From :Glory PY Yip aka Glory Moon hope those who don't know chinese don't mind. my surname, "yip" in cantonese and "ye (4)" in mandarin, has the meaning of "leaf". i incorporated "leaves" in the second and third attempts. share with any chinese and non-chinese who are interested in chinese characters: 980817 |> |> `-====++=====++===='\ |' |' |> |> |> `-==++==++====++==='\ || || || || ||====|| ||==========='\ ' || `-========++======='\ .:`||`;. .:` || ';. .:` || ';. _,:` || `;'` gpyy |> |> `-====++=====++===='\ |' |' |> |> |> `-==++==++====++==='\ || || || || ||====|| ||==========='\ ' || `-========++======='\ .:`||\,-. .:` ||| \ _`. .:` ||`.| \,_\ _,;` || ` |_\_| gpyy |> |> `-====++=====++===='\ |' |' |> |> |> `-==++==++====++==='\ || || || || ||====|| ||==========='\ ' || `-========++======='\ ,-./||\,-. ' / )||( \ _`. ,`/ |,`||`.| \,_\ _,;/_|' || `\._\_| gpyy From:Veruschka __|__ __|__ _|_ _|_ .---. .---. |___| |___| _\_/_ _\_/_ _X_ _X_ | | | | |___| |___| that is (supposed to be, anyway) the Chinese letter/word that is exclusively used to denote "a wedding event". This word is actually composed of a more general word, namely ___|___ __|__ .---. |___| __\_/__ __X__ | | |_____| which means "happy" or "happiness", and by concatenating two copies of this above word, you get that special word about wedding. In fact, if you go to any chinese restaurant, pretty often you can see this word, made into 3-D and painted in golden, hanging on the wall near the dragons. From: Walter Lee ================================================== / v mandarin| Xin nian Hao english | new year happy ================================================== _\______ /_______ ___ __\/_|___ / __|_ __/_ / _|_ | | _|__|__ / / __|__ /|\ | | | \/ | / | | /\ \| ================================================== The following is an excerpt of a collection of Chinese characters by D. C. Au (dcau@casbah.acns.nwu.edu). See the original site at: http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~dcau/ ######################################################################## #||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||# #||||||||||||| |||||||||||| ,,,,,,,,,,,,, |||||||| ||||||||||'''|||||||# #||||||||||||| |||||||||||| |'''''' ' ''| |||||'''''''|,,,, ,,|||||||||# #||||||''''''' '''''''||||| ||''''| ||||| ||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||# #|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||| || || | || || ||||||'''''|''''' ''' '||||||# #|||||| |||||| |||||| ||||| ||,,,,|| | || ||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||# #|||||| '''''' '''''' ||||| |||||''|| ||| ||||||'''''||'''' ''''|||||||# #||||||,|||||| ||||||,||||| || ,,|| || || ||||||||||||| ||||||| |||||||# #||||||||||||| |||||||||||| |||||| |||| | |||||| ,,, || ||||||| |||||||# #||||||||||||| |||||||||||| ''''''''''''' |||||| ''' || ''''''' |||||||# #||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||,|||||||,|||||||# #///////////////////// dcau@casbah.acns.nwu.edu ///////////////////////# #################### Version 2.1 - March 25, 1995 ###################### This file is a collection of ASCII Chinese characters compiled over a number of months. These are examples of ASCII Chinese Character art that have been posted or emailed to me. Chinese characters have a long and fascinating history in its ingenuity and originality. Earliest forms were pictographs - stylized pictures of objects. Graphic symbols soon arose in order to represent simple abstract thoughts. Ideographs were created from already existing simple characters in order to express more complex ideas. Eventually, to meet the demands of thousands of new characters, the Chinese resorted to phonetic or harmonic writing, relying on radicals for the sense and the phonetic for the sound. Using ASCII, Chinese characters are a great source for creativity and beauty, and it can definitely be classified as 'ASCII art'! I've included 'Artist:' lines to acknowledge the original creators of the characters and 'Contributed by:' lines of people who emailed or posted the piece(s) but did not create it themselves. Unfortunately, information of the creator is sometimes not available with art that is contributed or posted. Most of the work in this collection have been done by hand. A