a Chinese character,

一个汉字，

as I stares at it.

我盯着它。

It opens itself,

它自己打开了，

till I notices 

连它最隐秘的部分，

its most secret parts.

也被我察觉。

a Chinese character 

一个汉字，

opens itself

自己打开，

and closes itself.

又自己闭合。

the blank between them,

这中间的间歇，

takes my life away.

花掉了我的一生。