{"id":7788,"date":"2026-06-14T22:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T05:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/?p=7788"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T01:46:12","slug":"xunhuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troubadourworks.com\/tiandi\/meotw\/2026\/06\/14\/xunhuan\/","title":{"rendered":"x\u00fanhu\u00e1n"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{following [of]} \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [circulating; cycling | cycle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t \ud83d\udc48\ud83c\udffc Tap\/click to show\/hide the \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>\n<\/h3>\n\n

[Notes:<\/strong> Tap\/click on a P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to reveal its <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>; tap\/click on a <\/span>\u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span> or its P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> expression to hide the<\/span> \u201cflashcard\u201d<\/span>. \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8 icons mean \ud83d\udcd6<\/span> Reveal All<\/strong>, \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> Reveal Advanced<\/strong>, and \ud83d\udcd8 Reveal None<\/strong> re all the \u201cflashcards\u201d<\/span> in the heading, paragraph, etc. that they are placed at the beginning of.]<\/p>\n

We in the Mandarin field should keep in mind that many Mandarin-speaking people were taught<\/a> to believe<\/a> in evolution<\/a>, and thus tend to not believe in God. The \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng L\u00e1iz\u00ec Chu\u00e0ngz\u00e0o Ma?<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(L\u00e1i\u00b7z\u00ec\n\t\t\tCame \u00b7 From<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6765\u81ea\n\t\t\t\u4f86\u81ea<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Chu\u00e0ng\u00b7z\u00e0o\n\t\t\tInitiating \u00b7 {Making, Creating} \u2192 [Creating]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u521b\u9020\n\t\t\t\u5275\u9020<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(Ma\n\t\t\t[? ptcl for \u201cyes\/no\u201d questions]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5417\n\t\t\t\u55ce<\/span>)?\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [Was Life Created? (lc)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (Was Life Created? (lc))<\/i> brochure and the \n\t\t\tSh\u0113ngm\u00ecng de Q\u01d0yu\u00e1n\u2014Zh\u00edde S\u012bk\u01ceo de W\u01d4 Ge W\u00e8nt\u00ed<\/span>\n\t\t\t((Sh\u0113ngm\u00ecng\n\t\t\tLife<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u547d)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(Q\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{Rising \u2192 [Starting]} \u00b7 Source \u2192 [Origin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8d77\u6e90\/\u539f)\u2014(Zh\u00ed\u00b7de\n\t\t\tWorth \u00b7 Getting \u2192 [Worth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u503c\u5f97)\n\t\t\t(S\u012b\u00b7k\u01ceo\n\t\t\t{Thinking About} \u00b7 Examining<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u601d\u8003)\n\t\t\t(de\n\t\t\t\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)\n\t\t\t(W\u01d4\n\t\t\tFive<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)\n\t\t\t(Ge\n\t\t\t[mw]<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e2a\n\t\t\t\u500b\/\u4e2a<\/span>)\n\t\t\t(W\u00e8n\u00b7t\u00ed\n\t\t\tAsking \u00b7 Subjects \u2192 [Questions]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u95ee\u9898\n\t\t\t\u554f\u984c<\/span>)\n\t\t\t\u2192<\/span> [The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf)]<\/span>)<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i> (The Origin of Life\u2014Five Questions Worth Asking (lf))<\/i> brochure were originally published back in 2010, but they are still considered current publications, and relatively recently, the English version of the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure was updated to the December 2022 Printing, and the Mandarin version of it was updated to the February 2023 Printing. So, it would be good for us to consider some of the expressions used in the Mandarin versions of the Was Life Created?<\/i> and Origin of Life<\/i> brochures, which can be so helpful when discussing the fundamentally important question of whether life was created.<\/p>\n

Circles of Life<\/h4>\n

This week\u2019s MEotW, which appears in the section of the Mandarin Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure entitled \u201cSh\u0113ngj\u012b<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Sh\u0113ng\u00b7j\u012b\n\t\t\tLife \u00b7 {Mechanism \u2192 [Being Organic]} \u2192<\/span> [Life]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u751f\u673a\n\t\t\t\u751f\u6a5f<\/span>)<\/span>\u2010B\u00f3b\u00f3<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(B\u00f3\u00b7b\u00f3\n\t\t\tFlourishing \u00b7 Flourishing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u52c3\u52c3)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tD\u00ecqi\u00fa<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(D\u00ec\u00b7qi\u00fa\n\t\t\tEarth \u00b7 Globe \u2192<\/span> [Earth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5730\u7403)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> (\u201cThe Living Planet\u201d), is \u201cx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{following [of]} \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [circulating; cycling | cycle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d:<\/i><\/p>\n

