- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人不为己，天诛地灭
人不为己，天诛地灭
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
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If a person does not act for their own benefit, heaven will strike them down and earth will destroy them.
- 貳形adjective
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
- ，。
If a person does not act in their own self-interest, heaven will punish them and earth will destroy them.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
人不为己，天诛地灭
Traditional人不為己，天誅地滅
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
- ，。
If a person does not act for their own benefit, heaven will strike them down and earth will destroy them.
- 貳形adjective
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
- ，。
If a person does not act in their own self-interest, heaven will punish them and earth will destroy them.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
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