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Character Forms Vs Meaningful Characters

Character forms vs meaningful characters. Which should we give preference to? In name selection, we have to look at form, calculation of number of strokes,

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Very Meaningful

I'm glad to have found this website www.great-chinese-names.com. The explanations were clearly laid out and easy to understand. Most important of all,

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Five Frames Name Selection Method: What is it?

Learn more about Five Frames Name Selection Method. Who invented this method? How is it used in Chinese name selection?

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Why Chinese Dictionaries Show Different Number Of Strokes

A client asked me Why Chinese dictionaries show different number of strokes for these 2 characters, 瑛 and 瑜? She gave me a link to a Chinese dictionary

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Old Chinese Name

My friends are teasing me that I have an old Chinese name. What do you think?

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Chinese New Year Of Water Dragon 2012

Happy Chinese New Year to all readers who are celebrating it. The 2012 Chinese New Year falls on 23 January. This is the day of the beginning of a new

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Recommended Chinese Books

Browse through recommended Chinese Books such as Chinese names books, dictionary and fengshui.

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Should I Sell My Condo Now?

Should I sell my condo now? Question and answer.

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China Map

Explore China map to plan for your tour in China.

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How long is a Chinese Name?

How long is a Chinese name? How many words are there? Which is the surname and which is the given name? Learn more.

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Got a tattoo and not really sure what it means?

I was 17 years of age at the time and wanted a tattoo. My girlfriend decided for my 18th birthday to surprise me by taking me to a tattoo parlor. Inside

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What Do These Chinese Characters Tattoo Say?

See what these Chinese characters tattoo say. This is a movie clip from the movie Larry Crowne, starring Tom Hanks, Gugu Mbatha-Raw (the lady with the tattoo) and Wilmer Valderama (the guy behind the glass window).

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