With a laugh
Xiao is the character for laughter, smiles and jokes. Here it’s combined with the haha sound of laughter to mean...
Variations on a theme of chaos and confusion
Luan, which can signify a rich spectrum of chaos, confusion, mess and hubbub, is wonderfully combined with several double characters.
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Chinese chirps
Very close to the sound of some birds, this Chinese cheep-cheep chirpy sound. Perhaps a turtledove?
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Far-wandering junks
There's some historical truth in the far-wandering junks - until they decided to give it up more than a half...
With a moo, a low, and a bellow
Some things do travel well, and here we have a moo turned into a ‘mou’, as in mo-jo, so now...
Brave and courageous
Xiong means ‘male’, ‘grand’, or 'having great power or influence', and is used in the word for ‘hero’.  Here, combined...
China through Chinese literature
Glad to highlight a new audiobook company dedicated to bringing modern Chinese fiction to a wider audience through new and...
The rustling wind
A se is a 25 stringed instrument like a zither, so I like the doubling up of this character to...
Tooting and honking
You can imagine Toad of Toad Hall charging around the streets of Shanghai giving his car horn a ‘dudu’ as...
Miemie, black sheep, have you any wool?
This is an excellent sound for a sheep’s bleat. Add your own little vibrato and you too can sound like...
Dark and sparkling
Wu means ‘black’ or ‘dark’ and, not surprisingly, also refers to a crow, as well as being a surname. Combined...
Chinese Myths & Legends
As part of my 1000-story readathon, I just enjoyed this collection of Chinese myths and rather fantastical tales, wonderfully illustrated...
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