few have been made by scanning and converting (I'll make note of the ones I know that are). Towards the end of the list, two people tell of their methods of doing that. I'm also including an article I wrote giving tips on making characters using ASCII. The sender's comments are in quotes. My comments appear in brackets. Anything else came as part of the art. I have included translations and pronounciations as much as possible. Personally, I'm Cantonese but my dictionary is in Mandarin so there will be mixture of both. Thanks to all of you who have contributed to this list. This all began with a request I made on alt.ascii-art and rec.arts.ascii and the project has evolved into this list. Now it's going back out to everyone. Send comments, suggestions and ascii art to: dcau@casbah.acns.nwu.edu ^^^^^^^^ """"""""""" ~~~~~~~~~ Enjoy! -- Daniel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________________ == ASCII Chinese Collection == Artist: Unknown How are you? (Cant: Nei ho; Mand: ni2 hao3) ,,, ,|, ,,, ,||| ||' '||| ,,,|||, ||| ,||' ,,|||, ,|| '|||'''|||' ,||' ,|'||||' ,|||' ||',,, ,||' ,|||| ' || '' ,|||||| |||,,|| |' || || ,,|||'|| ||'|||'''||' || , || '||, '|'' |,,|' || || || || '||| ,|||, || || ||| || || ,||'' ||| || || ' ,,,|| '' '' ,,,|| '' '||| '|||| ''' '' Artist: William Sawyer Grant "This is the remains of my other sig file but too many people responded to it! So I had to change it to the current version." [Will's new sig is in the sig section towards the end.] / /____ ____ _____ ___ /| / / | / |__|__ / \ | | __|___|_ | __ |__|__ | | / | \ | | --|-- |__| |__|___ / | | \ / | , , , , \ | | \| / \ \| _/ o Artist: David Liu "I was also going to submit the following "poem" for Dan's first compilation, but I couldn't find it. Well, here it is, an early entry for Version 2. I wrote it for a friend in HK. Dian4 Xin4 is supposed to be e-mail, and Wei1 Qing1 is my friend's name." Internet Neighbor \ _____/ \ _____/ | |---| --,------- _\|/_| ______/ |-----| --, \ \ / --, \ \ / __|_|___| |/ |----| /|\ |--| | |--|--| _/ /----- _/ /----- | | | | \ |---| / | /\ | ----|---- |--|--| \ --|-- \ --|-- ||\|___| |\||-----| __/__ \/ | __|__ | |__|__| | |__|__| / | | | | |_\_/_| / / /\ | | :: -'\_______ -'\_______ | |---| | | || \| /\ / \ | --------- / _____ / \ / | | |-------| |_____| / | | | | _/ ------ _/ --|-|-| | ----- | |_____| ---/----- ---|--- __|_-|-|-- / |____ /|-|-|-| | |---| | --------- _/|__|__ /|\ | | | | _/| | | _/| |-|-|--| | |---| | | |__ | | /_|_\ | | \| | | | | | | \| | | |\| | | / | \ |/ | | / \| | / | | \| / \____ |------ | _/ |____| :: --|-- ----- --|-- ----- | -------- / | / / |-----| |-|-| / / / |-|-| / / / --|- | /_/ |/_/ / | _|_ | |-|-| \ \ \ |-|-| \ \ \ ------- |/ | _/_\|_/_\ _/| | | | KEY |-|-| ----- |-|-| ----- / | --|--\--- | | |-| | --|-- | --|-- | /| | / \ \/ | | |-| | :: | ------- | ------- \| \| / _/ \/ | |-----| / _______ ___|____ / \ -------, ----- | ---|--|--- _/ |-||-| | | / ==|== / / ------ | / | _/|_|_||__ | ||-|| | |--| | __|__ _/| ---- |______| /---\ | | _/ ---/ | | ||-|| | /\ | |\ |__|__| | ---- | __|__ | | | |-| | | |/|| |\| \/ | \ |__|__| | |----| | | | | | | X ||/|| /\ | |___| | |----| |_______| __|_/ \| |/ |// \ / | _/ \_|__ :: --Dvd [Translation of above poem by Henry Wu ] "A very loose translation: Separated by several thousand miles, It feels like you're still here. Softly press a few keys. The electric message has already reached you. From: zaneau@hk.net (Zane Au) Thinking of you (C: seung nei; M: xiang2 ni3) ;, .,, ,,;, ,, '||: :||||;;;::; ,,, ;|; ,||,;;, || || '||| ||' ;|||;||;;'' ||||||;|| ,|| ,||' ,,,|||, '''|||;,, ||'' || ||',, ,|'||||' ,|||' ,|;||'|;; ||||||;|| ,||||| ' || '' ;;':|| '';||'' || ,,|||'|| ||' || .'' :|; :|||||;;;' '|'' |,,|' , || '||, , .'' .,, '''.,, ,|||, || || '||| || |; ';|;, '||;, ,|||, :||; || '||| ;|| '|; ';;: '|;;; ,||'' |||'||' || || :|| '|;, ., '' '' '' ' ,,,|| '' '|;;:,,,,,,,,||, '||| ''::::::::'' ''' Artist: Liza Chu (lchu@u.washington.edu) "It literally means "add gas", but generally it means "increase motivation" or "more strength" (sorry for the poor translation)" [It's all right :)] (Cant: ga yow; Mand: jia1 you2) .;. . .;. ;;;;; ;;; ;;;;; ;;;;; ;;;; ;;;;; ;;;;; ;;; ;;;;; ;;;;; ;;; ;;;;; ;;;; .. ;; ;;;; ;;. