- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)(inherited)
Three monks have no water to drink is a fable story.
fig. everybody's business is nobody's business(inherited)
Three monks have no water to drink.
(If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)(inherited)
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
A person standing straight like a stroke in a ledger is an individual.
A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.
A mouth uttering words from a distant small place elevates something lofty and admirable.
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)
lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)(inherited)
Three monks have no water to drink is a fable story.
fig. everybody's business is nobody's business(inherited)
Three monks have no water to drink.
(If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)(inherited)
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
A person standing straight like a stroke in a ledger is an individual.
A mouth singing songs beside ripe rice fields creates harmonious peace.
A mouth uttering words from a distant small place elevates something lofty and admirable.
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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