contentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agoA cool guide on Tally Marks From Around The Worldi.redd.itimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageA cool guide on Tally Marks From Around The Worldi.redd.itcontentbot@lemmy.caB to Cool Guides@lemmy.caEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square58fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days agoYou are wrong. This is the character for “correct”. “Five” is similar. Both have five strokes. 五 = five 正 = correct, positive
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days agoSo then why aren’t they using ‘五’ to make the tally marks? Trends are weird.
minus-squareRubanski@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoBecause it actually has four strokes. The “L” in the middle is one stroke
minus-squaregramie@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·29 days agoOh, you are right. It’s been a couple of decades since I actually had to write Japanese by hand.
You are wrong. This is the character for “correct”. “Five” is similar. Both have five strokes.
五 = five
正 = correct, positive
So then why aren’t they using ‘五’ to make the tally marks?
Trends are weird.
Because it actually has four strokes. The “L” in the middle is one stroke
“Five” 五 has four strokes
Oh, you are right. It’s been a couple of decades since I actually had to write Japanese by hand.