Re: Too Many Too Little Possible Roots!!!
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, November 20, 1998, 21:01 |
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charles wrote:
> Well then, a lower bound would be 214 or so, the number of
> Chinese radicals ...
Well, Chinese radicals are a mixture of sound and meaning, and
frequently the meaning is metaphorical (child + woman = love), so I'd
say that that's not really a good guide to minimum roots.
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