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;, ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;. .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;. ; .;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;. .;;;; ;;; . . ;; ;; ;;;; ;;;. .;;;; ;;. ;;;;;;;;. ;;;. ;; ;;;; ;;; .;;; ;; ;; ;; ;;;; ;; ;;;. ;;; ,;;; ;; ;; ;; .;; ;; ;;; ;;; ;;; ;; ;; `;; ; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;; ;; ;;;;;;. ;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;`;;; ;;; ;; ;;;; ;; ;; ;;. ;; ;; ;;;;. .; ;; ;; ;; ` ;; ;;;;. ; ;; `;;; ;. ;;; ;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; ;. .;;. .;;;;;;;;;;;;. liza 4.19.94 Contributed by: Si Burton Happy birthday (C: Sang yet fai lok; M: sheng1 ri4 kuai4 le4) # # # # # # # # ########### # # # ###### # # # # # # # # # # #### # # ### ############ # # # ## ######## # ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #### ##### #### # # ########## # # # # # # # # # ############ ############# ########### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ## # # ########## # # ## ## # # ############### # # ## ### # Contributed by: Astray Angel Patience: (M: ren3) ____________________________________________________________ / o o \ | | | _ap@@@@@@b | | _ap@@@@@@@@@@@@@b | | @@@@@@P@@@P ~@@@i | | ~~~~ @@@ @@@I | | ,qq, @@@ @@@I | | ~~P@b,d@@ d@@@ | | .d@@ ._d@@@ | | .aPP ~@@P | | . ,_ .__ | | dP @ @@b _, ~P@be. | | @@ I@ P@@@@@~ e_ ~P@@b | | @@@ @@b `~~' I@b @@@ | | `@P @@@@eeeeeeeeeee@@@' P~ | | ~~~PPPPPPPPPPP~ | | | | | | P . A . T . I . E . N . C . E | | | | o o | \____________________________________________________________/ Contributed by: leizhou xu [Here's a parital translation by Zane Au ] "The 4 characters mean: Dark, Cloud, That, Haunt (v.)" ,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,, ,' ; ;,,,,; ;,,,,; ,,,,,,;,,,,,,, ; ; ; ,; ;'';''; ,,;,, ;,,,,; ;,,,,; ; ,,, ; ,,, ; ,,,;,,,; ; ,; ;,,;,,; ; ; ,,,;,,,, ; ' ,,, ; ,,, ' ; ; ; ', ; ; ; ''';''' ; ,,;,,,,;,, ; ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,;,,,; ; ; ';';''' ;;; ; ,,,,,, ; ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ,' ,' ; ', ; ;,,,,; ; ,; ; ;' ,; ; ''' ,; ; ;,; ; , ; ;,,,,; ,,; ,;,,,,;'''';, ,;' ,,; ; ,; ';,,,,,,,,;' Contributed by: Nirgalli "Here are 2 that my friend gave me. Maybe you have had it, but it doesn't hurt that I send them again, right?" [Not at all...] Character for "Pig" (C: joo; M: zhu1) ** ** ** ** ******** ** ** ****** ******* ** ****** ** ** * **** * **** *** ** ***** ** ** ** ********* ** ***** ******* ** ** * ** * ** **** ******* ** *** ** **** ** **** ** ** ** ** *** ***** ** ** * **** ** ** ** * ** ** ***** ** **** *** ******** * ** ** * You're a pig! [Here's one to send to your close friends.] / / |----| _______ __|__ !!!! / /------/ |----| / \ ___|_/_ !!!!!! /| / | / |----| / /|/ /____ !!!! / | | ------------ / /|\ /| | !! | / | \ | \ |--- / / | \ |----| | / .| \ / \______ / \| |____| ** Artist: David Liu [The character on the inside of the border stands for 'dream' (mong, meng4)] "I made this for my .plan." The key to happiness is ha h v e | | i ------|------|------ n k ___|______|___ g e | | | | y |___|____|___| d /-----------------/ r t / /________ / e o _/ / a \ / m s \ / s u / . c ____/ e c u ess is making them come tr Dvd '94 Artist: "Malcolm" I can't forget you. Y#, __ g_ Mc "___, ___gg##g ___aw49#W ,#@ lB ___ge#4""" -##"""TB """ ,@#" /@ &@ __ ""7@ _W@ ,W" M" ,#_gd@#, [P M@ ~# dB, &* A@ #L_ag#W ,#C Ma /@QY,P __ " @" ,WQ9`Mg_ QF ,N Q B@ ,__ g__ ,W"QC `##a Qb " # , QL _ g g #@ `#@ a@ QL `@# Q@ B )@ QL @g ,B Q_ `".a `" d" EL " Q@ # WP Qb \#c &@ `@_ Bg_ #G Q@ # * Q@ "" VC \#gggM## #@ \##L # `gW@ """"" QC \@ `#" Merry Christmas! ######## # ### # # # # # # # ###### # #### # # # ###### # # ##### # # ##### # # # # #### # # ### # # # # ### # # ## ######## # ##### # ##### # # ##### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ###### # ### # # # # #### ##### #### ######## ##### ## # # # # # # # # # # # ############ ############# # ##### # # # # # # # # ########### # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # ##### # # # # # # ########### # # # # # # # ## # ## # ###### # # # ## # # ############### # # ##### ## # # How are you? o o o ooooooo oooooooooo o o o o o o o o ooooooooo o o ooooooooo o o o oooooo o