Sjmarf to Memes@lemmy.ml • 2 months agoChinese numberssh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1963file-text
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minus-squarestebolinkfedilink3•2 months agoHow do they decide what the complicated character for 7 should be? Why does it include the symbol of a tree? Can natives derive the meaning of a new symbol by its components or are they just as clueless as we are until they learn the word?
minus-square@NorthWestWind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink7•2 months agoEven as a Hongkonger myself, I have no idea. We just see these characters as ancient numbers. Also, if you write 柒 in an informal context, it is considered offensive.
How do they decide what the complicated character for 7 should be? Why does it include the symbol of a tree? Can natives derive the meaning of a new symbol by its components or are they just as clueless as we are until they learn the word?
Even as a Hongkonger myself, I have no idea. We just see these characters as ancient numbers.
Also, if you write 柒 in an informal context, it is considered offensive.