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[May. 22nd, 2007|11:20 pm] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 舛 chuǎn (chuan3), error phosphorous LIN2 commonly found in the compounds: 磷元素 LIN2 YUAN2 SU4, the element phosphorous; 磷磷 LIN2 LIN2, the sound of water rushing through stones; the shimmer of precious stones radical: 石 SHI2 (stone) etymology: 石 (stone) is semantic element; 粦 (LIN2, ghostly light) is phonetic total strokes traditional (simplified): 17 (17) frequency: uncommon 162 link 3 comments|post comment

[May. 15th, 2007|09:45 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 舛 chuǎn (chuan3), error ghostly light; phosphorescence LIN2 commonly found in the compounds: 燐光 LIN2 GUANG1, phosphorescence; 燐火 LIN2 HUO3, phosphorescence radical: 火 HUO3 (fire) etymology: 火 (fire) is semantic element; 粦 (LIN2, ghostly light) is phonetic total strokes traditional (simplified): 16 (16) frequency: rare 161 link 9 comments|post comment

[Mar. 26th, 2007|09:14 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 舛 chuǎn (chuan3), error outstanding jié (jie2) commonly found in the compounds: 杰出 jié chū (jie2 chu1) outstanding; 杰出人物 jié chū rén wù (jie2 chu1 ren2 wu4) outstanding figure; 杰作 jié zuò (jie2 zuo4) masterpiece radical: 9 人 (human) (rén) mnemonic: [Any suggestions?] total strokes traditional (simplified): 12 (8) frequency: 1488th most common character 160 N.B. I'm going to try posting characters less frequently (maybe one a week) but more regularly. link 8 comments|post comment

cruel [Mar. 19th, 2007|12:03 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 舛 chuǎn (chuan3), error cruel; Chieh [evil last ruler of the Xia Dynasty]; perch jié (jie2) commonly found in the compound: 桀骜不馴 (桀骜不驯) jié ào bù xún (jie2 ao4 bu4 xun2), obstinate and unruly radical: 75 木 (tree) (mù) mnemonic: Two persons back to back 舛 hanging from a tree 木. total strokes traditional (simplified): 10 (10) frequency: 4097th most common character 159 N.B. I'm going to try posting characters less frequently (maybe one a week) but more regularly. link 2 comments|post comment

error [Mar. 12th, 2007|06:13 pm] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 舛 chuǎn (chuan3), error chuǎn (chuan3) commonly found in the compound: 舛誤 (舛误) chuǎn wù (chuan3 wu4), error radical: no. 136 mnemonic: Traditionally, this is said to be a compound ideogram of two persons back to back. total strokes traditional (simplified): 6 (6) frequency: 4694th most common character 158 N.B. I'm going to try posting characters less frequently (maybe one a week) but more regularly. link 6 comments|post comment

Gentle readers... [Dec. 20th, 2006|09:20 am] characterguy Sorry I have been away from this community for so long! My "real life" job has been keeping me too busy. I'm trying to ease my way back into my online duties, beginning with my other community, 1000characters, which I am again updating daily. I hope to eventually get back to also updating dailycharacter, but until then, if you need a character fix, allow me to recommend 1000characters. This journal cycles through the 1,000 most common characters in modern Chinese, taken three per day. I began with the 501st character, but when I reach the 1,000th character, I will go to the 1st most common character, and cycle through the whole list. link 5 comments|post comment

camel [Sep. 25th, 2006|08:35 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) luò (luo4) camel commonly found in the compounds: 駱駝 luòtuó (luo4 tuo2) camel; 駱馬 luòmǎ (luo4 ma3) llama radical: no. 187 馬/马 (horse) (mǎ) (ma3) mnemonic: [Any suggestions?] total strokes traditional (simplified): 16 (9) frequency: 2355th most common character simplified stroke-order animation: 157 link 2 comments|post comment

Apologies [Sep. 24th, 2006|12:18 am] characterguy Sorry I'm being so inconsistent about posting (and answering comments) here and in 1000characters. My job has started up again (I was on summer break), so I don't have as much time as I used to. Don't worry: I'll keep posting, but please forgive me if you post a comment and I don't get to it quickly. link post comment

net, web [Sep. 24th, 2006|12:16 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) luò (luo4) net, web commonly found in the compounds: 聯絡 liánluò (lian2 luo4) contact; 網絡 wǎngluò (wang3 luo4) net; internet radical: no. 120 糸 (silk) (mì) (mi4) mnemonic: Each 各 strand of silk 糸 is woven with another to form a web 洛. total strokes traditional (simplified): 12 (9) frequency: 1852nd most common character simplified stroke-order animation: 156 link post comment

to drop [Sep. 18th, 2006|12:08 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) luò (luo4) to drop commonly found in the compounds: 落後 luòhòu (luo4 hou4) fall behind; 落下 luòxià (luo4 xia4) to drop radical: no. 140 艸 (grass) (cǎo) (cao3) mnemonic: Imagine a drop of water 水 falling off 落 each 各 blade of grass 艸. total strokes traditional (simplified): 13 (12) frequency: 391st most common character stroke-order animation: 155 link post comment

