- 二(two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
- ？(diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE
A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.
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五十步笑百步
五十步笑百步
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
- ，？
A person who has retreated fifty paces mocking one who has retreated a hundred paces—what right do you have to criticize him?
- 貳形adjective
fig. the pot calls the kettle black
- 。
You're laughing at others for taking a hundred steps when you've only taken fifty.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(number ten; cross shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 夭(lithe; youthful)ASSOCIATIVE
A bamboo tree bending and swaying in the wind looks like it's laughing with joy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
五十步笑百步
Traditional五
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
- ，？
A person who has retreated fifty paces mocking one who has retreated a hundred paces—what right do you have to criticize him?
- 貳形adjective
fig. the pot calls the kettle black
- 。
You're laughing at others for taking a hundred steps when you've only taken fifty.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 二(two; two horizontal strokes)RADICAL
- ？(diagonal stroke indicating the number five)ASSOCIATIVE
A number carved between two horizontal lines resembles the ancient finger-counting method.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 十(number ten; cross shape)ASSOCIATIVE
Two intersecting strokes form a complete whole, symbolizing the number ten.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo)RADICAL
- 夭(lithe; youthful)ASSOCIATIVE
A bamboo tree bending and swaying in the wind looks like it's laughing with joy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
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