- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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人算不如天算
人算不如天算
man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
- ，。
Man's schemes are no match for heaven's will, so let's just let things take their natural course.
- 貳名noun
one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events
- ，。
Man proposes but God disposes; let's just go with the flow.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺮(bamboo (radical))RADICAL
- 具(tool; implement)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
人算不如天算
Traditional人
man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
- ，。
Man's schemes are no match for heaven's will, so let's just let things take their natural course.
- 貳名noun
one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events
- ，。
Man proposes but God disposes; let's just go with the flow.
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- ⺮(bamboo (radical))RADICAL
- 具(tool; implement)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Ancient calculation used bamboo sticks as a tool to count numbers.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
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