- 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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不经一事，不长一智
不经一事，不长一智
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
- ，。
You don't gain wisdom without going through an experience.
- 貳形adjective
fig. wisdom only comes with experience
- ，。
You will not gain wisdom without going through an experience.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE
Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
不经一事，不长一智
Traditional不經一事，不長一智
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. you can't gain knowledge without practical experience (idiom)
- ，。
You don't gain wisdom without going through an experience.
- 貳形adjective
fig. wisdom only comes with experience
- ，。
You will not gain wisdom without going through an experience.
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- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE
Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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