A somewhat biased view on China…
In Asia, the smileys they use are totally differents and I thought it could be interesting to have a look at (some of) them.
Some basic concepts in asian emoticons…
Let’s take one of the most popular asian smileys as an example… (^_^)
The mouth
- It is optional! (^^) is less obvious but totally accepted!
- You may make the difference between males (^_^) and females (^.^) Females are not supposed to show their teeth…
- You may also show that you are happy or even laughing. (^o^)
The face
- Parenthesis are delimiting the face of the emoticon. It is also optional. ^_^
- You may blush (*^_^*)
The eyes
- With the asian emoticons, you can easily express that you are happy (^_^), angry (>_
(^_^) Smile
(^.^) Female smile
(^_^)/ Smile while saying hello.
(^-^)/~ Smile while waving handkerchief
(-_-)zz.. Sleeping
(^.^)b Thumbs up
(@_@) Surprised, amazed
(;_;) Crying
(T_T) Crying a lot
\(^_^)/ Wow!
(-.-)y- Asking for a cigaret break
(^o^) Happy
(*^_^*) Exciting
(~_~) annoyed or sleepy
(^_~) wink
(`_^) wink
(>_
Do you know some other Asian Smileys? Leave a comment and I will add it to the table!
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December 1st, 2005 at 8:15 am
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December 1st, 2005 at 8:15 am
[…] The Chinese Government is fed up with the violence of the video games corrupting the young Chinese people. Therefore, they want to introduce new games based on that would instead promote good citizen behavior. Instead of running everywhere with a gun killing everybody to achieve a selfish goal, the player would rather help old people, prevent others to spit on the ground, mend socks, etc. O_o !!! Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (Nasdaq: SNDA), an interactive entertainment media company in China, is working on such a project with an online game called “Chinese Hero Registry”. In this game, you will be able to play the role of about 100 chinese heroes such as an incorruptible judge, a Ming Dynasty general or an imperial eunuch who supposedly beat Christopher Columbus to the New World. And if you behave correctly, you will be awarded a virtual copy of the Little Red Book signed by Mao Ze Dong himself! […]
September 14th, 2006 at 2:21 am
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October 16th, 2006 at 8:20 am
Nikky asked in the ShoutBox about the meaning of ;-X
is a wink while the second one : - x or 
may have different meanings: \”I shouldn\’t have said that\”, \”no comment\”, \”speechless\” or even \”disgust\”
It seems to be the combination of two different emoticons. The first one ; - ) or
October 22nd, 2006 at 1:57 pm
＿|￣|○ is a popular 2ch one
November 29th, 2006 at 9:54 am
(O..>;;) nervous or worried
dancing!
(_._)…. K.O ed
are also some emoticons
January 10th, 2007 at 7:14 am
*3* kiss
>w
January 10th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
hahaha! Good one
January 22nd, 2007 at 1:34 pm
[…] If you need some information about simpler Asian Emoticons, please check my previous post on Asian Smileys! […]
February 5th, 2007 at 12:31 pm
what does this emoticon symbolise or mean? 88la
February 5th, 2007 at 1:55 pm
I have no idea about that one… 88la ??? Beside the name of a spin bike… ‘_^
May 21st, 2007 at 11:45 am
http://club.pep.ne.jp/~hiroette/en/facemarks/index.html
here more infos….
May 22nd, 2007 at 10:55 pm
Thanks Jaromea! These Japanese are crazy with their Smileys…
Look at this one for example:
ヽ｀、ヽ｀ヽ(*￣o￣*)>ヽ｀、ヽ｀シャワー♪
Not sure everybody will see it since it uses Japanese characters…