- 九(number nine; bent arm)ASSOCIATIVE
Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.
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九牛一毛
九牛一毛
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 。
This is only a drop in the bucket.
- 貳名noun
fig. a drop in the ocean
- 。
This is just a drop in the bucket.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
九牛一毛
Traditional九
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. one hair from nine oxen (idiom)
- 。
This is only a drop in the bucket.
- 貳名noun
fig. a drop in the ocean
- 。
This is just a drop in the bucket.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 九(number nine; bent arm)ASSOCIATIVE
Nine bent fingers curve like an ancient person's arm used to count the largest number.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 牛(ox (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 牛 is a picture of a cow with two horns and a straight body standing upright.
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- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
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