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Post by Henry on Jan 22, 2008 12:33:44 GMT -5
Thank you very much. As I am Chinese illiterate, I am very grateful for any corrections. I have included the original Chinese characters for this poem - please provide the correct Chinese character. Thanks.
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Post by laohuaqiao on Jan 22, 2008 15:10:13 GMT -5
Thank you very much. As I am Chinese illiterate, I am very grateful for any corrections. I have included the original Chinese characters for this poem - please provide the correct Chinese character. Thanks. <img src=" mysite.verizon.net/vzepzaui/poem.jpg"> Chinese character in the poem is 文 So the pinyin is wen. Some fonts (or styles of caligraphy) have that extra dot on the left. There is a subtle difference between wen 文 (unicode 25991) and zhang 丈 (unicode 19976)
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Post by Henry on Jan 22, 2008 16:54:45 GMT -5
Thanks again - the Unicode value really does uniquely identify Chinese characters.
"The Unicode Standard is a character coding system designed to support the worldwide interchange, processing, and display of the written texts of the diverse languages and technical disciplines of the modern world. In addition, it supports classical and historical texts of many written languages."
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Post by jasontom on Mar 8, 2008 0:54:43 GMT -5
Hey everyone! My name is Jason Tom (×TÖ¾ºÀ), I live in Honolulu, Hawai`i. Henry, I'm not sure whether you know of who I am or not. I'm also a beatboxer, and my official beatbox (¿Ú¼¼) website is located here: www.jasontom.comKeep up the great work Henry!
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Post by jasontom on Mar 8, 2008 2:02:32 GMT -5
BTW I'm relatively literate (read, write, and type) in simplified Chinese characters. I've studied abroad couple years ago at Beijing Foreign Studies University (±±¾©Íâ¹úÓï´óѧ) through an intensive scholarship (½±Ñ§½ð) program.
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Post by jasontom on Mar 8, 2008 2:23:01 GMT -5
There is a subtle difference between wen 文 (unicode 25991) and zhang 丈 (unicode 19976) Yes, subtle indeed. "ÎÄ" has four character strokes, while "ÕÉ" has three character strokes.
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Post by Henry on Mar 10, 2008 19:07:43 GMT -5
Hi Jason,
Welcome to the Forum. It is great that you are Chinese literate and "beatboxer".
Is your family from the SiYi region and do you know the Chinese name of your ancestral village?
Henry
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Post by jasontom on Apr 2, 2008 21:45:05 GMT -5
Hi Jason, Welcome to the Forum. It is great that you are Chinese literate and "beatboxer". Is your family from the SiYi region and do you know the Chinese name of your ancestral village? Henry I'm not completely literate in Chinese in writing and reading. I wish. I am stronger in comprehending Mandarin especially for verbal communication. I also speak a venicular Chinese (bai hua) language from Zhongshan, and know some Cantonese. Yes my family is in the SiYi region, and I do know the Chinese name of my ancestral village. I just came back from there. I'll send you a message, you probably know of or already know my uncle.
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Post by Henry on Apr 3, 2008 7:30:05 GMT -5
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Post by tzh on Apr 4, 2010 7:59:47 GMT -5
Howdy,
I have been trying to find definitive information about the Tan family for years now (on and off) and I have used your (Henry) site for much of that time. I was born and raised in Texas and so my Chinese was never that great, but I have been to China and Taiwan and I can do alright speaking wise.
I just wanted to say that even at my age (20 now) I am pursuing the same quest as you are. I find it very unique that our birthdays happened to be the same as well. I have a couple stories from my family as told by my father who is now in China, as told by his father.
Just briefly: I know our family once resided in Guangdong in a "Tan" Village where people would work closely together and that they maintained a family temple with monks who recorded the Tan family genealogy back a few thousand years (or atleast dozens of generations). The family poem is how my generation and my father's generation were named, but I have heard that since the culture revolution the village temple was destroyed?
Anways, I am the first son of the first son of the first son, and heir in my immediate family to the name. My father had 5 sisters (1 not by blood), and I believe that my grandfather had brothers and sisters, but I do not recall at this moment. My grandfather and my father both served in the Nationalist Army during WWII, the civil war, and post war.
Sorry for this long "quick" post. If you are free to talk further, that'd be great Henry.
Your "Fan" of sorts,
Justin
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Post by Henry on Apr 4, 2010 13:19:13 GMT -5
Howdy Justin,
Welcome to the Forum !
I commend you for your interest in Tan Genealogy at such a youthful age. Actually, my youngest grandson who just turned 2 year this past March is also named Justin.
I would love to chat with you - I can be reached at [ Tomclan@Gmail.com ]
Since my last visitor to my website is from Austin, Texas - would that be you?
Actually, my wife and I will be visiting Texas during May 5 - 12, 2010. We will be in the Austin area on May 9-12th. Maybe we can meet and do dinner.
Regards,
Henry
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Post by Ah Gin on Apr 4, 2010 15:44:46 GMT -5
Henry, Justin et al, The Forum is a bit quiet -- probably all the old folks have gone on Spring / Autumn Holidays, or to the local cemetery for their Ching Ming duties (This year Ching Ming is April 5th, 2010). Just some interesting information: According to the law of probability, "in a group of at least 23 people .. there is more than 50% chance that two people will share the same birthday." "for 57 or more people .. the chance is 100%". For more details, see good old faithful wikiNow as to the probability of sharing the same first name, that I am not sure. And if you are in a Tom/Tan village in China, then it is almost certain that you share the same progenitor, believe it or not. Regards, Ah Gin ;-)
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Post by Henry on Apr 4, 2010 16:58:46 GMT -5
Hi Ah Gin,
Last week we were in Phoenix and visited another Henry Tom, who, like me, also has a son named Stephen and we each have a sister named Anna.
Also, while we were having lunch with Henry Tom's cousin Joe from his wife's side - Joe and his wife turns out to be friends with my sister Anna and her husband for 30 years.
Small world !
Henry
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Post by Ah Gin on Apr 4, 2010 22:26:08 GMT -5
Henry,
In our line of work, I am beginning to be convinced on this thing "Six Degree of Separation". Many occasions, when we mention so and so, we bound to find so and so is known to another near so and so.
And folks says, "I have no Chinese blood", I smile and say to myself -- don't be so sure.
Regards, Ah Gin
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Post by tzh on May 11, 2010 20:22:57 GMT -5
Henry,
Sorry for not getting back to you. Since I last got on, I have been very busy with banking projects and now finals. I went to Houston for my brother's birthday and mother's day, and I am now in Austin studying for finals. You are probably busy and I don't want to impose on your time with your wife. Hope you enjoy Austin though.
Justin
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