Wouldn't be easier to write the A,B,C....instead of small sticks that look like children drawings?
2006-07-06 22:15:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Anthropology
Excuse me, but I think ABCs look more like children drawings as opposed to Mandarin. It's simply the way we have evolved our language. Unless you want someone to make fun of your language, then stop. It's not weird.
2006-07-07 14:35:50 · answer #1 · answered by optimistic_pessimist1985 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋
The written language is based on a pictograph type of scheme wherein the characters bear some resemblance to that which they depict. For example, the character for the word railroad is said to look like a station with horse stalls perhaps a visual representation of a train station. In any case, rather than "A, B, C" the characters generally represent words or concepts.
Interestingly enough, I have been told that Chinese characters, Japanese Kanji and those same Chinese characters used in Korean writing basically mean the same thing although the specific pronounced word may be somewhat different.
2006-07-07 05:25:08 · answer #2 · answered by cowboykub 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess if we took a show of hands among the planet here, it would be us against 1.25 billion Chinese - I dont suppose they think there's anything very weird about their ancient form of writing.
2006-07-07 05:19:21 · answer #3 · answered by Bad Liberal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because in ancient time, they are not taught a,b,c. In that time, they started to write based on symbols. Then they developed it into chinese wording like now. Its not weird, its just a development from symbols that they wrote thousands years ago.
2006-07-07 05:32:38 · answer #4 · answered by fiesya_11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For you, yes, because that is what you learned first and are accustomed to, but the Chinese might be saying the same thing about the ABC's
2006-07-07 05:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by ♫ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, Chinese characters are small pictures. However, it is a very precise language, even moreso than english. Chinese people tell me its difficult to learn, also.
2006-07-07 17:18:25 · answer #6 · answered by jack f 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That's just plain ignorant. If you had grown up qriting in Mandarin, you'd find it far easier than our Arabic alphabet
2006-07-07 14:05:47 · answer #7 · answered by buster_wilde3 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you couldn't open your eyes fully, you would scribble too. jk! I have a lot of respect for kongi and other Oriental forms. So much detail for one word, that's awesome.
2006-07-07 14:45:39 · answer #8 · answered by james_e_purdy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
they have the oldest culture. let them do whatever. and besides it's cool looking.
2006-07-07 10:08:00 · answer #9 · answered by sherbert 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
haha you are so right ma friend! but i guess its cuz its unique
2006-07-07 05:17:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