@hongminhee@hollo.social
To non-CJK language speakers: What do you think when you see my name written in Chinese characters?
| Option | Voters |
|---|---|
| Oh, they must be Chinese! | 35 (31%) |
| Oh, they must be East Asian! | 34 (30%) |
| Oh, maybe they're Korean? | 6 (5%) |
| I don't think anything. I just read the romanized spelling in the parentheses. | 38 (34%) |
@ryan@m29.us · Reply to 洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) :nonbinary:'s post
@hongminhee I'm not a CJK speaker, but every few years I re-learn Hangul, think "this is such a simple and logical writing system, I'm sure to remember this forever!", then promptly forget it since it doesn't have much daily utility.
I would have guessed your name was written in one of the Chinese systems, but it's definitely not Korean. :)
@kai@ajin.la · Reply to 洪 民憙 (Hong Minhee) :nonbinary:'s post
@hongminhee I have actually been meaning to ask you about this!
When I started to practice writing Chinese characters 8 years ago 😅, I had read that a Korean who couldn't read them would be considered illiterate.
When I met my friend Su, one of the first things I asked is the Hanja for his name. He said he had no idea and that my thinking was old fashioned. 😂