Luo [Sep. 14th, 2006|12:06 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) luò (luo4) [proper name or phonetic element] commonly found in the compounds: 洛杉磯 luòshānjī (luo4 shan1 ji1) Los Angeles; 日洛 rìluò (ri4 luo4) sunset radical: no. 85 水 (water) (shuǐ) (shui3) mnemonic: [This is mostly a phonetic and proper name, so I'd just memorize it by rote.] total strokes traditional (simplified): 9 (9) frequency: [My sources disagree on how common this character is. According to one source it is one of the 1,000 most common. According to the other it is not among the 3,000 most common. I think it may depend on whether you count proper names in the total.] stroke-order animation: 154 link post comment

strategy; to omit [Sep. 13th, 2006|01:52 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) lüè (lüe4) strategy; to omit commonly found in the compounds: 侵略 qīn lüè (qin1 lüe4) to invade; 忽略 hū lüè (hu1 lüe4) to overlook radical: no. 102 田 (field) (tián) (tian2) mnemonic: Each 各 field 田 will be invaded 略. total strokes traditional (simplified): 11 (11) frequency: 888th most common character stroke-order animation: 153 link 5 comments|post comment

dew; to expose [Sep. 9th, 2006|12:05 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) lù (lu4) dew; to expose commonly found in the compounds: 暴露 pùlù (pu4 lu4) to expose; 露水 lùshuǐ (lu4 shui3) dew radical: no. 173 雨 (rain) (yǔ) (yu3) mnemonic: Imagine the dew exposed 露 because of the rain 雨 on the road 路. total strokes traditional (simplified): 21 (21) frequency: 915th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 152 link 2 comments|post comment

road [Sep. 7th, 2006|12:05 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) lù (lu4) road commonly found in the compounds: 道路 dàolù (dao4 lu4) road; 路徑 lùjìng (lu4 jing4) path; 路程 lùchéng (lu4 cheng2) distance travelled radical: no. 157. 足 (foot) (zú) (zu2) mnemonic: Imagine each 各 foot 足 walking down the road 路. total strokes traditional (simplified): 13 (13) frequency: 195th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 151 link post comment

forehead [Sep. 5th, 2006|12:27 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) é (e2) forehead commonly found in the compounds: 額頭 étóu (e2 tou2) forehead; 額外 éwài (e2 wai4) extra, additional radical: no. 181 頁/页 (face) (yè) (ye4) mnemonic: [Any suggestions?] total strokes traditional (simplified): 18 (15) frequency: 919th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 150 link 2 comments|post comment

guest [Sep. 3rd, 2006|12:23 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) kè (ke4) guest commonly found in the compounds: 客氣 kèqì (ke4 qi4) polite; 客觀 kèguān (ke4 guan1) objective; 客人 kèrén (ke4 ren2) guest radical: no. 40 宀 (roof) (mián) (mian2) mnemonic: [Any suggestions?] total strokes traditional (simplified): 9 (9) frequency: 402nd most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 149 link 2 comments|post comment

bones [Sep. 2nd, 2006|12:19 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) gé (ge2) bones commonly found in the compounds: 骨骼 gǔgé (gu3 ge2) skeleton radical: no. 188 骨 (bone) (gǔ) (gu3) mnemonic: The bones 骨 of each 各 part of the body make up the skeleton 骼. total strokes traditional (simplified): 16 (16) frequency: 3459th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation no stroke-order animation available 148 link post comment

to lay aside [Sep. 1st, 2006|12:05 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) gē (ge1) to lay aside commonly found in the compounds: 擱置 gēzhì (ge1 zhi4) to put aside, to shelve; 耽擱 dāngē (dan1 ge1) to delay; 擱下 gēxià (ge1 xia4) to put aside, to lay down radical: no. 64 手 (hand) (shǒu) (shou3) mnemonic: The hand 手 beside the chamber 閣 stops 擱 the door. total strokes traditional (simplified): 17 (12) frequency: 2668th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 147 link post comment

chamber [Aug. 31st, 2006|12:04 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) gé (ge2) chamber commonly found in the compounds: 閣下 géxià (ge2 xia4) Your Excellency; 閣樓 gélóu (ge2 lou2) attic; 內閣 nèigé (nei4 ge2) (government) cabinet; 閣員 géyuán (ge2 yuan2) cabinet member radical: no. 169 門/门 (gate) (mén) (men2) mnemonic: Each 各 gate 門 opens onto a chamber 閣. total strokes traditional (simplified): 14 (9) frequency: 1799th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 146 link 2 comments|post comment

standard [Aug. 30th, 2006|02:04 am] characterguy Current Theme: Characters with the element 各 gè (ge4) gé (ge2) standard commonly found in the compounds: 格式 géshì (ge2 shi4) format; 格言 géyán (ge2 yan2) aphorism; 表格 biǎogé (biao3 ge2) form, table radical: no. 75 木 (tree) (mù) (mu4) mnemonic: Imagine a wooden 木 tool which is a standard 格 for each 各 thing. total strokes traditional (simplified): 10 (10) frequency: 409th most common character hear Mandarin dialect character pronunciation stroke-order animation: 145 link post comment

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