- 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
- 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE
Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.
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前车之鉴
前车之鉴
lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
- ，。
The lessons from the preceding vehicle serve as the teacher for the following vehicle.
- 貳名noun
fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures
- ，。
We should learn from the mistakes of our predecessors and avoid making the same errors.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
前车之鉴
Traditional前車之鑑
lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a warning taken from the overturned cart ahead (idiom)
- ，。
The lessons from the preceding vehicle serve as the teacher for the following vehicle.
- 貳名noun
fig. lesson learned by observing others' failures
- ，。
We should learn from the mistakes of our predecessors and avoid making the same errors.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 刖(chop off leg (punishment))RADICAL
- 丷(two strokes indicating progress)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(one; foundation)ASSOCIATIVE
Ahead lies the path we step forward on, overcoming all obstacles and penalties to advance.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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