- 羊(goat; sheep)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person; variant form)RADICAL
A person nourishing a lamb is the meaning of the character.
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养兵千日，用兵一时
养兵千日，用兵一时
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
- ，。
It takes a thousand days to train soldiers, but only an hour to deploy them.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS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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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 日 is drawn as a round sun with light rays inside.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 用(use; utilize)ASSOCIATIVE
A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
养兵千日，用兵一时
Traditional養兵千日，用兵一時
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. Train an army for a thousand days to use it for an hour. (idiom); fig. extensive preparation eventually pays off
- ，。
It takes a thousand days to train soldiers, but only an hour to deploy them.
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- 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- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 日 is drawn as a round sun with light rays inside.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 用(use; utilize)ASSOCIATIVE
A bucket with a handle is what people pick up and use every day.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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