- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
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出头的椽子先烂
出头的椽子先烂
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
- 貳形adjective
fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
- ，。
The rafter that sticks out rots first; one should be modest and low-key in life.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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.
出头的椽子先烂
Traditional出頭的椽子先爛
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. rafters that jut out rot first (idiom)
- 貳形adjective
fig. anyone who makes himself conspicuous will be targeted for attack
- ，。
The rafter that sticks out rots first; one should be modest and low-key in life.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
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.
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