English<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\nNatural cycles<\/strong> that replenish and cleanse the planet\u2019s air and water supply\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mandarin (WOL<\/a>; P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\n\n\t\t\t\ud83d\udcd6<\/span> \ud83d\udcc4<\/span> \ud83d\udcd8<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tZ\u00ecr\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(Z\u00ec\u00b7r\u00e1n\n\t\t\tnaturally \u00b7 so \u2192<\/span> [natural]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u81ea\u7136)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\tfollowing \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [cycling]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tx\u00ect\u01d2ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00ec\u00b7t\u01d2ng\n\t\t\t{tied (things) \u2192 [systems]} \u00b7 {gathered together (things) \u2192 [interconnected systems]} \u2192<\/span> [systems]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7cfb\u7edf\n\t\t\t\u7cfb\u7d71<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong>\u2014j\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(both<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u65e2)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tn\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(able<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tb\u01d4j\u01d0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(b\u01d4\u00b7j\u01d0\n\t\t\t{to mend \u2192 [to restore]} \u00b7 {to supply} \u2192<\/span> [to replenish]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8865\u7ed9\n\t\t\t\u88dc\u7d66<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\ty\u00f2u<\/span>\n\t\t\t(also<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u53c8)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tn\u00e9ng<\/span>\n\t\t\t(able<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u80fd)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tj\u00ecnghu\u00e0<\/span>\n\t\t\t(j\u00ecng\u00b7hu\u00e0\n\t\t\t{to be clean} \u00b7 {to transform} \u2192<\/span> [to cleanse]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u51c0\u5316\n\t\t\t\u51c8\/\u6de8\u5316<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\td\u00ecqi\u00fa<\/span>\n\t\t\t(d\u00ec\u00b7qi\u00fa\n\t\t\tearth \u00b7 globe \u2192<\/span> [earth]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5730\u7403)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tde<\/span>\n\t\t\t(\u2019s<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7684)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tk\u014dngq\u00ec<\/span>\n\t\t\t(k\u014dng\u00b7q\u00ec\n\t\t\t{(that which) is empty \u2192 [air]} \u00b7 air \u2192<\/span> [air]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u7a7a\u6c14\n\t\t\t\u7a7a\u6c23<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\th\u00e9<\/span>\n\t\t\t({(together) with} \u2192<\/span> [and]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u548c\n\t\t\t\u548c\/\u9fa2<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tshu\u01d0yu\u00e1n<\/span>\n\t\t\t(shu\u01d0\u00b7yu\u00e1n\n\t\t\twater \u00b7 sources<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u6c34\u6e90)<\/span>\n\n\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As can be seen from the above quotes, the Mandarin Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure uses \u201cx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{following [of]} \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [circulating; cycling | cycle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in connection with \u201ccycles\u201d. Looking into the morphemic construction of \u201cx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{following [of]} \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [circulating; cycling | cycle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d,<\/i> we see that the first morpheme<\/a> \u201cx\u00fan<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(follow; {abide by}; {adhere to}; {comply with}<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa)<\/span>\u201d in this context means \u201cfollowing [of]\u201d. The second morpheme \u201chu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ring [\u2192 [circle; loop; [(chain)] link | surround; encircle]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73af\n\t\t\t\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> literally means \u201cring\u201d, and in this context, it effectively means \u201ccircle\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the material that follows the above quotations, the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure goes into depth about how the water cycle, the carbon and oxygen cycles, and the nitrogen cycle cleanly, elegantly, and perfectly make it possible for life to continue to exist on the earth, in contrast to comparatively primitive and inelegant human systems that create huge amounts of toxic waste. That begs the question: If human systems like those that produce things like microplastics<\/a> and nuclear waste<\/a> obviously were designed by intelligent beings, then how about the obviously better-designed cyclic systems in \u201cnature\u201d?<\/p>\n

Rings Around the Forbidden City<\/h4>\n

By the way, another use of the \u201chu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(ring [\u2192 [circle; loop; [(chain)] link | surround; encircle]]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73af\n\t\t\t\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> in \u201cx\u00fanhu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(x\u00fan\u00b7hu\u00e1n\n\t\t\t{following [of]} \u00b7 {ring \u2192 [circle]} \u2192<\/span> [circulating; cycling | cycle]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u73af\n\t\t\t\u5faa\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\u201d<\/i> that many Mandarin-speaking people may be familiar with is in the Mandarin names of the ring roads of Beijing<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\t\"Map<\/p>\n

A map showing Beijing\u2019s ring roads (source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n

For example, Beijing\u2019s 5th Ring Road<\/a> (the 5th one from the centre, where the famous Forbidden City<\/a> imperial palace complex is located) is named W\u01d4<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Five \u2192<\/span> [5th]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u4e94)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tHu\u00e1n<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Ring<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u73af\n\t\t\t\u74b0<\/span>)<\/span>\n\n\t\t\tL\u00f9<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(Road<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u8def)<\/span> in Mandarin.<\/p>\n

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For convenience:<\/p>\n

The direct link for the current-generation P\u012bny\u012bn<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t(P\u012bn\u00b7y\u012bn\n\t\t\t{Piecing Together of} \u00b7 Sounds \u2192<\/span> [Pinyin]<\/span>\n\t\t\t\u62fc\u97f3)<\/span> Plus resource for the Was Life Created?<\/i> brochure is:<\/p>\n