Ambigram
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Ambigrams exist in many languages. With the [[Latin alphabet]], they generally mix [[lowercase]] and [[uppercase]] letters. But words can also be symmetrical in other alphabets, like [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]], [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]], [[Cyrillic alphabets|Cyrillic]], [[Greek alphabet|Greek]], and even in [[Chinese characters]] and Japanese [[kanji]]. |
Ambigrams exist in many languages. With the [[Latin alphabet]], they generally mix [[lowercase]] and [[uppercase]] letters. But words can also be symmetrical in other alphabets, like [[Arabic alphabet|Arabic]], [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]], [[Cyrillic alphabets|Cyrillic]], [[Greek alphabet|Greek]], and even in [[Chinese characters]] and Japanese [[kanji]]. |
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In [[Korean language|Korean]], [[wikt:곰|곰]] (bear) and [[wikt:문|문]] (door), [[wikt:공|공]] (ball) and [[wikt:운|운]] (luck), or [[wikt:물|물]] (water) and [[wikt:롬|롬]] ([[ROM]]) form a natural rotational ambigram. Some syllables like [[wikt:응|응]] (yes), [[wikt:표|표]] (ticket/signage) or [[wikt:를|를]] (''object particle''), and words like "허리피라우" (straighten your back) also make full ambigrams. |
In [[Korean language|Korean]], [[wikt:곰|곰]] (bear) and [[wikt:문|문]] (door), [[wikt:공|공]] (ball) and [[wikt:운|운]] (luck), or [[wikt:물|물]] (water) and [[wikt:롬|롬]] ([[ROM]]) form a natural rotational ambigram. Some syllables like [[wikt:응|응]] (yes), [[wikt:표|표]] (ticket/signage) or [[wikt:를|를]] (''object particle'') or [[후]] (after), and words like "허리피라우" (straighten your back) also make full ambigrams. |
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The [[han character]] meaning "hundred" is written [[wikt:百|百]], that makes a natural 90° rotational ambigram when the [[glyph]] makes a quarter turn counterclockwise, one sees "100".{{Cite book|title=Chinese-English Ambigrams|url=https://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/phard.html|last=Moser|first=David|language=en}} |
The [[han character]] meaning "hundred" is written [[wikt:百|百]], that makes a natural 90° rotational ambigram when the [[glyph]] makes a quarter turn counterclockwise, one sees "100".{{Cite book|title=Chinese-English Ambigrams|url=https://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/phard.html|last=Moser|first=David|language=en}} |
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