- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
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上善若水
上善若水
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
- ，。
The highest good is like water; water benefits all things without contention.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; symbol of goodness)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
Sweet words spoken like a gentle goat represent true goodness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
上善若水
Traditional上
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
the ideal is to be like water (which benefits all living things and does not struggle against them) (quotation from the "Book of Dao" 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1])
- ，。
The highest good is like water; water benefits all things without contention.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; symbol of goodness)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
Sweet words spoken like a gentle goat represent true goodness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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