- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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一言既出，驷马难追
一言既出，驷马难追
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
- ，。
Once a word is spoken, even four horses cannot overtake it.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 皀(bowl of rice; full rice bowl)ASSOCIATIVE
- 旡(turn head; exhausted)PHONETIC
Having eaten and feeling full, turn your head and go — meaning something is finished and done.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
一言既出，驷马难追
Traditional一言既出，駟馬難追
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept
- ，。
Once a word is spoken, even four horses cannot overtake it.
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- 皀(bowl of rice; full rice bowl)ASSOCIATIVE
- 旡(turn head; exhausted)PHONETIC
Having eaten and feeling full, turn your head and go — meaning something is finished and done.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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