- 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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上梁不正下梁歪
上梁不正下梁歪
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
- ，。
If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked; the example set by leaders is very important.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(straight line; boundary; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(stop; foot)RADICAL
A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(not; no)ASSOCIATIVE
- 正(straight; correct)ASSOCIATIVE
If something is not straight and not correct, it is called crooked or tilted.
上梁不正下梁歪
Traditional上
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
- ，。
If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked; the example set by leaders is very important.
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- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(straight line; boundary; destination)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(stop; foot)RADICAL
A foot stopping exactly at the line is straightness and precision.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(not; no)ASSOCIATIVE
- 正(straight; correct)ASSOCIATIVE
If something is not straight and not correct, it is called crooked or tilted.
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