- 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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出淤泥而不染
出淤泥而不染
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
- ，。
He emerged from the mud unsullied, maintaining his own purity.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
- ，。
He emerged from the mud unblemished, worthy of our emulation.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water)RADICAL
- 尼(close; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 氿(trickling water; small flowing water)ASSOCIATIVE
Dyeing is soaking wood in water so the color seeps into each wood fiber.
出淤泥而不染
Traditional出
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. to grow out of the mud unsullied (idiom)
- ，。
He emerged from the mud unsullied, maintaining his own purity.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to be principled and incorruptible
- ，。
He emerged from the mud unblemished, worthy of our emulation.
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- 氵(water)RADICAL
- 尼(close; intimate)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Mud is earth mixed tightly with water, clinging to the soil like a nun stays close to the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 氿(trickling water; small flowing water)ASSOCIATIVE
Dyeing is soaking wood in water so the color seeps into each wood fiber.
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