- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
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养儿防老
养儿防老
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
- 。
Raising children to provide for oneself in old age is a traditional Chinese concept.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; rampart)RADICAL
- 方(direction; side)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Build fortifications on all sides to defend against enemies.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
养儿防老
Traditional養兒防老
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(of parents) to bring up children for the purpose of being looked after in old age
- 。
Raising children to provide for oneself in old age is a traditional Chinese concept.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(earthen mound; rampart)RADICAL
- 方(direction; side)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Build fortifications on all sides to defend against enemies.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
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