- 二(two horizontal lines (symbolizing sky))ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(spiral shape; swirling cloud pattern)ASSOCIATIVE
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
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云泥之差
云泥之差
(idiom) a world of difference
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(idiom) a world of difference(inherited)
- 。
There is a vast difference between them.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water)RADICAL
- 尼(close; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat)ASSOCIATIVE
- 工(craftsman; work)PHONETIC
Each hair of a goat differs from the rest, just like differences that are uneven and varied.
云泥之差
Traditional雲泥之差
(idiom) a world of difference
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(idiom) a world of difference(inherited)
- 。
There is a vast difference between them.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 二(two horizontal lines (symbolizing sky))ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(spiral shape; swirling cloud pattern)ASSOCIATIVE
Clouds curling in circles beneath the sky, the character 云 paints the shape of a cloud drifting upward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water)RADICAL
- 尼(close; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat)ASSOCIATIVE
- 工(craftsman; work)PHONETIC
Each hair of a goat differs from the rest, just like differences that are uneven and varied.
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