- 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.
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三天打鱼，两天晒网
三天打鱼，两天晒网
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
- ，。
He always works in fits and starts, never sticking with anything consistently.
- 貳副adverb
fig. not to persevere in doing sth
- ，。
He always works for a few days and then slacks off, never seeing anything through.
- 參副adverb
to do sth by fits and starts
- ，。
He always works in fits and starts, fishing for three days and drying nets for two days.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 魚(fish (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A fish is drawn with its head, body, fins, and a flaming tail below.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
三天打鱼，两天晒网
Traditional三天打魚，兩天曬網
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)
- ，。
He always works in fits and starts, never sticking with anything consistently.
- 貳副adverb
fig. not to persevere in doing sth
- ，。
He always works for a few days and then slacks off, never seeing anything through.
- 參副adverb
to do sth by fits and starts
- ，。
He always works in fits and starts, fishing for three days and drying nets for two days.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 丁(nail; craftsman)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to drive a nail is the action of hitting or striking something hard.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 魚(fish (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A fish is drawn with its head, body, fins, and a flaming tail below.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; top)RADICAL
- 冂(frame; border; surround)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(two people walking together)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing together in a frame symbolize the number two, a pair.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
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