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minus-squarealteredEnvoy@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-213 hours agoAbstract = 摘要 (summary) or 抽象 (Abstract concepts etc.) In 抽象，抽 = Pumping (suck), 象 = Elephant
minus-squareCaptain AggravatedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·13 hours agoI further wonder how that occurred.
minus-squareLumidaub@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoAnd here I thought kanji compounds made no sense because they were adapted from Chinese with little regard to their meaning but apparently hanzi are just as wild.
Abstract = 摘要 (summary) or 抽象 (Abstract concepts etc.)
In 抽象，抽 = Pumping (suck), 象 = Elephant
I further wonder how that occurred.
And here I thought kanji compounds made no sense because they were adapted from Chinese with little regard to their meaning but apparently hanzi are just as wild.