- 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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临渴掘井
临渴掘井
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 。
We cannot wait until we are thirsty to dig a well.
- 貳形adjective
to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
- 。
We cannot wait until we are thirsty to dig a well.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 井(well (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
临渴掘井
Traditional臨渴掘井
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 。
We cannot wait until we are thirsty to dig a well.
- 貳形adjective
to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
- 。
We cannot wait until we are thirsty to dig a well.
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- 井(well (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
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