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Chapter 1 – Sentence 5

The Art of War: Chapter 1 – Sentence 5 This page contains my translation of Sentence 5 of Chapter 1: Earth encompasses those aspects of nature that relate to the earth, and that are not subject to much change, except by the influence of human behavior, such as whether the distance is far or near, […]

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Chinese Character Components

Chinese Character Components Chinese characters arose from pictures. There are a small number of standardized pictures in Chinese, known in English as radicals. Most pictures are made up of 1 or more radicals. Once we know the various radicals that are available, it becomes much easier to recognize the combination of pictures that compose a […]

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Chapter 1 – Sentence 4

The Art of War: Chapter 1 – Sentence 4 This page contains my translation of Sentence 4 of Chapter 1: The heavens encompasses those aspects of nature that are controlled by the heavens, those aspects of nature that are subject to constant change on their own, outside of human control, such as the natural alternating […]

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