- 另(different; separate)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife (radical))RADICAL
Use a knife to cut and separate things to distinguish one from another.
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别无长物
别无长物
to possess nothing except bare necessities
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to possess nothing except bare necessities
- ，。
He had nothing beyond the essentials, only a few books.
- 貳形adjective
to live a poor or frugal life
- ，。
He had nothing to spare, and his life was very simple and frugal.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
别无长物
Traditional別無長物
to possess nothing except bare necessities
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to possess nothing except bare necessities
- ，。
He had nothing beyond the essentials, only a few books.
- 貳形adjective
to live a poor or frugal life
- ，。
He had nothing to spare, and his life was very simple and frugal.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 另(different; separate)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife (radical))RADICAL
Use a knife to cut and separate things to distinguish one from another.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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