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Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.Riddle
I am thousands of years old,
but still growing.
I am sometimes worth a thousand words,
other times an empty box.
I sometimes have many parts,
sometimes just one.
Though I always stay at home,
you can visit me in any big city.
but still growing.
I am sometimes worth a thousand words,
other times an empty box.
I sometimes have many parts,
sometimes just one.
Though I always stay at home,
you can visit me in any big city.
Hint
You probably don't use me like people do on the other side of the world.Answer
Chinese CharactersExtra info on Line number:
1-China claims a 5000 year history, a few thousand with a single written language (even when dialects have been incomprehensibly different).
2-Many new words/characters are added every year.
3-Some are pictograms. (most aren't!)
4-'Kou' is a character that looks like a rectangular box and means 'mouth.'
5-Characters have a meaningful main radical, and often have a 'sound-relation' character.
6-Some only have one part, like 'kou.'
7-You can easily find Characters in China...
8-...and in Chinatowns all over the world.
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