- 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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不由自主
不由自主
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#29016
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 。
She couldn't help but laugh.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丶(dot; flame; jewel on peak)RADICAL
- 王(king)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler wearing a jade crown on his head is the supreme master.
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SYNONYMS1
不由自主
Traditional不
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#29016
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 。
She couldn't help but laugh.
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- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丶(dot; flame; jewel on peak)RADICAL
- 王(king)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler wearing a jade crown on his head is the supreme master.
RELATED
SYNONYMS1
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