"紅" (kō, kurenai). It is translated as deep red, crimson.
This character is written by Kanzi, Semi-cursive script.
Etymology : Phono-semantic compound
紅 ⇒ 糸 (thread) + 工 (work)
The dolls sit down on the carpet which seems to be warm.
The color may inject a life sense to dolls.
This character reminds me of activity passion.
Spring comes close...
hey, this looks cool. crimson, jsut like the colour of my eyes :-)
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ReplyDeleteJe suis toujours aussi émerveillée devant ces caractères qui me sont tellement inconnue !
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ReplyDeleteThe red colour is striking, in the west, it is inusual to use this colour to dress up dolls.
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I love this Chinese character - 紅 , crimson.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very Japanese color for me. It reminds me of a lip rouge. Not present one, but old traditional Japanese lip rouge which is in a clam shell and used by Miko, 舞妓さん.
Thank you, ruma.
Bonita caligrafía e intensa como su significado. Saludos, Ruma.
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