- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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一掷千金
一掷千金
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- ，。
He spent a fortune and bought that luxury car.
- 貳形adjective
extravagant
- 。
He spends money with reckless abandon.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
一掷千金
Traditional一擲千金
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly
- ，。
He spent a fortune and bought that luxury car.
- 貳形adjective
extravagant
- 。
He spends money with reckless abandon.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 金(gold; metal (figurative))ASSOCIATIVE
Metal is an ancient image of precious metal hidden underground, gleaming and sparkling.
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