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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Asian motifs

Chinese motifs
Okay guys, help me out on this one... does anyone know what that character on the upper left is? Being a pretty clueless westerner I'm calling these "Asian motifs" (although I do know the difference between Japanese and Chinese when it's spoken, thank you very much).

This is an uncut sheet, 8 by 19 in. Also on the sheet is a dragon that looks like he's sneezing up a fireball, pagoda, bamboo, spiky tree, and kooky-eyed lion-creature with its tongue hanging out.

this pattern donated by thanks Eydie!
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 6, 2008 at 10:52 AM

    It means meih, which translates as beautiful, pretty, good, or excellent.

    The top is "sheep", and bottom is "big." Put the two characters together, and they mean "pretty"!

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  2. floresitaNovember 6, 2008 at 1:35 PM

    Thank you! I had to re-publish this post and the earlier comments got lost - thank your for your quick translation! :)

    Now I know to take it as a compliment the next time someone calls me a big sheep. :)

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  3. Lori AnnNovember 7, 2008 at 3:22 AM

    Yes, it means beautiful (the first half of the word for America - "Beautiful Kingdom") and is pronounced like the month May (pinyin: mei).

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