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Cake day: August 11th, 2023

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  • 抽 - can also mean “pulled” , as well as “suck” or “pump” .

    象 - in 抽象 is “appearance, form, shape” , rather than elephant. (Don’t know why they’re the same character, I usually blame imperial name taboo because: why not?)

    So 抽象, as abstract is the art sense rather than summary one. But since they’re the same in English, taken across to be the same in Chinese (I guess, I don’t know if papers in Chinese start with a 抽象), so “pulled-distorted form/appearance”.