- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人之将死，其言也善
人之将死，其言也善
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
- ，。
When a person is about to die, their words are always good.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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- 丬(piece of meat; half body)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm)RADICAL
A general holding meat in his hand under the moonlight at night, ready to command.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 也(also; so; flowing water or winding snake)ASSOCIATIVE
Water flowing in curves becomes a helper word meaning "also" or "thus".
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; symbol of goodness)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
Sweet words spoken like a gentle goat represent true goodness.
人之将死，其言也善
Traditional人之將死，其言也善
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
- ，。
When a person is about to die, their words are always good.
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- 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- 丬(piece of meat; half body)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm)RADICAL
A general holding meat in his hand under the moonlight at night, ready to command.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 甘(sweet; pleased)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; point to)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(eight; divide)RADICAL
Originally a picture of a rice sieve, it now serves as a pronoun meaning "that" or "it" in classical language.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 也(also; so; flowing water or winding snake)ASSOCIATIVE
Water flowing in curves becomes a helper word meaning "also" or "thus".
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; symbol of goodness)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
Sweet words spoken like a gentle goat represent true goodness.
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