- 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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兵来将挡，水来土掩
兵来将挡，水来土掩
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- ，，。
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will cover it; we can always find a way.
- 貳形adjective
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
- ，，。
When soldiers come, generals block them; when water comes, earth covers it—we can always find a way.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丬(piece of meat; half body)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm)RADICAL
A general holding meat in his hand under the moonlight at night, ready to command.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 当(face; undertake)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand held straight in front of your face to block and stop an enemy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical line driven into the ground represents earth and soil.
兵来将挡，水来土掩
Traditional兵來將擋，水來土掩
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
- ，，。
When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will cover it; we can always find a way.
- 貳形adjective
to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
- ，，。
When soldiers come, generals block them; when water comes, earth covers it—we can always find a way.
STROKE ORDER
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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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丬(piece of meat; half body)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm)RADICAL
A general holding meat in his hand under the moonlight at night, ready to command.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 当(face; undertake)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand held straight in front of your face to block and stop an enemy.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical line driven into the ground represents earth and soil.
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