- 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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不第
不第
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 弟(younger brother; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient people used bamboo slips to mark order, like arranging siblings by rank and role.
不第
Traditional不
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹
to fail the civil service examination (in imperial China)
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- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 弟(younger brother; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient people used bamboo slips to mark order, like arranging siblings by rank and role.
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