- 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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千里之行，始于足下
千里之行，始于足下
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
- ，。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- 貳名noun
fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
STROKE ORDER
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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- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
千里之行，始于足下
Traditional千里之行，始於足下
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
- ，。
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
- 貳名noun
fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
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- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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