Linda from New York requested the Chinese translation for “intent” as in “a man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother with luck.”…  quote by B.C. Forbes, Founder, Forbes Magazine…  tru dat, tru dat.

…  where essentially the first character can mean “meaning” as in “what’s the meaning [...]

Imani from Canada (!) requested the Chinese characters for “Mulan” as in the Disney movie based on the Chinese legend / historical figure Hua Mulan.  Nice one (request that is).

…  where essentially the first character means “wood” and the second character means “orchid.”  The two characters together mean “magnolia.”
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Geneva from Washington D.C. requested the Chinese translation for “horse chief” because she’s Native, and that’s her Native American name.  VERY cool.

…  where the first character means “horse” and the second and third characters together means “chief” (of a tribe).  Both the second and third characters are characters that typically get paired up with other [...]

Jennifer from Maine requested the Chinese characters for “true love” as in “true love burns the brightest, but the brightest flames leave the deepest scars.”…  (yes yes, I can personally say I’ve experienced both ends of the spectrum myself).  Oh, and props Jennifer, for the creative spin on the standard “love” request I get all [...]

Cindy from Washington D.C. requested the Chinese translation for “best friend” as in “friends listen to what you say…  best friends listen to what you don’t say.”  Deep, aren’t I?…  lol.

…  where essentially the first character means “sincere” and the second character means “friend.”
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Cathy from Virginia requested the Chinese translation for “inner peace” as in “one of the secrets to inner peace is the practice of compassion.”  Yes, yes, my name is Confucius…  haha…  actually that’s a quote by the Dalai Lama (14th).

…  where essentially the first character means “inner” and the second character means “peace.”
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Stroke order refers to the way Chinese characters are written.  A stroke is a single movement of the pen or brush, and each character is composed of a number of strokes.  There are quite a few rules, guidelines, and exceptions to stroke order (e.g. horizontal before vertical, outside before inside, etc.).
Incorrectly written strokes can produce [...]

Chrissy from Massachusetts requested the Chinese translation for “today” as in “today is the last day of some of your life”…  think about it…  lol…  and SINCE I’m on a roll (hooah!), here’s something a little more insightful… “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.  The important thing is not to stop questioning.”… [...]

Danny from Virginia requested the Chinese translation for “evil” as in “if you’re not evil, then why do you look like hell”…  (bwahaha…  saw that on a bumper sticker once).

…  where essentially the first character means “evil” and the second character means “bad” or “evil” as well.  You might wonder if either character could be [...]

Creative, creative, creative…  love it!  Karla from New York requested the Chinese translation for “love always.”

…  where the first character means “forever” or “always” and the second character means “love.”
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