- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人无远虑，必有近忧
人无远虑，必有近忧
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
- ，。
People who do not think ahead will inevitably face immediate troubles.
- 貳名noun
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
- ，。
Those who do not plan for the distant future will surely face troubles at hand.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE
A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
人无远虑，必有近忧
Traditional人無遠慮，必有近憂
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
- ，。
People who do not think ahead will inevitably face immediate troubles.
- 貳名noun
Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
- ，。
Those who do not plan for the distant future will surely face troubles at hand.
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- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart; mind)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke passing through)ASSOCIATIVE
A stroke piercing straight through the heart is what must inevitably happen.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 斤(axe)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person carrying an axe steps closer to chop down the tree.
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