Category: Chinese characters

我( wǒ ) 字形： “我”字的古体，是一种长柄、三齿兵器的象形。在原始公有制度下，这种兵器可能最早固定地属于个人使用，于是这种兵器的象形，就有了“我”，“我的”意思。 The Chinese pictogram for "I" represents a weapon with long handles and three tooth-like things

Origin: 在一间房屋里有一把扫帚，表示把屋子打扫干净好让人休息。“寝”的本义是“躺着休息或睡觉”，也指“卧室”。
The character “寝” appears as a broom (扫帚) inside a room, signifying that the room has been cleaned and made ready for people to rest inside. As such, the original meaning of “寝” is to rest or sleep, and it can also refer to a bedroom.

Everyone will have a zodica belong to the year he/she born in in chinese traditional custom, just as people blong to different constellations for the month they born in. People born in the year of the dragon will have the most tacit understanding with people born in the year of the monkey. A "dragon" and a "mouse" can also form a reliable alliance, for the cunning mouse and strong dragon can achieve a great cause together. A "dragon" can have a happy marriage with a "snake", for the snake with his/her wisdom will prevent the dragon from acting wildly in defiance of the law or public opinion. People born in the year of dragon have different compatiblity with people born in the other years.

海（hǎi）   字形： “海”是由“水”和“每”组成的字。“每”在上古时期，用来指氏族社会中年龄最长、生育儿孙最多的女性。把“水”和“每”放在一起就表示“海”指水最多的地方。 The character "海" is composed of "氵" (indicating water) and "每". "每" was referred to female

母（mǔ）   字形： 古体“母”字是在“女”字上增加两点，用以强调或表示女人的乳房，这是因为母亲要用乳房哺育婴儿，而这正是母亲的特征。在现代汉语中，“母”还可以引申泛指雌性动物，例如“母猴、母猪、母马”等。 The ancient pictogram of the character "母" was formed by adding two dots to the character