Look at the history of a Chinese character like 馬, which means horse [1].  You can see how it&#x27;s a drawing of a horse, and has evolved over centuries. There&#x27;s plenty of scope for emphasizing particular strokes etc.<p>Modern Vietnamese uses the Roman alphabet, so their word for horse is &quot;ngựa&quot; (probably).<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wiktionary.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;%E9%A6%AC#Translingual" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wiktionary.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;%E9%A6%AC#Translingual</a>