- 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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上天无路，入地无门
上天无路，入地无门
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
- ，。
He now has no way to heaven and no door to enter the earth.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
- ，。
He has now reached a dead end with no way out to heaven or into the earth.
- 參形adjective
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
- ，。
He is now in a desperate situation with no way out.
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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- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; step)RADICAL
- 各(each place; go to another place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A road is where two feet step to reach everywhere.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
上天无路，入地无门
Traditional上天無路，入地無門
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
- ，。
He now has no way to heaven and no door to enter the earth.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be at the end of one's rope
- ，。
He has now reached a dead end with no way out to heaven or into the earth.
- 參形adjective
to be trapped in a hopeless situation
- ，。
He is now in a desperate situation with no way out.
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- 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- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot; step)RADICAL
- 各(each place; go to another place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A road is where two feet step to reach everywhere.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; go in)ASSOCIATIVE
A brushstroke like an arrow pointing inward symbolizes the action of going in.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
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