- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."
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只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯
only the official is allowed to light the fire
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
only the official is allowed to light the fire
- ，。
Only officials are allowed to set fires, but common people are not allowed to light lamps.
- 貳名noun
Gods may do what cattle may not
- 參名noun
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
- ，。
Officials are allowed to set fires, but common people are not allowed to light lamps.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 㠯(tool; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An official is a person who does work inside the building of the state.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding striking stick; strike with a stick)RADICAL
Use a stick to chase and drive away in all directions to release and liberate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 火(fire (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 火 depicts a flame bursting with fire sparks radiating out on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 生(give birth; be born)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Family name is attached to woman because children are born from mother.
只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯
Traditional只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈
only the official is allowed to light the fire
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
only the official is allowed to light the fire
- ，。
Only officials are allowed to set fires, but common people are not allowed to light lamps.
- 貳名noun
Gods may do what cattle may not
- 參名noun
quod licet Iovi, non licet bovi
- ，。
Officials are allowed to set fires, but common people are not allowed to light lamps.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 八(scatter; divide)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth producing just one sound that disperses away represents the meaning "only one."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 㠯(tool; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An official is a person who does work inside the building of the state.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 方(direction; square)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding striking stick; strike with a stick)RADICAL
Use a stick to chase and drive away in all directions to release and liberate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 火(fire (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 火 depicts a flame bursting with fire sparks radiating out on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 生(give birth; be born)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Family name is attached to woman because children are born from mother.
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