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Learn Chinese Characters 072 友
Author: caren_zuo Date: 2007-10-09 09:31
by Caren Zuo
友 (yǒu)

One right hand is followed by another-the character of oracle bone script shows us its concept, which -two people clasping their right hands revealing their friendship.
Two right hands put closely together. The character of oracle bone script (the first) shows us its concept-two people clasping their right hands revealing their friendship. To the seal script (the third), the left-and-right structure changed into up-and-down by keeping the same components. The regular script changes a lot, but the two components are two transformations of a right hand.
The character “友” pronounces the same with the “有”, but the have different meanings and usages. The former one has something to do with “posses”, while the later one is related to “friend”.
A Test: Could you find the part representing “right hand” in the following characters?
左 右 有 友
朋友 (péng you ) friend
友谊 (yǒu yì) friendship
友好 (yǒu hǎo ) friendly, amicable
国际友人 (guó jì yǒu rén ) international friends
友情 (yǒu qíng)
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A sentence vividly tell the difference of “爱情”and “友谊”, which is in the following:
The “爱情” tells a story only about two beloved people, while the “友谊” tells a story of a world where beloved people live.
It is difficult to make clear the difference of “友谊” and “友情”. It seems that “友情” is a blend of many people’s feelings such as “friendship, love, affection ”.


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