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Re:A simple explanation of Chinese characters by UIZealot on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @06:29AM (#10743579)
Actually, ALL Chinese characters are monosyllabic.
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Re:A simple explanation of Chinese characters by jpatokal on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @07:06AM (#10743723)
Except the ones that aren't: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_characters#Polysyllabi...
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Re:A simple explanation of Chinese characters by rockymeza on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @06:54AM (#10743667)
Well... 小孩儿 is only two syllables.
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Re:A simple explanation of Chinese characters by Gigablah on Wednesday December 16, 2015 @10:21AM (#10744748)
That's a contraction.
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