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[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

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

[–] miz@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Chana@hexbear.net 11 points 1 month ago

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

[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

AI-drawn clock

[–] xijinpingist@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

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

[–] gramxi@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

8 ball, corner pocket

[–] Firefly7@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

That’s the Knight from Deltarune

[–] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Looks like 愛 but you're Joe Biden

[–] AvocadoVapelung@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

it's an expression of pain

[–] KuroXppi@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 2 points 4 weeks 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 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks 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

Is this Loss? is-this

[–] Z1ML@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] miz@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

I think it's called promethazine

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Binette@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 weeks ago

Rudolf the red nosed raindeer, or Rudy for short

[–] Homer_Simpson@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago

It signifies loss

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.