- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
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临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
- ，。
Rather than standing by the water wishing for fish, it is better to go back and weave a net.
- 貳形adjective
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
- ，。
Rather than standing by the water's edge yearning for fish, it is better to go home and weave a net.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 魚(fish (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A fish is drawn with its head, body, fins, and a flaming tail below.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 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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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 吉(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A lucky thread ties together all good things tightly in connection.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网
Traditional臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
- ，。
Rather than standing by the water wishing for fish, it is better to go back and weave a net.
- 貳形adjective
one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim
- ，。
Rather than standing by the water's edge yearning for fish, it is better to go home and weave a net.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 魚(fish (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A fish is drawn with its head, body, fins, and a flaming tail below.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 艮(stop; stiff; rigid)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When you take a step and encounter something hard and stuck, you must back away.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 吉(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A lucky thread ties together all good things tightly in connection.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
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