My Chinese name is é³å
č. Seven strokes for the first character of my given name, fourteen for the second, because the fortuneteller told my grandmother that this mathematics of words was auspicious. I write my name with one stroke fewer than the prescribed number, so perhaps all my misfortunes are a result of bad penmanship. No one uses é³å
č. At home, I am å„å„, āolder brother,ā except when my mother, in exasperation, calls out all three syllables of my name for dramatic effect.ā¦
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