Got my combination lock

They're just random character I think, there's still about 6 I haven't worked out yet. Here are the ones I have:

华 戟 延 麒 松 连 子 实 松 春 迷 音 长 三 钨

Bazza,

Those 汉字 don't seem to be numbers, what are they exactly? Is the combination a word or phrase of some sort?

Should we be concerned for Jenny's safety now that after two years of rejection you're looking into locking devices? ;)

This font might do the trick:

http://www.font.com.cn/downinfo/8.html

Or this one: http://www.font.com.cn/downinfo/1648.html

And check this for a funky font:

http://www.font.com.cn/downinfo/537.html

丁？？...月的... It's too hard. Your mu I read as yue.

I think I'll have to find a proper calligraphy style font so I can learn to read them.

I got an A4 sized pack of cards for xmas. ;)

hmm...and now you have become a player? Or do you switch your avatar every 2 days until you found your new self...I mean your new Avatar? ;-)

2 years of rejection is about my limit really, time to move on. :P

对不起，我不能。

BTW did you become a learner of the dark site of chinese or what´s the meaning of your new Avatar? (or did Rich win the right to have Jenny in his Avatar in this shai zi game?) ;-)

能不能？

Can anyone help work out the smaller characters?

Here is a larger version:

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=2136295039&size=o

My attempt is: 丁亥乍？目砧？？石江圭

The lock was a gift to myself. :) My mum got me this (well I picked it off ebay). :)

Very cool lock, Bazza. Was this your Christmas gift?

And the "gang sign"... I guess all or most people of China are in one gang, then. That's the kind of sign they invariable make when taking pictures. They teach little kids how to do it. I haven't figured out why this is so important to them...

This lock isn't very old I don't think. In working out the characters on it, I've noticed they're pretty much identical to a cursive font that I have, so I think it probably been computer etched and they're also simplified characters so it can't be from before 1950.

My 7 year old niece seemed interested though. :)

Bazza, believe your last post was for John's Christmas song post, but just thought I'd share in your frustration as in 2003 I had bought (or maybe a friend gave it to me, but bought some for others later)a CD at a store in Tianjin with all Christmas songs in Chinese, and took it to the States and played it for my family, but they didn't care for it much even though I loved it.

I tried forcing those Chinese christmas songs on my family and after a while they wanted to go back to the boring English ones. hehe

RJBerki,

that's so true. Anytime I say anything in Chinese in front of my sister she ignores me or walks out of the room. Since I work for Expedia I meet many people from foreign countries at work. Anytime I meet a Chinese person and they can understand my brand new, fresh off of Chinesepod, conversational mandarin skills I get very excited but have no one to share my joy with. Believe me...my co-workers have heard me say "In china they...." and "the Chinese..." in abundance.

well,if it looks good it doesn´t matter if it works...dui bu dui ne? ;-)

I had to jump in, those locks are so cool, I spotted quite a few of all sorts that didn't appear to be made yesterday in the Old Antique Production factory down the block. I had a serious problem with luggage weight or my bags would have been packed with them!

No I wasn't sure excuter, and it was hard to read the writing, it was very cursive.

Kerou- the trouble with being fascinated by all things Chinese is that it doesnt go over so well with people that are not so fascinated. I now catch myself wanting to say "you know in China they"..... or "the Chinese"....... and I stop myself. Thats why cpod is a good place to be.

hmm...how did that come? Didn´t you know the point where they have to be lined up?

It would be hard to crack though, it took me a while and I had the handwritten password. ;)

Bazza, I think that lock would´nt safe anything from being stolen, so it is better that way :-)

such a nice lock...gotta get one too...ah 算了吧... ;-)

you've just reminded me of my obsession with Chinese everything....I've started using chopsticks and eating in Chinese dishes, anything that say's "made in China" on it has somehow become sacred to me (no matter how many I can get for a dollar).....I even bought an antique fan once just because I thought the writing on it might be hanzi (that was at least 8 years ago though, so I still didn't have the guts to actually try learning chinese).....

I don't think I can let my mind rest until I get to China.

Just because it's cool really, it's too nice to actually use really. ;)

err...did you buy this lock to use it or for decoration purpose? (it realy looks fantastic...)

hehe,the peace gang of chinesepod...peace up (on a TV documentary I saw last year they did show the handsign wich means "Bloods up", but I think that the peace gang you create will be a better and more friendly one) ;-)

Sue,

Obviously you have never been to LA. Gang signs are an intricate system of secret hand signals used by street gangs to communicate at a distance. Whenever you see these guys on tv or the news, they take every opportunity to "flash" signs indicating which group they support or which group they oppose. Think Bloods and Crips, etc. Hope that helps.

Gang signs?? What are you talking about?

Jenny forced me to do it. hehe

Bazza,

What's with the gang signs on the new Avatar?

I see. dont know. Good question. Perhaps there is another term.

I meant the Chinese word 号码锁 (number lock). :P

Bazza - I believe combination is indeed the correct expression regardless of the fact that the combination is a combination of symbols or pictures rather than numbers. numbers are simply symbols that are easier to remember. (unless you are over "24".) Actually there is one like this in the DaVinci code,.... dui?

How old is this thing supposed to be? Are we talking more or less than 100 US dollars? Do you even have a hamster? :-)

-Bob

It's approximately 48mm across.

oh no. Not another one. Hey maybe you can paste astroboy next to Bazza. Then he will be safe and only he will know who it really is.

sorry. Hey Baz I really like that lock. What is the actual size? Is this bike lock size or hamster cage size?

Wow, that is very cool. Are you going to lock your bike with it?