- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
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千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
- ，。
A thousand-mile dike collapses from an ant's hole.
- 貳名noun
fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
- ，。
A thousand-mile dike collapses because of an ant hole.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground)RADICAL
- 是(correct; this; that)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An embankment is a ridge of earth built up to block floodwaters.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
Traditional千里之堤，潰於蟻穴
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
- ，。
A thousand-mile dike collapses from an ant's hole.
- 貳名noun
fig. huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
- ，。
A thousand-mile dike collapses because of an ant hole.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; ground)RADICAL
- 是(correct; this; that)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An embankment is a ridge of earth built up to block floodwaters.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 于(at; in (pictographic — curved stroke representing breath escaping))ASSOCIATIVE
Breath curves and escapes from a person, meaning 'at' or 'in' a place.
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