languages Chinese Word of the Day – 匈奴 26 Mar 201926 Mar 2019 The character 匈 (pinyin: xiong, pronounced: ssiohng) means fearsome or ferocious. The character 奴 (pinyin: nu) means slave. What would the combination 匈奴 mean? Answer: The Huns......well maybe! Pronunciations Medieval…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 傷寒 21 Mar 201926 Mar 2019 The character 傷 (pinyin: shang) means hurt or injury. The character 寒 (pinyin: han) means cold or winter. What would the combination 傷寒 mean? Answer: Typhoid fever! Pronunciations Medieval…
mathematics… A Physics Derivation of Pythagorean Triples? 14 Mar 20195 Apr 2019 In the Chinese mathematical text Jiuzhang Suanshu, we find an interesting problem that requires the Pythagorean triples formula to solve. Chapter 9: Gougu Problem 14 今有二人同所立。甲行率七,乙行率三。乙東行。甲南行十步而邪東北與乙會。問甲乙行各幾何? [There are two persons standing…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 角度 11 Mar 201913 Mar 2019 The character 角 (pinyin: jiao) means horn. The character 度 (pinyin: du) means to measure (usually of lengths) or size. What would the combination 角度 mean? This one is pretty…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 星宿 8 Mar 201913 Mar 2019 The character 星 (pinyin: xing, pronunciation: ssing) means star. The character 宿 (pinyin: xiu, pronunciation: ssiu) means a lodge or residence. What would the combination 星宿 mean? Well, it means…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 書 5 Mar 20196 Apr 2019 Nowadays, the character 書 (pinyin: shu) means book. In antiquity the character for book is 冊 (pinyin: ce, pronounced: tsuh). So what did 書 mean back in the day? Well…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 革命 4 Mar 201913 Mar 2019 Definition Noun: revolution Verb: to revolt Adjective: revolutionary (革命性 ) Examples: 工業革命 (gohng yeh guh ming) - Industrial Revolution 革命性 (guh ming ssing) - revolutionary Pronunciation Medieval Chinese: gak-myeng Mandarin:…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 矛盾 3 Mar 201913 Mar 2019 矛盾 (mao dun) literally means "spear shield". What's so special about packing these two characters into one word? It can mean contradiction (in logic) or conflict (in a situation)! …
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 中國 2 Mar 201913 Mar 2019 There are many names for China. From the lofty title "Magnificent Xia" 華夏 (hua-xia) to the imperial sobriquet "Celestial Empire" 天朝 (tian-chao pronounced tien-chao). However, no name has endured the…
languages Chinese Word of the Day – 萬 1 Mar 20197 Jun 2022 Today we will look into the meaning and history behind the Chinese character 萬. This character means the number 10000 (one myriad) as in 萬年 (ten thousand years). It can…