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中文新手 -

I came across this stunning gourd mask today at a local art gallery. It's entitled "Dragonfly".
Aside from the excellent quality of the work, what caught my eye was the Chinese calligraphy. Some
of the characters were easy to translate - others...well, not so easy. Sure would appreciate some
input from forum members. Thanks.



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Paolo -

蜻蜓 qīngtíng = dragonfly
... I'm not really into this kind of art anyway










skylee -

There are only two characters - 蜻蜓 which means dragonfly. Where are the other characters?










Yuchi -

I think he saw the two characters as individual broken up characters.










中文新手 -

Paolo, Skylee & Yuchi. Hello and thanks for your input! The mystery is solved. Instead of writing
it as the two characters 蜻蜓, the artist broke each character down. Humm...in a former life his
hobby must have been entry-level cryptography.










Quest -

He didn't break them down. It's very obvious they are 2 characters.












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