- 七(number seven; seven (pictographic—horizontal stroke crossed by curved stroke))ASSOCIATIVE
The number seven is drawn with a horizontal stroke and a curved stroke crossing through it, symbolizing division.
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七老八十
七老八十
in one's seventies (age)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
in one's seventies (age)
- 。
He's already in his seventies or eighties.
- 貳形adjective
very old (of people)
- ，。
He's already in his seventies or eighties, yet he still has so much energy.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 八(eight (pictographic, two strokes separating))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(number ten; cross shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
七老八十
Traditional七
in one's seventies (age)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
in one's seventies (age)
- 。
He's already in his seventies or eighties.
- 貳形adjective
very old (of people)
- ，。
He's already in his seventies or eighties, yet he still has so much energy.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 七(number seven; seven (pictographic—horizontal stroke crossed by curved stroke))ASSOCIATIVE
The number seven is drawn with a horizontal stroke and a curved stroke crossing through it, symbolizing division.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 八(eight (pictographic, two strokes separating))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(number ten; cross shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
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