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Learn Chinese Characters 112 祥
Author: caren_zuo Date: 2007-11-15 10:21
By Caren Zuo
祥(xiáng)
祥 (auspiciousness)= 礻(a semantic part meaning "pray or respect")+
羊(a phonetic part meaning sheep)
"羊" (sheep or goats)is traditionally regarded as an auspicous animal by Chinese. And it is an indespensible object in the list of scrificies when people pay their respcet to all sorts of supernatural beings or or their ancestors. It is easy to understant that "auspicousness" (祥) consists of "pray" (礻)and "sheep" (羊).
Useful Phrases:
吉祥(jí xiáng) auspiciousness
不祥之兆(bù xiáng zhī zhào) bad omens
祥(xiáng)
祥 (auspiciousness)= 礻(a semantic part meaning "pray or respect")+
羊(a phonetic part meaning sheep)
"羊" (sheep or goats)is traditionally regarded as an auspicous animal by Chinese. And it is an indespensible object in the list of scrificies when people pay their respcet to all sorts of supernatural beings or or their ancestors. It is easy to understant that "auspicousness" (祥) consists of "pray" (礻)and "sheep" (羊).
Useful Phrases:
吉祥(jí xiáng) auspiciousness
不祥之兆(bù xiáng zhī zhào) bad omens
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