Chinese Characters 5

Because of their abstract beauty, Chinese symbols, or characters, are widely used for decoration and tattoos. Posters, framed paintings, shirts, hats, and many more items can be bought that are adorned with Chinese writing (other languages like Japanese are also used). Below are some Chinese symbols with their translations provided. Click the pictures for larger versions.

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Gold	Silver	Balance	Simple	Complex
jin (金)	yin (银)	pingheng (平衡)	jiandan ( 簡單 )	fuza (复杂)
North	South	East	West	What
bei (北)	nan (南)	dong (東)	xi (西)	shenme (什么)
Why	How	Who	When	Where
wei shenme (为什么)	zenmeyang (怎么样)	shui (谁)	shenme shihou (什么时候)	nar (哪儿)