- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
- ，。
You cannot judge a person by appearance, just as you cannot measure the sea with a bucket.
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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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斗(ladle for wine (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A ladle with a handle used for scooping wine or measuring grain in ancient times.
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
Traditional人
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
- ，。
You cannot judge a person by appearance, just as you cannot measure the sea with a bucket.
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斗(ladle for wine (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A ladle with a handle used for scooping wine or measuring grain in ancient times.
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