- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人往高处走，水往低处流
人往高处走，水往低处流
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
- ，。
People strive to move upward, just as water flows downward.
- 貳名noun
one should constantly strive to make progress
- ，。
People strive to climb higher, water flows to lower places.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(foot; step)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stepping on the ground is the image of running and walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 氐(low foundation; root base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person bending down to the roots is truly at the lowest point.
人往高处走，水往低处流
Traditional人往高處走，水往低處流
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
- ，。
People strive to move upward, just as water flows downward.
- 貳名noun
one should constantly strive to make progress
- ，。
People strive to climb higher, water flows to lower places.
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- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 止(foot; step)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stepping on the ground is the image of running and walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 氐(low foundation; root base)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person bending down to the roots is truly at the lowest point.
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