- 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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千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
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A goose feather sent a thousand miles away; the gift is light but the sentiment is heavy.
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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- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 青(blue-green; pure; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Pure emotion like clear blue sky comes from the heart.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重
Traditional千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom); It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it.
- ，。
A goose feather sent a thousand miles away; the gift is light but the sentiment is heavy.
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- 毛(hair; feather)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 毛 draws soft hair strands drooping down from skin.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 青(blue-green; pure; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Pure emotion like clear blue sky comes from the heart.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 里(village; mile)RADICAL
- 千(thousand; many)ASSOCIATIVE
Heavy as carrying a thousand miles of road on your shoulders.
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