- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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一无所有
一无所有
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#6624
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
中什么都没有；完全贫穷shénme dōu méiyǒu; wánquán píonqióng
- 。
He now has nothing at all.
- 貳动verb
without two sticks to rub together
中什么都没有；非常贫穷shénme dōu méiyǒu; fēicháng píonqióng
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
RELATED
SYNONYMS3
一无所有
Traditional一無所有
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings#6624
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
中什么都没有；完全贫穷shénme dōu méiyǒu; wánquán píonqióng
- 。
He now has nothing at all.
- 貳动verb
without two sticks to rub together
中什么都没有；非常贫穷shénme dōu méiyǒu; fēicháng píonqióng
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- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
RELATED
SYNONYMS3
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