- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥
人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
- ，。
A person cannot become rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot become fat without night grazing.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 黄(yellow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A horizontal wooden beam spreads like a golden silk ribbon stretched across.
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- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 畐(full; brimming)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A house full of possessions and wealth is true richness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 巴(stick to; adhere)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Meat keeps sticking and clinging to the body, eventually resulting in fatness.
人无横财不富，马无夜草不肥
Traditional人無橫財不富，馬無夜草不肥
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed
- ，。
A person cannot become rich without unexpected wealth, and a horse cannot become fat without night grazing.
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- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 黄(yellow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A horizontal wooden beam spreads like a golden silk ribbon stretched across.
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- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 畐(full; brimming)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A house full of possessions and wealth is true richness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺼(flesh; body)RADICAL
- 巴(stick to; adhere)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Meat keeps sticking and clinging to the body, eventually resulting in fatness.
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