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To: GodGunsGuts; null and void

Isn’t the Chinese pictograph for “flood” a boat (or vessel) plus the symbol for eight people (literally “mouths”)?

13 posted on 03/21/2009 1:35:51 PM PDT by Cedric

To: Cedric; chinaboy

Dunno. I only know a few characters.

Let me ping a native speaker...

15 posted on 03/21/2009 1:39:24 PM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 61 of our national holiday from reality.)

To: Cedric

I have no idea. If you have a link for that, it would be most appreciated!

19 posted on 03/21/2009 1:48:53 PM PDT by GodGunsGuts

To: Cedric

Isn’t the Chinese pictograph for “flood” a boat (or vessel) plus the symbol for eight people (literally “mouths”)?

No. Feel free to confirm here.

30 posted on 03/21/2009 2:59:56 PM PDT by Caesar Soze

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