my readers, I made 2010 Chinese classic beauty calendar HD wallpaper. 12 Chinese classic beauties will accompany you spending 12 months. As 2010 New Year gift, I hope this can increase your interest in learning Chinese. You can free download it [...]

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The Chinese characters 不 meaning is not.
This Chinese character represents a bird dying up towards the sky and disappearing from sight, as if becoming non-existent. The horizontal stroke signifies the sky as the limit, blocking the bird from ever reaching its destination. Hence the idea of “not”, a negative: 不. Arrogant man, unable even to [...]

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The Chinese characters 燕 meaning is swallow.
燕 is a symmetrical pictograph of the swallow flying upwards. Swallows abound in the northern hemisphere and are always a welcome sight in spring. The swallow (燕) is fondly remembered as a bird from the north (北), Dying across the waters with a stalk of grass (艹) in its [...]

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The Chinese characters 凤 meaning is phoenix.
Originally, the phoenix was represented by picture, its tail. As it flew, it drew all birds to it in friendship. Eventually a new Chinese character was adopted for the phoenix: 鳯 - a pictograph of the bird - relating it to wind in sound and symbol. The simplified character [...]

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The Chinese characters 鸽 meaning is dove; pigeon.
合 indicates harmony of many mouths (口), symbols unity and agreement of three lines forming a balanced triangle. 鸽 ideographically refers to the dove or pigeon - the bird (鸟) that docks together in peace, harmony and unity.

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The Chinese characters 鸭 meaning is duck.
甲 - meaning armor, protective covering or shell - is the distinguishing phonetic here. The duck is probably the hardiest of birds, with a natural immunity to disease and ability to withstand severe environmental conditions. Hence: 鸭, the well-protected bird (鸟). Nevertheless, the proverb has the last word: “Compare [...]

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The Chinese characters 鸡 meaning is chicken.
The radical 鸟 stands for bird. The phonetic signifies an adult with hand on silk thread - a spinner. Previously, Women prisoners were condemned to spinning without getting any benefit, not unlike the chicken confined to the labor of laying eggs for its owner. A bird (鸟) in hand [...]

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The Chinese characters 集 meaning is assemble; gather; together.
The ancient Chinese character depicted three small birds flocking together atop a tree (木). This eventually contracted to 集: one bird on the tree. gathering of birds may have created the character for “assembly” but, as the saying goes: “A gathering of mosquitoes can create a noise [...]

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The Chinese characters 雀 meaning is sparrow.
The sparrow is a short-tailed bird, as compared with 鸟, a long-tailed bird. The sparrow is designated by the ideograph: 雀, literally small bird - a fitting symbol for anything insignificant and unworthy. Hence the proverbial reference to the irrational trouble-shooter. “He uses cannon to shoot a sparrow.”

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The Chinese characters 鼠 meaning is mouse.
鼠 refers to rodents in general - from the timid mouse to the aggressive rat. It is a pictograph of the rat, showing its head, whiskers and tail: 鼠. A young rat may know how to gnaw its hole but, warns the proverb: “A rat that gnaws at a [...]

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