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muyongshi -

I also like 子 in writing calligraphy.... don't know but I prefer the simpler ones... they look
better



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lokki -



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衣 or anything with an 衣 like thing in it.

Same here. My absolute favourite is 袁, mainly for being so dynamic. It really looks like it is
on its way somewhere. Other favourites are 说 and 总.

Other ones conjure up funny associations, like 某, which looks like a cow coming towards you,
legs astride, on a motorcycle. I normally stick to simplified characters, but the traditinonal 萬
is funny. It looks like a raging bull charging straight at you, with the horns on top of its head
and you-know-what hanging between its legs .

Then for some reason I have taken a dislike to 青, especially in the many combinations where it
makes up one half of the character. Can't explain it but I just find it boring to write.










ayala -

My favorite character is

安

i jusy love everything about it!
the shape (almost symmetrical but still soft), the sound, the meaning.

if i had the courage i would have tattooed it on my body.










Lu -



Quote:

like 某, which looks like a cow coming towards you, legs astride, on a motorcycle

Great association. And it even sounds like that! (mou)










liuzhou -

串

Perfect simplicity - on a stick.










skylee -



Quote:

串

Perfect simplicity - on a stick.

On a stick as a 串 of fishballls.










xuuuu -

how about "爱"？In Chinese it means LOVE










skylee -



Quote:

how about "爱"？In Chinese it means LOVE

Now that you've mentioned it, I just wanna say that IMHO the traditional character "愛", which
has a heart inside, is so much nicer than the simplified "爱", which only has a friend inside.










Yiwan -

Speaking of which, I do like traditional Chinese better for looking more beautiful. When comes to
actually writing, I prefer simplified. You get the point.










Rrina -

I'm actually surprised nobody has yet listed here yu3, the rain character:

雨

Now that I'm trying in earnest to learn to read I've found so many beautiful characters but this
one has a special place because it was the first one I was able to remember. ''Rain falling
through a window'' was the way it was described to me.












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