On Fri, 15 Mar 2002, Jungshik Shin wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Mar 2002, Dan Kogai wrote:
> > (*) My parents wanted me to name me ÷¥ (U+5F48), a classical form, but
> > it was not listed on "the table of Kanjis allowed for names" so I was
> > named U+5F3E.
>
> Frankly speaking, I find it rather hard to understand what difference
> there is between using U+5F48 and using U+5F3E in spelling your
> name. They're the same character with the same meaning but with a bit of
> variation in shape. However, I should be careful because this is about
> one's name.
This particular case in a Chinese context wouldn't be respected. However,
if one is to pick over little details, then I still don't know what U+5F3E
is (in the context of Dan's name)--does the upper right corner have two or
three strokes?
Thomas Chan
tc31@cornell.edu
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