a Chinese character.

一个汉字，

as I gaze at it

我盯着它。

it opens itself 

它自己打开了，

till I become aware of 

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 interval 

这中间的间歇，

exhausts my entire life.

花掉了我的一生。