- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
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先礼后兵
先礼后兵
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
- 。
We should try diplomatic means first before resorting to military force.
- 貳副adverb
fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
- 。
We should try diplomacy first and resort to force only as a last measure.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
先礼后兵
Traditional先禮後兵
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
- 。
We should try diplomatic means first before resorting to military force.
- 貳副adverb
fig. diplomacy before violence; jaw-jaw is better than war-war
- 。
We should try diplomacy first and resort to force only as a last measure.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丘(mound; heap)ASSOCIATIVE
- 八(scattered; dispersed)RADICAL
A soldier holding a weapon gathers with others into a formation as solid as an earthen mound.
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