- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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一清如水
一清如水
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 。
His heart is as pure as water.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
- 。
He is a good official as clean and honest as water.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 青(green; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Crystal clear green water evokes purity and clarity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
一清如水
Traditional一
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. as clear as water (idiom)
- 。
His heart is as pure as water.
- 貳形adjective
fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
- 。
He is a good official as clean and honest as water.
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 青(green; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Crystal clear green water evokes purity and clarity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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