- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
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东兔西乌
东兔西乌
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
- ，。
The sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east, day and night alternate.
- 貳名noun
fig. the passage of time
- ，。
Time flies like a shuttle, with the years passing swiftly east and west.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 免(escape; remove)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; tail (rabbit))ASSOCIATIVE
A rabbit looks like the character for "exempt" but with an added dot representing its distinctive fluffy tail.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
东兔西乌
Traditional東兔西烏
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the sun setting and the moon rising (idiom)
- ，。
The sun sets in the west and the moon rises in the east, day and night alternate.
- 貳名noun
fig. the passage of time
- ，。
Time flies like a shuttle, with the years passing swiftly east and west.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 東(east; rising sun behind tree)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun rising behind a tree trunk points to the East.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 免(escape; remove)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; tail (rabbit))ASSOCIATIVE
A rabbit looks like the character for "exempt" but with an added dot representing its distinctive fluffy tail.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 西(west; setting sun with bird on nest)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird returning to its nest as the sun sets in the west depicts the character for west.
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