- 八(eight (pictographic, two strokes separating))ASSOCIATIVE
Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
The matter hasn't even begun yet, so don't be too happy too soon.
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
The matter hasn't even begun yet, so don't rush to draw conclusions.
no sign of success yet
This matter hasn't even begun to show any signs of success yet.
Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.
A child born under a roof and learning to speak gives rise to written characters.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Use your hand to flick forcefully to throw away something tattered — that's the stroke flourish in Chinese characters.
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八[ba1] (idiom)
The matter hasn't even begun yet, so don't be too happy too soon.
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
The matter hasn't even begun yet, so don't rush to draw conclusions.
no sign of success yet
This matter hasn't even begun to show any signs of success yet.
Two strokes separated apart like two objects dividing represent the number eight.
A child born under a roof and learning to speak gives rise to written characters.
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
Use your hand to flick forcefully to throw away something tattered — that's the stroke flourish in Chinese characters.
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