Chop! Chop!

I have a Chinese name, Zang Lee Tcha!

I just received my chop from Tao! IT IS BEAUTIFUL! It is hand carved from water buffalo horn!

It took Tao a while to get back to the states after the trip to China. It seems the Chinese government wanted to keep her!


It is Chinese culture that dictates one says the last/family name first, hence it being the largest character on the chop, Zang. It is pronounced with a flat tone and is simply a rare family name.




Lee, the next character on the chop is said in the third tone and means rationality, ideal, theory and methods (perhaps the designer in me).






Last is Tcha, pronounced in the second tone. It has the meaning of to observe, research, and understand.




Now all I need is some formal document to sign with it!

Thanks Huang Tao!