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Continue researching on Chinese Surname and developing the visual concept.


No. of Chinese Strokes : 8 (More research on the meaning of 8)
PinYin (Chinese Pronounce) : Lin
Min Nan (Hokkien)/ Cantonese (Malaysia/Singapore) : Lim
Cantonese (Hong Kong): Lam
English Meaning : Woods, Forest, The Man of Wood

Meaning of Number 8 in Chinese culture
1)Eight (Ba in Chinese) has the similar pronunciation with 发 (Fa, meaning wealth or fortune), this number is very welcome among Chinese people.
2)The Chinese deem number eight as a number of initiations and spiritual ascension because eights represent the forces within the world of phenomenon. For example, Eight immortals, Eight Diagrams, Ba Zi.

Study on Tree Diagram

Tree Diagram :
1) a way of representing the hierarchical nature of a structure in a graphical form.
2) resembles a tree, even though the chart is generally upside down compared to an actual tree, with the “root” at the top and the “leaves” at the bottom.

Nodes: the tree elements
Branches: the lines connecting elements
Leaf nodes/ end-nodes/ leaves: Nodes without children
Root/ root node: starting node, a member that has no superior in finite tree structure

Fan Chart:
1) features a half circle chart with concentric rings
2) the person of interest is the inner circle, the second circle is divided in two (each side is one parent), the third circle is divided in four, and so forth.
3) depict paternal and maternal ancestors.

Resources : Wikipedia Family Tree, Wikipedia Tree Structure

 

Besides having the conventional family tree with “root” at top and “leaves” at the bottom, are there any other direction that can consolidate the visual concept of my family chart? How can I link my family chart  to the meaning of 林 “Lin”, which is woods/ forest/ the man of wood? How can I link back the whole family chart to the concept of TIME? Can woods or forest tell time?

The questions above linked to the answer of the way to determine the age of a tree.

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  1. Count the tree’s whorls. Estimate the tree’s age. With conifers, these commonly show a regular pattern of growth, producing a whorl of branches each year. A whorl of branches all radiating out from the trunk at the same level, followed by a clear section, then another whorl and so on.728px-Determine-the-Age-of-a-Tree-Step-4Bullet1-preview-Version-2

2. Count the rings on the stump.The number of rings indicates the number of years the tree lived. The rings are made up of bands of light- and dark-coloured wood.

Resources : Tree Age, Wikihow How to Determine the Age of Tree

The visual concept for my family chart will be designed according to the concept of tree rings based on the variables: generation, year of birth.

Mood Board

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