- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 壬(bear; endure)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who carries heavy responsibility on their shoulders is someone trusted with an important task.
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任重而道远
任重而道远
a heavy load and a long road
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
a heavy load and a long road(inherited)
- ，。
The task is heavy and the road is long; we still have a lot of work to do.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)(inherited)
- ，。
The responsibility is heavy and the road is long; we must make a concerted effort.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 首(head; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The head leads the way for feet to follow down a path.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
任重而道远
Traditional任重而道遠
a heavy load and a long road
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
a heavy load and a long road(inherited)
- ，。
The task is heavy and the road is long; we still have a lot of work to do.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to bear heavy responsibilities through a long struggle (cf Confucian Analects, 8.7)(inherited)
- ，。
The responsibility is heavy and the road is long; we must make a concerted effort.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 壬(bear; endure)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who carries heavy responsibility on their shoulders is someone trusted with an important task.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 首(head; lead)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The head leads the way for feet to follow down a path.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
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