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[unpopradicalism]

In written chinese, the character 魔 (mó) can mean : Demon, Devil, Fiend, wicked force, magic.

It is made of two components : - 麻 Hemp, Cannabis and - 鬼 Evil spirit So, a Demon is literally an « Evil spirit of the cannabis ».

The character 魔 was originally used to translate the sanskrit word मार (Māra) when the first buddhist missionaries came to China from India. In buddhism, Māra is the malignant Demon King who tries to stop Siddartha Gautama from achieving enlightenment by tempting him with visions and illusions. Māra is the dreaded Lord of Illusions. The reason for this translation is that the ancient chinese medicine was well aware of the psychoactives effects of the cannabis and its entheogenic properties, and therefore the link with the illusions of Māra is then simple and easy to understand.

[mandopug]

Part two on your Understanding Chinese Characters series is photosemantic characters. These types of characters contain both the general meaning and the vague sound in one character. Usually, the radical located on the left will tell you the what this character relates to, such as water, fire, or illnesses. The character on the right usually rhymes with the character, and so will give you the vowel sound of that character.

[daiiststyle]

Chinese New Year/Lunar New Year is coming! I wish you all the best in the year of rabbit. I feel so grateful that you love the art works from my grandfather and father. Art is a world common language and it could touch our heart whoever you are and wherever you come from. Thanks all the artists for making our life so colorful 🎊🎊🎊 #chineseculture #china #chinese #hsk #chineselanguage #learnchinese #learnmandarin #mandarin #studychinese #zhongwen #mandarinchinese #chinesecharacters #chinesephrases #mandarinlessons #chinesegirl #chinesevocabulary #chineselessons #chinesenewyear #chinesestyle #learnchineseonline #chineselearning #pinyin #chineseart #beijing #travel #chinesewords #chinesefood #hanyu #learningchinese #hanfu （在 KPM - Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Berlin） https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnrhu49osry/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[chandavidisagreatartist]

Do you think this ＂虎＂is hungry?

[tinyeyescomics]

Since many of you enjoyed the illustrated Chinese words that end with the character 心(heart), I decided to draw another one! If you missed the first one, you can go back to the post in June. Happy weekend everyone 🤗 周末开心 #learnchinese #chinesevocabulary #chineseculture #studychinese #knowyourheart #chinesecharacters #chinesewords #学习汉语 #sliceoflife #tinyeyescomics https://www.instagram.com/p/CGNEWyVDCzN/?igshid=1tdiy4bqmphfq

[shawnxuim]

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[tomoryoshka]

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[bestceramics]

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