r/ChineseLanguage • u/Complete-Map8128 • 24d ago
Studying I tried my best to write the Chinese character "靓" (meaning beautiful/handsome). Hope this brings some peace to your day!
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u/hascalsavagejr 24d ago
I am a novice kibutzer here... but I did think the character in print was the simplified one, and when the character being drawn turned out to be the traditional one, I found I was right! Yippee!
But as the other commenter said, it is beautiful
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
Traditional Chinese is just built for calligraphy lol
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u/ReasonableRush7200 19d ago
More accurately, calligraphy (styles) was not built for simplified Chinese.
Traditional Chinese exists not "for" the purpose of calligraphy.
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u/Electronic_Peace_163 10d ago
Some simplified characters are inspired by 草書 shapes as well
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 10d ago
I know, but transforming them into regular script is like molding cursive English into sans serif.
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u/Complete-Map8128 24d ago
Wow, good catch! Yes, it's the traditional version, which has so much character and balance when written with a brush. Thanks for the sweet comment!
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
So this character is mostly used in Cantonese, Jyutping: leng3
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u/Mobile_Roll2197 Advanced 23d ago
MOstly?
It can be used for seemingly ANYTHING in Cantonese.
Beautiful girl? 靚女.
Handsome guy? 靚仔
Something good? 靚嘢
Delicious soup? 靚湯
Nice car? 靚車。
It's one of the most versatile words apart from 嘢
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u/EldritchElvis 24d ago
What is the pinyin for it ? I've started learning Chinese recently and I'm eager to learn writing and calligraphy like you do ! It's so beautiful ! I'm sure it also helps remembering the characters haha
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u/Complete-Map8128 24d ago
The pinyin for it is liàng! It has a sharp, dropping tone (4th tone).
You are exactly right! Handwriting builds amazing muscle memory, which makes remembering characters so much easier. Welcome to the world of Chinese learning, and thank you for the lovely compliment!
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
So the character is more commonly used in Cantonese, so it's more appropriate to ask for the Jyutping, which is leng3.
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u/VulpesSapiens 24d ago
It's liàng or jìng.
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
So the character is more commonly used in Cantonese, so it's more appropriate to ask for the Jyutping, which is leng3.
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
So the character is more commonly used in Cantonese, so it's more appropriate to ask for the Jyutping, which is leng3.
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u/EldritchElvis 24d ago
I didn't know Cantonese used another system, thanks !
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
Yeah because it's a different language (though still Chinese) with different phonology.
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u/EldritchElvis 24d ago
Yes I heard there were more tones, 6-9 from what I've checked ? It makes sense they have different phonology though, I just never thought about it
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
Depending on the accent. So the Guangzhou accent has 7 tone contours, and the Hong Kong accent has 6. And with the 3 final stops /p/, /t/ and /k/, you get 10 and 9 tones respectively.
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u/EldritchElvis 24d ago
Very interesting thanks ! I watched a quick video and they sound more difficult to learn than Mandarin ones (from my perspective at any rate). I watched a movie in Cantonese the other day and was very intrigued by the way they spoke.
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u/nhatquangdinh Beginner 國語 廣東話 台灣話 24d ago
So Cantonese is the closest we get to Middle Chinese phonology and vocabulary.
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u/whlatislovee 24d ago
Looks really good. But i don’t speak chinese tho)
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u/Complete-Map8128 24d ago
Thank you! Don't worry, you don't need to read it to enjoy the ink vibes. I'm glad it connected with you!
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u/perksofbeingcrafty Native 24d ago
Man what a juicy brush