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  1. What's the difference between Classical Chinese and Modern …

    Aug 7, 2015 · Classic Chinese: Modern Chinese: The 人 (meaning person) is written the same in classic and modern Chinese, but the pronunciation in Classic Chinese was probably very …

  2. 船 composed of characters for vessel, 8, and person?

    Sep 9, 2023 · Google Translate: [Chinese writing is one of the most ancient and therefore we can turn to the events of antiquity. All ancient nations have epics or references to the Great Flood. …

  3. Would an ancient chinese be able to understand today's language?

    Nov 30, 2020 · In the movie "The Mummy: Tomb of the dragon emperor", an ancient chinese emperor is resurrected in 1946, and he wants to take over the world. The emperor in …

  4. pronunciation - Did ancient Chinese have tones (声调)? - Chinese …

    If they are from Ancient Chinese, why are they not more consistent? When Chinese characters were borrowed by Japanese and Korean around 1000 years ago, the tones are not picked up …

  5. Etymology of the Chinese number characters (一二三四五六七八九 …

    Oct 12, 2013 · So question 1: was it possible for ancient Chinese people to have such philosophical thinking, before the early period of Shang Dynasty when oracle scripts were …

  6. How to look up seal script characters? - Chinese Language Stack …

    Feb 4, 2017 · For a freely available method, Guoxuedashi offers an interface to look up seal script characters. Prerequisites: Internet Explorer (seal script links do not dislpay properly on other …

  7. Why is Chinese written in different directions?

    Jan 5, 2022 · Chinese often tout/brag about their cultural inheritance and inventions, however, they often failed to mention how awkward the ancient way of writing was - the Chinese …

  8. Is there an ancient chinese name for Asia?

    Ancient Chinese has no concept of the modern-called continents. Instead, they describe the world as a "China-Foreign" system, while China is the centre of the world, and other countries are …

  9. Is Chinese language influenced by sanskrit and vice versa?

    May 1, 2022 · India and China are neighboring countries, in ancient India sanskrit was spoken and in ancient China Chinese was spoken. So could these two languages have influenced …

  10. What does 朱幂 and 黄幂 mean in this ancient illustration of the ...

    Nov 16, 2023 · The Pythagorean theorem (translation is 毕达哥拉斯定理) in ancient Chinese mathematics is called 勾股定理. Typically, the mathematical expression we use to describe the …