oooo o o oo o o o o o o o ooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooooooooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o oo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o oooo o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ooo Artist: Elmer Chang Dragon (C: loong; M: long2) xxxxxx xxxx xxx xxxx x xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x xxxx xxxx xxxx x xxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x xx xx xxxx x x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx x x xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx x x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx x x xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx x x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx xx xx xxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxx xxxx x xxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxx xxxxx xxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Artist: Jurcy Hwang Merry Christmas: OOOOOOOO O O O O O O O O O OOOOOO O OOOO O O O OOOOOO O O OOOOO O O OOOOOO O O O O OOOO O O OOO O O O O OOO O O OO OOOOOOOO O OOOOO O OOOOO O O OOOO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OOOOOO O OOO O O O O OOOO OOOOO OOOO OOOOOOOO OOOO OO O O O O O O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO OOOO O O O O O O OOOOO O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OOOOOO O O O O O O OOOOOOOOO O O O O O O O O O OO O OOOOO O O O OOO OO O O OOOOOOOOOOOOO O O OOOOO OO O O Happy Birthday: * . OO * . * OO . /| OO OO . / | OOOOOOOOOOOOO . | \ OOOOOOOOOOOOO . \ | OO OO * | / * OO OO . : |/ . O OO OOOOOOOOOOOO . . OO . OOOOOOOOOOOOO .. OOOOOOOOOOOOO . OO OO . OO OO * OO OO . * * OO OO OO . . OO . . OO. O . OO OOOOOOOOOOOOO OO OOOOOOOOOOOOO . OO OOOOOOOOOOOOO . OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OO OO OO OOOO OO OO . OO OO . OO OO OO . OO OO OO . OOOOOOOOOOOOO . OO OO OO . OOOOOOOOOOOO . OO OO OO OO O OO OO OO OOOOOOOOO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO . O OO OO OO OO OO OO OO * OOOO OOOOOO OOOO . OO OO O OO OO . OO OO OO OO OO OO OO OO O O OO . OO OO O O OOOO OOOO O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOO OOOOOO OOO OOOO OO OOOO OO OO OO O OO OO OOOO . O.. . OO OO OO O OO OO OO OO OOO OOOOO OOOOOO OOOO . OO OO OOO O . OO . OO OO . OO OO OOO OO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO . OO O OO OOOO . OO OOOOOO OO . O OO O OO OOO OO OO OOOO OO OOO * OOO OO OOO O OO O . * -jurcy Art by: Frank Mok "The Chinese Valentine's Day is called "Yuen Siu" and is on the 15th night of the first lunar month of the Chinese calendar. It's true that the Chinese "Yuen Siu" coincides with the western Valentine's Day this year." == ========= = ================= = = = = = = = == ===================== = = = = = ======= = = = = = = ======= = = = = = = ======= = = = = = = = = = == === ========= = = (Yuen Siu) Artist: Galen Tatsuo Komatsu Word, character (C: ji; M: zi4); also 'ji' in Japanese ___________________________________________________________________ | | | "JI" __ | | "88b | | 88P | | d8boooooooood88boooooooooo,. | | d88"8888888888888888888888888b | | ;887 ___ __ Y88 | | ,88P 88888888888888888b ,d8P" | | ~" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~88P" | | __ ,88P" | | _ "888P" _ | | Ybooooooooooood888booooooo88o | | Y888888888888888888888888888b | | ~~~~~~~ Y88b ~~ | | 888 | | 888 | | 888 | | 888 | | 888 | | ____d888 | | ~""Y88887 | | |\ _,,,--,,_ ,) "Y87 yea, I drew all this | | /,`.-'`' -, ;-;;' ~ ...except the kitten | |__ |,4- ) )-,_ ) /\_________________________________________________| ~~'---''(_/--' (_/-'~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Artist: Zhuhai Lin (zhuhail@vax.sbu.ac.uk) @99o.. `99 o 99.aad9. "bad9999999999P 99 od99o. 99 99 9o .o `9999999 ,// `a .ooP`99P' .o% ,@9. .'' .oaadObooooa9999 . ~ .oad999999999999999999P' "soo999999999999999P"' ,.oaa99aooo. . ,o9999999999. o@@o o o99' `99 @@@ `99' ,oda9' "' 0 a999o. `.ao" `999, `999; A Chinese character 999 (means long life). o ,99' `9a, ,9F Z. LIN 17 MARCH, 1994 "*bo. ,g9" "Following is a greeting for happy Chinese new year, done in the old Chinese character style." 