- 丷(two diagonal strokes (hand grasping))RADICAL
- 彐(hand grasping; fist)ASSOCIATIVE
- 禾禾(two bundles of rice)ASSOCIATIVE
One hand holding two bundles of grain at the same time symbolizes taking on multiple duties concurrently.
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兼听则明，偏信则暗
兼听则明，偏信则暗
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
- ，。
Listening to both sides brings enlightenment, but trusting only one side brings darkness.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 贝(money; valuable thing)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; punishment)RADICAL
Using a knife to carve rules on valuables establishes the laws that bind everyone together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man; human)RADICAL
- 扁(flat; small board)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person leaning to one side like a tilted flat board hanging askew.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 言(speech; words)ASSOCIATIVE
A person who keeps their word true is the one worthy of trust.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun; light)RADICAL
- 音(sound; shadow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When the sun is covered by the sound of night, everything becomes dark.
兼听则明，偏信则暗
Traditional兼聽則明，偏信則暗
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)
- ，。
Listening to both sides brings enlightenment, but trusting only one side brings darkness.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes (hand grasping))RADICAL
- 彐(hand grasping; fist)ASSOCIATIVE
- 禾禾(two bundles of rice)ASSOCIATIVE
One hand holding two bundles of grain at the same time symbolizes taking on multiple duties concurrently.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 贝(money; valuable thing)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; punishment)RADICAL
Using a knife to carve rules on valuables establishes the laws that bind everyone together.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man; human)RADICAL
- 扁(flat; small board)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person leaning to one side like a tilted flat board hanging askew.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 言(speech; words)ASSOCIATIVE
A person who keeps their word true is the one worthy of trust.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun; light)RADICAL
- 音(sound; shadow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
When the sun is covered by the sound of night, everything becomes dark.
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