- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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一碗水端平
一碗水端平
lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 。
He is always able to treat everyone fairly.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be impartial
- 。
He always manages to treat everyone fairly.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; hard object)RADICAL
- 宛(bend; gentle)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 干(trunk; stem (horizontal representation))ASSOCIATIVE
- 丷(two diverging strokes; balance)ASSOCIATIVE
An upright tree trunk with two branches spreading equally on both sides symbolizes flatness and fairness.
一碗水端平
Traditional一
lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
- 。
He is always able to treat everyone fairly.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be impartial
- 。
He always manages to treat everyone fairly.
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- 石(stone; hard object)RADICAL
- 宛(bend; gentle)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A bowl is made of hard material like stone but shaped with soft, rounded curves.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 干(trunk; stem (horizontal representation))ASSOCIATIVE
- 丷(two diverging strokes; balance)ASSOCIATIVE
An upright tree trunk with two branches spreading equally on both sides symbolizes flatness and fairness.
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