A person who transmits knowledge must dedicate themselves to passing it on to others.
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传宗接代
传宗接代
to carry on one's ancestral line
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to carry on one's ancestral line
- 。
He wants to carry on the family line.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 示(spirit; ritual)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancestral spirits worshipped under the roof of a family lineage form the meaning of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 妾(concubine; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to welcome a secondary wife coming home illustrates the idea of receiving.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 弋(stake with rope; substitute)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing in place of another person is substitution.
传宗接代
Traditional傳宗接代
to carry on one's ancestral line
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to carry on one's ancestral line
- 。
He wants to carry on the family line.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 示(spirit; ritual)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancestral spirits worshipped under the roof of a family lineage form the meaning of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 妾(concubine; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Using your hand to welcome a secondary wife coming home illustrates the idea of receiving.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 弋(stake with rope; substitute)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person standing in place of another person is substitution.
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