Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Interesting Chinese characters cong3 from - bei3 north - bi3 compare

We will learn 3 charcaters which are related to people,
cónɡ from - běi north - bǐ compare



cónɡ means follow or from in Chinese.

Please look at the oracle bone character. It looks like a person is following another person.




Some words withcónɡ
     从小(cónɡxiǎofrom childhood
     从不(cónɡbùnever
     从头(cónɡtóufrom the beginning

běi means north. It looks like two persons back to back, people will feel cold in this situation, and usually facing north is colder than south, so it got the meaning North.
the oracle bone character

Words withběi

     北京(běijīnɡ)Beijing
     北方(běifānɡ)Northern part of


bǐ means Compare. It looks like two person are racing.
the oracle bone character
 
Words withbǐ

     比赛(bǐsàicompetition
     比分(bǐfēnscore
     比如(bǐrú for example


 
Here is the video


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