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  • The origin of the word 干部.

    • Micah notes that he stayed at a hotel on the grounds of a military unit, and it was called a 部队干休所. Is that helpful?

  • Why 80% of building material stores have 五金 in their name.

    • John tells me that 五金 historically means "hardware".

    • KB says the five metals are gold, silver, copper, iron, and tin, according to the dictionary.

  • Who 汤姆 is.

    • John and an anonymous commenter tell me that it's a Chinese version of "Tom".

    • There's a chain of arcades in Shanghai called "Tom's World" that uses this version of "Tom".

  • How to write the sound that scissors make in Chinese (something like "cuts cuts") in Chinese characters.

    • Kevin (proxy) tells me that it's "喀嚓,喀嚓".

    • A little Google search based on Kevin's comment turns up 咔嚓

    • Both are also the sound of a camera snapping.

    • Micah saw 咔嚓 on TV this weekend.

  • What the "PK" in 超级女声PK赛 stands for (not what it means).