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There seems to be a pattern in Asian languages that try to equate symbols that represent things to the physical respresentation. I recall a friend stating the
by aswanson 11y ago
There seems to be a pattern in Asian languages that try to equate symbols that represent things to the physical respresentation. I recall a friend stating the Korean word/character for balance looked like a person holding jugs of water on each shoulder.
- sho_hn 11y agoSome Han characters are ideographic in nature, but not all of them. Korean used to be written with Han characters (using sets of very complicated rules for how to apply them to the language) prior to the invention of Hangeul, but other than a handful of them they aren't in widespread use any more outside specialized or educational contexts. However, some of the Hangeul letters are featural in design, e.g. the velar consonant ㄱ (g/k) is meant to be a side view of the tongue when producing its sound.
- aswanson 11y agoVery interesting. Can you refer me to some tutorials or texts on these features of those languages?