- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人心不足蛇吞象
人心不足蛇吞象
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
- ，。
Human greed is never satisfied, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; he always wants more.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
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- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 天(sky; vast)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
A gaping mouth as wide as the sky stuffed inside represents swallowing whole.
人心不足蛇吞象
Traditional人
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
a man who is never content is like a snake trying to swallow an elephant (idiom)
- ，。
Human greed is never satisfied, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant; he always wants more.
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- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
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- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虫(insect; bug; worm)RADICAL
- 它(snake (original sense))PHONO-SEMANTIC
A snake is a reptile that slithers like an insect, and the sound "da" mimics its hissing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 天(sky; vast)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
A gaping mouth as wide as the sky stuffed inside represents swallowing whole.
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