<P> The first known mention of the game was in the book Wuzazu ( zh ) by the Chinese Ming - dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhi ( zh ) ( fl . c. 1600 ) , who wrote that the game dated back to the time of the Chinese Han dynasty ( 206 BC -- 220 AD ) . In the book , the game was called shoushiling . Li Rihua 's book Note of Liuyanzhai also mentions this game , calling it shoushiling ( t . 手勢 令 ; s . 手势 令 ) , huozhitou ( t . 豁 指頭 ; s . 豁 指头 ) , or huoquan ( 豁 拳 ) . </P>
<P> The first known mention of the game was in the book Wuzazu ( zh ) by the Chinese Ming - dynasty writer Xie Zhaozhi ( zh ) ( fl . c. 1600 ) , who wrote that the game dated back to the time of the Chinese Han dynasty ( 206 BC -- 220 AD ) . In the book , the game was called shoushiling . Li Rihua 's book Note of Liuyanzhai also mentions this game , calling it shoushiling ( t . 手勢 令 ; s . 手势 令 ) , huozhitou ( t . 豁 指頭 ; s . 豁 指头 ) , or huoquan ( 豁 拳 ) . </P>
how do you say rock paper scissors in chinese
how do you say rock paper scissors in chinese
shoushiling
shoushiling