tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post4134673459761393992..comments2024-02-21T02:19:19.666-07:00Comments on hanzismatter.blogspot.com: "Peace, Happiness, Love, Chaos"tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696711693095229683noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-87285318971663930502006-01-11T15:03:00.000-07:002006-01-11T15:03:00.000-07:00I think that might be "道", or "dao&...I think that might be "道", or "dao". I've never seen dao used to mean happiness, though.zenbowlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-83457269694911499812006-01-11T17:54:00.000-07:002006-01-11T17:54:00.000-07:00Wow, I just heard you on KCRW via NPR... I can now...Wow, I just heard you on KCRW via NPR... I can now pronounce the website name too!Callumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06395821630166518687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-50866421101853872702006-01-11T19:19:00.000-07:002006-01-11T19:19:00.000-07:00personally it looks like 酒 to me.personally it looks like 酒 to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-55379327751208584372006-01-11T23:56:00.000-07:002006-01-11T23:56:00.000-07:00Common mistake, 平taken by itself in Japanese means...Common mistake, 平taken by itself in Japanese means flat. People often seem to take it from 平和 which means peaceful with the 和 meaning peace (or Japan). I couldn't say what the Chinese readings are.<br>Last seen by me in an airport on a girls shoulder, no she wasn't 平Idlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-41156850986514939902006-01-12T00:07:00.000-07:002006-01-12T00:07:00.000-07:00I think it could be a massacred 草写 version of 福, g...I think it could be a massacred 草写 version of 福, going by the sort of spiral form for the 田 particle. But really, who could tell.tze minghttp://www.publicaddress.net/default,yellowperil.smnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-61624602126297852512006-01-12T02:39:00.000-07:002006-01-12T02:39:00.000-07:00I think it's probably the caoshu (curved) styl...I think it's probably the caoshu (curved) style of 福. I have tried some caoshu fonts to compare with the tattoo (http://www.pengguo.com/yingxiang/out/fu_caoshu.png) , but it seems that it's just bad caoshu writing.<br><br>I also tried with 道 and 酒:<br>http://www.pengguo.com/yingxiang/out/dao_caoshu.png<br>http://www.pengguo.com/yingxiang/out/jiu_caoshu.pngPenghttp://www.pengguo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-4329023887169362742006-01-13T07:28:00.000-07:002006-01-13T07:28:00.000-07:00All Japanese words I find for happiness are two ka...All Japanese words I find for happiness are two kanji at least.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-78669297059972949632006-01-13T12:15:00.000-07:002006-01-13T12:15:00.000-07:00Speaking of peace, is there a difference in meanin...Speaking of peace, is there a difference in meaning or usage between ping2an1 or he2ping2?xenobiologistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09781983279242647376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-3440339723164368322006-01-13T13:56:54.830-07:002006-01-13T13:56:54.830-07:00In Chinese, 平安 is "peaceful, safe", and ...In Chinese, <a href="http://zhongwen.com/d/165/x173.htm" rel="nofollow">平安</a> is "peaceful, safe", and <a href="http://zhongwen.com/d/169/x77.htm" rel="nofollow">和平</a> is "peace".tianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696711693095229683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-16849490747349007142006-01-16T10:31:00.000-07:002006-01-16T10:31:00.000-07:00i think its supposed to be 縁i think its supposed to be 縁Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3919350949272858772.post-55589329443473845222006-01-28T21:08:00.000-07:002006-01-28T21:08:00.000-07:00anonymous, there are several words with one kanji ...anonymous, there are several words with one kanji that express happiness, but even more one kanji that represent happiness, even on it's own. 幸い、幸せ("saiwai" or "shiawase"), 嬉しい (ureshii). 福 (fuku) represents happiness as well, and in the expression 喜怒哀楽 meaning "emotions" 喜 represent happiness.Marcusnoreply@blogger.com