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In this episode of our Chinese character culture podcast, we explore the character "shān" (mountain) and its fascinating evolution. Starting from the ancient oracle bone script which was literally a drawing of mountain peaks, we uncover how this single character gave birth to a whole family of related characters: from "qiū" (small hill) to the funny origin of the ping-pong characters, to the surprising story of how the word for "father-in-law" came from Mount Hua! We also dive into the character "chuān" (river) and its hidden meaning of "restraint", which explains so many common words like "tame", "discipline", "obey" and "patrol". Perfect for Chinese learners who want to understand the logic behind Chinese characters and the ancient Chinese culture behind them!


山
shān
mountain
核心汉字，甲骨文为山峰的象形，是整个汉字家族的源头
丘
qiū
small hill
小山，由山字延伸而来，代表更小的凸起
蚯
qiū
earthworm
虫 + 丘，古人认为蚯蚓爬动时的凸起像小山
乒
pīng
ping
丘的变形，古人想象它像单脚跳的小山，对应乒乓球的声音
乓
pāng
pang
丘的变形，和乒成对，像另一方向单脚跳的小山
兵
bīng
soldier
两个小山保护中间的人，代表士兵保护核心
岳
yuè
mountain peak
山 + 丘，比山还高的山峰，也是 "岳父" 称呼的起源
岩
yán
rock
山 + 石，山上的石头，简单的会意字
癌
ái
cancer
病字头 + 三个山，古人认为癌症的肿块像三个硬硬的小山
川
chuān
river
河流，古人认为河流有岸，自带 "约束" 的含义
驯
xùn
tame
马 + 川，约束野兽，让它听话
训
xùn
discipline
言 + 川，用言语约束他人
顺
shùn
obey
约束自己，顺从他人
巡
xún
patrol
走之 + 川，约束着走路，按固定路线巡逻

🥇🥇🥇Memorize Chinese characters in one minute一分钟秒记汉字

一座 “山”，藏着汉字的造字密码One Character "Shān": The Hidden Code of Chinese Character Creation

Bedside Italian

Bedside Italian #47 - Ragni giganti e serpenti.

Speculating
If I was to ask you about your dream job you may not know exactly what that would involve. In this case you would have to speculate. Here is some useful language for speculating. 
maybe/perhaps
It is fairly/quite/very/extremely/ (un)likely that
It's quite possible (that)
I imagine/suspect (that)


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Speculating

Nobody teaches it, because it is not English. It takes one minute.

Lіѕtеn tо thіѕ роdсаѕt tо fіnd thе аnѕwеr уоu'vе bееn lооkіng fоr 10 уеаrѕ.

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こんにちは、あかりです。おすすめの日本のバンド、第3回目(だい さんかいめ)です！

Usage of Slow Japanese:
STEP 1. Listen to the episode without seeing the scripts.
STEP 2. Go to mochifika.com/podcast/ and check "Key vocabularies of this episode", and listen again to the episode while seeing the list.
STEP 3. Check the whole script, it'll fill the gap in your understanding.

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Slow Japanese

Episode #46 - My favorite Japanese band 3

Bezeichnungen für Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse werden hier am Beispiel des Märchens von "Aschenputtel" erklärt.

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3_Aschenputtel und die liebe Verwandtschaft

CHISTE CON UNA ESPECIAL DEDICATORIA PARA TODA LA CIUDADNÍA DEL LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.

CHISTES MEXICANOS

NEURÓTICOS ANÓNIMOS.

English Pub Culture (with transcript for study)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RDfCwb16o_luCBL11ImTYxJLYzvFxckV/view?usp=drivesdk