88 88 88 88 88 HHHHHHH 888888888888888888888888888888 88888888888888 88888888888 AAAAAAA 88 88 88 88 88 88 PPPPPPP 88888888888888 88 888888 88888888888 PPPPPPP 88 88 88 88 88 YYYYYYY 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88888888888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 CCCCCCC 8888888888 8 8 8888888888 88 88888888888888888888 HHHHHHH 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 IIIIIII 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88888888888888888888 NNNNNNN 88 88888 88888 88 88 88 88 EEEEEEE 88 888888 88 88 88888888888888888888 SSSSSSS 88 88 88 88 88 88 EEEEEEE 88 888 88 88 88 88 NNNNNNN EEEEEEE 8888888888 8888888888 88888888 88 WWWWWWW 88 888888888888 88888888888888 8888888888 88888888888888 88 YYYYYYY 88 88 88 88 88 88 88888888888888 EEEEEEE 88 88888888 88 88 88 88 88 AAAAAAA 88 88 88 8888888888 88 88 88 888888888888 RRRRRRR 88888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 888888888888 TTTTTTT 888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 OOOOOOO 88 88 88 88 88 88 88888888888888 88888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 YYYYYYY 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 888888888888 OOOOOOO 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 UUUUUUU 88 88 88 88 88 88 888888888888 !!!!!!! Z. LIN 1990 "Happy Spring Festival!" 888 888 88 88 88 88 888888888888888888888 8 88 88 8 888 888 88 8 888 888 8 888 88 8888888888888888888888888888 88888888 888888 88 88 88 888888 88 88 8888888888888888888888888888 88888888888888 8888888888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 888888888888888888888888 88 88 88 88888888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 888888888888888888888888 88 88 88 8888888888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 8 88 88 88 8888888888888888888888888888 8 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 8888888888888888888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88888888888888888888 88888888888 888888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 888 88 88 88 88 88 8888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 88888888888888888888 88 88 8888888888888 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 8 88 88 88 88 88 88 888 88 88 8 88 88 8 8 88 88 88 8 8 8 8 8 8 88 88 8888 88 8 88 88 88 8 88 888 88 8 888 888888888888 88888888888888888888888888888888888Z.LIN88888888888888888 I love you. (C: Ngo oi nei; M: Wo3 ai1 ni2) ,g 8b ,g ,g 8g 8g o8888" 88 Y8 .od888888888P" 88' 88' 88 88 " 88 88 88 88' 88888888b 8888888888888888 d88888888888888b 888 88 oo 88 88 88 88 88 88 8'88 8' 88 P' 88,o 88 o9, 888888888888 88 8 88 88P 88,8P 88 88 o8 88 g ,888 888' 88888888b 88 8' 88 `8, d8'88 g88 88 gg ,88' 88 ,P 88 8b 8' 88 oP 88, d8' `g88' 88 8 88 `P 88 `88 g o8' gg88b, 88 f 88 d8' `b' o8 oP' "Y8ao 88 d8' 3/5/1994 Z.LIN Thanks. (C: jie jie; M: xie4xie) 888o 8g 88 888o 8g 88 `9' 88' 88 `9' 88' 88 888888888 88 888888888 88 88888 8'88 88 888888888 88888 8'88 88 888888888 88 88888888 88 88 88888888 88 88 88 88 ,o 88 88 88 88 ,o 88 88 88888888 89 o, 88 88 88888888 89 o, 88 88 88 ,88,8' 88 88 88 88 ,88,8' 88 88 88 88888P",888' `9 88 88 88888P",888' `9 88 88 ,888' 88 88 ,888' 88 88 , ,o8'88 88 88 , ,o8'88 88 88 % o8" 88 88 88 % o8" 88 88 888' ,o?' 88 88 888' ,o?' 88 88 88' d8' *od8' 88' d8' *od8' 11/7/1994 Z.LIN [Here's a translation by Angelina Lam ] "This is the last sentence from a poetry. The people always take this sentence with the second last. The author expressed his desire of being with a girl forever. The first two words mean Long distance, the third one means Together. I don't know how to explain the last two words. Anyway the whole meaning is: Even though the persons are separated, they can still be together." @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@P @@@@@@@@@@@@@P"@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@ @@@@@@ @@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@P"@ @@P a@@ a@@@ @@@@ @@@@ @ @@ @ @@ @ @@@ @ @@ a@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @@@ @ @@ @@ @@@ @ @@ @@@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@ @@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@P@@ @@@ @@@ @@@@ @@@@ @@@@ @ @@ @@@ @ @@@@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@@@ @@@@ @P@@ @ @@ @@ @@ @@@ @ @@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@ @ @@ @@@ @ @@ @@@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@ @@ @@ @@@@ @@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@ @@@@@ @@@ @@@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@ @@@@ @@@@@ @ @@@@@ @@P@@@@ @ @@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@P@@@ @@@@@@ @@@ @@@ @ @@@ @@@ @ @@@ @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@ @@@@@@@@ @ @@@@ @@@@ @@@@@ @@@@ @ @@P @@ @@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@@@@@ @ @@@@@@@@@@ @@@@@@ @@@@@@@ @@@ o@@ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@Z.LIN@22/10/94@ Artist: "(, () |~ |) () |\|" <93cmgl@eng.cam.ac.uk> "Frankly I prefer small Chinese characters (like my Li) of about 4 or 5 lines -- I find them more challenging to make!" "My full name is Li Congming." [Congming means 'smart', can you tell?] ___ ,__ __|__ |_|`_' _ |_| _/|\_ |_||_| |_||_| __7__ _|_| ,, |_|| | J ||\_| / `| Artist: Norbert Ng "It's my family name in ascii. i created it when someone who was learning chinese wanted an idea of how it looked." ,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, dP' `Q#########b dP' HH dPJ d####HH########b dPHH """""HH"""""""Y#b dP'HH ## `H# dP' HH ## ## P' HH ## ## HH ## ## HH d###################b "" """"""""""""""""""""" Artist: Henry Y.T. Chen [This was one of the responses to an article I posted on how to make ascii characters.] "Ok, I read your article on how to make chinese characters. So I tried it, and it worked! What do you think for a first time rendition?" [] [I think it's very good. Just wait until he gets some more experience!] ,,,,,, ; , ; ,; ''';''' ; '''; '''; '; ;'''''; ; ,; ;'';''; ; ; ; '''; '''; '''''''; ; ; ; ', ;,,;,,; ; ; ; '''; '''; ;' ;,,,,,; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ;' ; ; ; ; ''';''' ,,,,;,,,, ; ,,;,, ;' ;'; ; ; ; ''' ;';'; ; ;'; ; ' ; ' ;,,,,,; ; ;' ; '; ; ; ; ,,;,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ',; ; ;,,,; ; ,,;,, ; ,,,;,,,,,;,,,, Artist: Yin Chu [These two characters make up Yin's name.] "Yin (meaning wise or schorlarly) and Chu (meaning red or red ink)" ______ ____ | _|_ \ / / | | ___| \/ /___|____ |__|__ / \ / | _____ ______|______ |___| /|\ |___| / | \ |___| / | \ / \ / \| \ Artist: Angelina Lam [Her name in chinese]: || || || || ,,, | || || || |||| |||||| '||| ||||||||| |||||| |||||| ' || || ,|| ''''' |||| |||| || |||||| || || ||',,, ' ' ,|||||, ,|||||, || || || || ,|||||| ''''' |' || '|' || '| ', |||| | ,,|||'|| ||' ||||||||||| || || || |'||'| | '|'' |,,|' || ,,,,, || || || || || || || || || ,|||, | || || || || || || ,||'' ||| ,| '' '' '' '' '' '' '' '' ' Artist: Charles Tso [This is the Chinese name of Jackie Chan, one of the most famous HK actors of our time. C: Sing Lung; M: Cheng2 Long2 (literally, becoming the dragon). A lot of great movies!] \ | | / -------- |--- ------|------ \ / | | | \ / ------| | | ---------- ______| |_____ | |----| | | | | / |----| |---- | | | / "The hardest-working man in |----| |----- | | | | show business..." | _| |_______| | _| / \| Artists: Sandra Chan and Daniel C. Au [Sandra sent this to me during the time I took my first med school exam. Later I fixed it up a bit, so this is a joint effort. I wound up passing my test so it must really work! Thanks Sandra!] "The 4 characters together means Good Luck... the pronounciation is "Yat Lo Shun Fung"... you usually say "Yat Lo Shun Fung" to people who is going to somewhere else...e.g. travel to other places." ,, ,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ||''''|| ||,,,,|, ,|' || || || ||,''| |' ,, || ,,||,,,,, || ,,,,,||, || ||,,,,|| '| |' || || || || || || || || || '||' || || || ||,,,,,|| || ,,,||,,, || |||||||||||||||| ||,,, ,||, || || || || || || || || || || ,, || ,,|' ||,, || || || || || || ||,||,|| || || || ,,,,,,,, '' || || ||'''''|| || || , || || || ,, || || `` || || || ,,,||,,|,'| ||,||||'' || || ''||'||'| || '| |,| ||''' |''''''| ,|' '|, ,| '|| [Sandra did the rest herself. :) Keep up the good work!] "I just drew 4 Chinese characters to thank my friend for helping me with my math problem... The following words mean Thank You." || ,| ,| || .,,,,,||,,,,,,,,,, '|, ||''''|| ,| ,|'' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,||, ;| |, ||''''|| ,|',,,,, ,'',,,,,,,,,,,,,,, || ,,,, || || '|. ''''''''' || || || || || || ,,,,,,,, || ,,,, || || '|, |,,| ,,||,||,||,||,, || |,,| `|| ,| ''|'''' || || || || || '''''''' || || ''|| ,|| ||:. |||| ,,||,||,||,||,,, ,,,,,,,,,, ||,|' ,|| || || || || || || || || ,|' ,| '|, ,| || || || || ,|' || || '|, || || || ||,, ,|| ,' ,' '| || || |''''''''| ,| ''''' "I drew the Chinese name of my favourite HK female singer here...Linda Wong!" :: ,,,,,, ''';;''' : : ,:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,:,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, '''''' ; :, ''''''';;;'''''''' '''''';;;'''''''' ;''';''; ,,,,,, :, ::: ,,: ::: ;''''''' . `. ;' `';,.:::,;' ,:,,,,;;;,,,,,, ; ,,:''' .