- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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不到黄河心不死
不到黄河心不死
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- ，。
He won't give up until he reaches his goal; he is determined to complete this project.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 。
He has the spirit of not giving up until he reaches his goal.
- 參形adjective
to keep going while some hope is left
- ，。
He won't give up until he reaches the Yellow River; he is still trying hard.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 至(arrive; reach)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade (radical))RADICAL
A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黃(yellow; ripe grain field)ASSOCIATIVE
A mature golden rice plant with its stalk, roots, and heavy drooping grain panicles forms the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
不到黄河心不死
Traditional不到黃河心不死
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. not to stop until one reaches the Yellow River (idiom)
- ，。
He won't give up until he reaches his goal; he is determined to complete this project.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to persevere until one reaches one's goal
- 。
He has the spirit of not giving up until he reaches his goal.
- 參形adjective
to keep going while some hope is left
- ，。
He won't give up until he reaches the Yellow River; he is still trying hard.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 至(arrive; reach)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade (radical))RADICAL
A sword cutting through the destination is when you truly "arrive" at your goal.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 黃(yellow; ripe grain field)ASSOCIATIVE
A mature golden rice plant with its stalk, roots, and heavy drooping grain panicles forms the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
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