- 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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不足为训
不足为训
not to be taken as an example
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not to be taken as an example
- 。
This kind of behavior is not worthy of being taken as an example.
- 貳形adjective
not an example to be followed
- 。
This kind of behavior is not worth emulating.
- 參形adjective
not to be taken as authoritative
- ，。
This is merely an isolated case and not worthy of being set as an example.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 川(flowing river; stream)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Training means letting instruction flow steadily like a river into the student's mind.
不足为训
Traditional不足為訓
not to be taken as an example
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
not to be taken as an example
- 。
This kind of behavior is not worthy of being taken as an example.
- 貳形adjective
not an example to be followed
- 。
This kind of behavior is not worth emulating.
- 參形adjective
not to be taken as authoritative
- ，。
This is merely an isolated case and not worthy of being set as an example.
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- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 言(speech; words)RADICAL
- 川(flowing river; stream)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Training means letting instruction flow steadily like a river into the student's mind.
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