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@liztai@hachyderm.ioIf there's no stronger argument for the need to learn how to read Chinese, it is this! Two characters can have the same pronunciation and tone but mean slightly different things. I learned the character for person (rén) 人 and its radical version 亻as a kid, and now I know 仁 which means "humane", and the way the components fit together is rather poetic.
@liztai Two kids?
@liztai Oh wait, two people!
@sashin 仁 is made of two components (I think): 亻and 二 (two)
@liztai Yeah that's what I meant! You're right that it's a beautiful way to illustrate the concept of "humane"
@sashin I should've written it better, but I meant I learned how to write the characters as a kid.
@liztai No, I think it was me who didn't read it carefully enough 
@liztai 仁 is also related to the family of plants including apricots, peaches, and almonds. Almonds are called 杏仁, which you shouldn’t confuse with 刑人, a criminal. You’d hate to go to the market and accidentally buy criminal milk