- 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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兵马未动，粮草先行
兵马未动，粮草先行
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
- ，。
Before the troops march, the provisions must go first.
- 貳名noun
an army marches on its stomach
- ，。
Before the troops and horses move, the provisions and fodder must go first.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
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- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
兵马未动，粮草先行
Traditional兵馬未動，糧草先行
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
before the troops move, fodder and provisions go first (idiom); logistics comes before military maneuvers
- ，。
Before the troops march, the provisions must go first.
- 貳名noun
an army marches on its stomach
- ，。
Before the troops and horses move, the provisions and fodder must go first.
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- 馬(horse (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 馬 depicts a horse with a mane, body, and four hooves running swiftly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
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- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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