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Ts'ang Chie's Formation of Words 仓颉文字的的形成

Legend has it that Ts’ang Chie is a historiographer of Yellow Emperor and the creator of Chinese characters. However, it is universally accepted that Ts’ang Chie is not the creator but possibly the trimmer of Chinese characters. The legend of Ts’ang Chie’s formation of words can reflect the forming characteristics of Chinese characters.

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Chinese allegories Lesson 12

sān ge chòu pí jiang – dĭng ge zhū gĕ liàng
三个臭皮匠 – 顶个诸葛亮
Three cobblers with their wits combined equal the mastermind Zhuge Liang – Collective wisdom often proves superior; two heads are better than one.

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