`'. ,:,,,,,,,,;;;,,,,,,,,, ''''';;;''''''' ,:,,,,,,;;,,,,,,,, ''''''''':::'''''''''' ::: ,;;, ' ::: ;;; ,:' ;; ':, ::: ,:,,,,,,,;;;,,,,,,,,, .;',,,,;;,,,,';. ::: ''''''''''''''''''''' :: :: ::: :;'''''';: ::: :'''''''': `:' "I drew the Chinese name of another HK female singer - Vivian Chow." :::::::::::::: ..::.. ..::.. ,: :: :: ..::.. ..::.. ;;::::::::: ;: :: :: :: ..::.. ..::.. '.......... ;;:::::::::' :: '';;'' :: :: :: :: ., :: ' :: :: :: '''''' :: ::::::::::: :: '' :: :: :: :: :::::: :: ...........:.. :::::::::::::: ::: :: : : :: ..........: :: ;; :: :: :: :: :::::: :: ,: ., , ::......::. :: :: :: :: ;' :, '' ''; :: :: :: :: `:: `:,........: `;:: :: ::: Artist: Daniel Au (dcau@casbah.acns.nwu.edu) [Note: Some phrases don't exactly translate directly well in Cantonese because there are differences between written and spoken Cantonese.] Both of the following are names for China: (C: joong wah; M: zhong1 hua2) ,, ,, ,, :: ,,,,;;,,;;,,,, :: ,,,;;,,;;,,, ,,,,,,,::,,,,,,, ,,,,,;;,;;,;;,,,,, :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ''''''::'''''' ;;,,,,,::,,,,,;; ,,,,,,,,;;,,,,,,,, :: :: :: :; :: :: (C: joong gok; M: zhong1 guo2) ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :: :: ,, :: :: :: ''''';;'''' :: ,,,,,,,::,,,,,,, :: ;''; ;; :: :: :: :: :: ;,,; ;; ;: :: :: :: :: :: ;; ;: :: ;;,,,,,::,,,,,;; :: ,,,'' ,;;; :: :: :: ;; ;; :: :: :: '' ' :: :: ::::::::::::::::: Chinese language: (C: joong mun; M: zhong1 wen2) ,, ,, :: :: :: ,,,,,,,,,;;,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,::,,,,,,, ;; ;; :: :: :: ;; ;; :: :: :: ':, ,:' ;;,,,,,::,,,,,;; '::' :: .:'':. :: ,;' ';, :: ,:;' ';:, America (U.S.A): (C: mei gok; M: mei3 guo2) ,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,;,,,,;,,,, :: ,, :: :: :: ''''';;'''' :: ''''::'''' :: ;''; ;; :: ,,,,,,,,::,,,,,,,, :: ;,,; ;; ;: :: :: :: ;; ;: :: '''''';;'''''' :: ,,,'' ,;;; :: .;'';. :: ;; ;; :: .:' ':. :: '' ' :: ,;;' ';;, ::::::::::::::::: England: (C: ying gok; M: ying1 guo2) ,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,;,,,,;,,,, :: ,, :: ' ,, ' :: ''''';;'''' :: ,,,,,,::,,,,,, :: ;''; ;; :: :: :: :: :: ;,,; ;; ;: :: ,,,;;,,,,;;,,,,;;,,, :: ;; ;: :: ;; :: ,,,'' ,;;; :: .;;';. :: ;; ;; :: .:' ':. :: '' ' :: ,;;' ';;, ::::::::::::::::: English language: (C: ying mun; M: ying1 wen2) ,, ,, ,, ,,,,;,,,,;,,,, :: ' ,, ' ,,,,,,,,,;;,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,::,,,,,, ;; ;; :: :: :: ;; ;; ,,,;;,,,,;;,,,,;;,,, ':, ,:' ;; '::' .;;';. .:'':. .:' ':. ,;' ';, ,;;' ';;, ,:;' ';:, Long time, no see! (C: Ho loi mo geen; M: Hao2 jiu3 bu jian4) :: ,,,,,,,,, :: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,, :: ''' ,;' ;;,,,,,, ,::' :: :: :::: '''';;'';; ;; ;; ;; ,;'::';, ::'''':: :::: .;;' ;;' '''::''' ;' ;; ,;' :: ';, ::,,,,:: :::: ;; ;;' :: ,;; ;'' :: ';, :: :: :: ;;;' :: ,;'';, :: '';:::'' :: ,;;;, ,:: ,;' '; :: ,;';; , ,, .,;'' ';;. ;; .;;' ';,. :; .,;;' '';;;; ';;' Let's leave quickly! (C: Ngo dei fai zau; M: Wo3men kuai1 zou3) ,,,;'' :: ;, ,;',,,,, ,,,,, :: ,, ,, ,;, ''':: :: ' ,::' :: ;: :: :: :: ;; ,,,,;;,,,, ::: ,,,,;;,,,,;;,,,, ;;':: ::,:: ::,:: ,::', '''::''':: :: ::: :: :: :: :: :: :: :: ;;':: '' :: :: ,,,,,,;;,,,,,, ::: ::,; :: ,; :: ::''' ''':: :: ''''';;''''''' ,, :: ::: .,;::' :;;' :: :: :: :: ,:;, :;,::'''' : ' :: ,;;:. . :: :: :: :: ,;' ';, ;;'';;, . ';; ' ``;' ;; :: ';; ::.,;;' ';;,. .;; ''';;;,,.. ';' You're very pretty! (C: Nei ho leng; M: Ni2 hen3 piao4liang4) ,;' ;; .;' ,,,,,,,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,;;,,,,,, , ,::' ;;,,,,,,,, ,;',; :: :: ';, ,,,;;,,;;,,, ,,,,,,,, ::: ;;':: ;;' :: ,;' ;;',;' ::'''':: ,, :: :: :: :: ;;,,,,;; ::: :: :: . ,;;; ::,,,,;; ';, '''''''''''' ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ::: :: ,:' :: ':. '' :: :: ;, , '''''''' ;; ,,,,,, ;; ::: :: ;' :: '; :: :: ;,;' ;' ''''';;''''' :: :: : :: ,,:: :: :: ;;;, ,;; ;;' :: ';, ;; :: , ;; ';; ;; ;;' ';,. ';; .,;;' ';;,..; ';' I love you. (C: Ngo oi nei; M: Wo3 ai1 ni2) ,,,;'' :: ;, ,,,;;;;;''' ,;' ;; ''':: :: ' '; ': ;' ,::' ;;,,,,,,,, ,,,,;;,,,,;;,,,, ,;'''''''''''';' ;;':: ;;' :: ,;' :: :: ,;';; ';, ';,, :: :: . ::,; :: ,; ;' ';;;;;;' '; :: ,:' :: ':. .,;::' :;;' ,;,,,,, :: ;' :: '; ' :: ,;;:. . ''';,;' :: ,,:: ';; ' ``;' .;;' ';;. ;; ';; How are you? (C: Nei ho ma?; M: Ni2 hao3 ma?) ,;' ;; :: ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,::' ;;,,,,,,,, :: ''' ,;' ,,,,,, :: :: ,;;' ;:; ;;':: ;;' :: ,;' '''';;'';; ;; :: :: ::''::''' ';; ,:: :: :: . .;;' ;;' '''::''' ;; ;; ::,,::,,, ,;;' :: ,:' :: ':. ;; ;;' :: '''''' :: :: :: :: ;' :: '; ;;;' :: ''''''''';; :: :: ,,:: ,;;;, ,:: ;' ;; ;; '; ;; ,, ;; ';; .,;'' ';;. ;; ,;; ';;' I miss you. (Wo2 huai2nian4 ni3) ,,,;'' :: ;, :: ,,,,,;;;,,,;, ,;, ,;' ;; ''':: :: ' :: ,,,,,,,,,,, ,;' ';, ,::' ;;,,,,,,,, ,,,,;;,,,,;;,,,, ,::;,;;,;;,;;,;; ,;' '; ';, ;;':: ;;' :: ,;' :: :: ;;':: ' ;, ; ,; ,;' ,,,,,,, ';, :: :: . ::,; :: ,; :: '''';;''''' ,; :: ,:' :: ':. .,;::' :;;' :: ,;', ,;' '';, ,, :: ;' :: '; ' :: ,;;:. . :: ,;':: .;; ,,';; ' ; ';, :: ,,:: ';; ' ``;' :: ;;' ';;' ';' ';;;;;;;;' ;; ';; The following are names of friends of mine: ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,;;,,;;,,,, :: ,,,;;,,;;,,, :: ,,,,,;;,;;,;;,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :: :: :: :: ''''''::'''''' :: ';,. ,,,,,,,,;;,,,,,,,, :: ''' :: ,;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; :; ,;' ,,,,,,,,,,, , :: ,, ,,,,;;,,;;,,,, ,::' ;:' ;;, :: ,;; ,,,;;,,;;,,, ;;':: .:; ;;, :: ,;; ,,,,,;;,;;,;;,,,,, :: ,,,;;;,,,, ,,,,,,;;;;;;,,,,,, :: :: :: :: ;; :: :;'':: ''''''::'''''' :: ;;' :: .;; :: ,,,,,,,,;;,,,,,,,, :: .;; :: .;; :: :: ;; ,;;;;;;;;;;;;; .,;'' ';;;,,.; :; :: ;, :: ,; ,,,;;;;;''' ''''';::;''''' ';, :: ,;' '; ': ;' ,' :: ', ';::;' ,;'''''''''''';' ,' ';; ', ;:'''''''':; ,;';; ';, ';,, ''''';'' :: ,,,, :: ;' ';;;;;;' '; :: :: ; ; :: ,;,,,,, '''''::''''' :: '''' :: ''';,;' ';; ;; ';; .;;' ';;. ,,,,,,,, .. .. :: :: :: ;;;;;;;; ;;;::;;; :: :: :: ,;' '''''''' :: :: ,;' :: ;;,;;,;; '''''''::''''';; :: :: ;; ;;''';; ,,,::,,, ,,,,,,,, ;; '' ;; :: ;;,,,;; :: ,,,;,,,, '''''';::;'''''' :: ,;' :: :: : ;:: ,,;;' ';;,, ;; ;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;; ;; ; ;;; :: :: ''';;''' ''';;''' '';;'' '';;'' ''';;''' ''';;''' ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,,;;,,,,, ,,,,,,;; , ;;' , ';; , ';; ' ';;,,,,,,;' -- ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,, ,, ,, ,, . :: ;''; ;; ,,;,,,;, ;;,,::,,,, | Daniel C. Au :: '''' ,;':: .,;' ';,. ,;' :: | dcau@nwu.edu :: ;''; ;''; :: ,;,,,,, ''''::'''' | Northwestern University :: '''' '''' :: ''';,;' ;; | Medical School ;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ;; .;;' ';;. ,;;;;;;;;;;; | Chicago, IL [The Chinese is written in an olden style. This is from an actual chop that a friend made for me. Just imagine it in red...] ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! ,, !!' === '!!! ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,!!! !!! !! !!''' '''!!! !!'''''''''''!!!! !!! !! !!''' '''!!! !! !!!!!!!!! !!!! !!! !! !!''' '' !!! !!,,,,, ,,,,,!!!! !!! !! !! !! '''!!! !!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !! ,,,, ,,,, !!!! !!! !!!!! !!!!! !!! !! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!,,,,,, ,,,,,,!!! !! !!!! !!!! !!!! !!!'''''' ''''''!!! !! '''' '''' !!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,!!!,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Here's a Coca-cola sign I made: ||'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|| || ||||||||| |||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| MMMMMM|| || ,,,, || || || ,,,, || || || MMMMMM|| || |,,| || || || |,,| || ''''||'''' || || '|| |||||||| '|| /; '|| ;\ || || ,,,, dddddddddddddP' || ||MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMBBbbb || ||YMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMKPPP'' Coca Cola || ||,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,||