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[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago

Rudolf the red nosed raindeer, or Rudy for short

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 7 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

stands for 'knight.' also can be read as 'roar.' couple other readings spelled out here but they're all either archaic or poetic uses

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 6 points 14 hours ago

It's my trying to pretend I can write in Chinese script and everyone immediately learns that I can't

[–] AvocadoVapelung@hexbear.net 5 points 14 hours ago

it's an expression of pain

[–] Firefly7@hexbear.net 6 points 14 hours ago

That’s the Knight from Deltarune

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 10 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

I'm not certain but I think it roughly means "White guy dancing to 80s hits".

[–] miz@hexbear.net 4 points 14 hours ago

you see at the top? those two strokes indicate he is biting his lip

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 6 points 15 hours ago

Looks like 愛 but you're Joe Biden

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 6 points 15 hours ago

AI drawn clock

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 6 points 15 hours ago

8 ball, corner pocket

[–] xijinpingist@hexbear.net 7 points 16 hours ago

Can't read it, it doesn't have any common components and is in that awful pen font.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 2 points 12 hours ago

I think this means it's 6:00PM if those clocks I saw earlier were any indication.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 4 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

It could be a neograph (newly created character) or an artistic interpretation of an existing character. To me it vaguely looks like 馬 with some of the strokes moved above the head to represent the mane

or it could be a shitpost of randomly drawn lines to imitate a Chinese character, or which coincidentally slightly resemble what someone thinks characters look like, and I think that's the most likely explanation

[–] xijinpingist@hexbear.net 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Taiwan bandits! Simplified, bitches! 吗 Nobody uses characters that are deliberately difficult to read except those landlord bandits. Year of the Horse is next week.

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

~~I learnt Chinese as a second language but our teachers were taught 'Read complex, write simplified', and they encouraged us to do the same, even as foreigners. Because so much of art, caligraphy and historical materials are in fanti you're cutting yourself off from a lot of those extant cultural influences if you aren't able to read fanti (even with a little effort). Not to mention that Hongkong and Aomen use fanti, not just Taiwan.~~

Edit: huh go figure I'm wrong seems that's a Taiwanese policy, I wonder which of my teachers it was who told me this, I don't recall having any Taiwanese teachers :/ i wonder if it was a mainland teacher who was on top of the approaches in teaching chinese overseas and adopted it into their curriculum

[–] tactical_trans_karen@hexbear.net 1 points 10 hours ago

I'm looking at it like an ink blot, I see two people going at it doggy style. Not trying to be funny, the top looks like they about to nut.

[–] Z1ML@hexbear.net 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] miz@hexbear.net 4 points 13 hours ago

I think it's called promethazine

[–] Homer_Simpson@hexbear.net 2 points 13 hours ago

It signifies loss

[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 1 points 14 hours ago

Is this Loss? is-this