- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
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叶落归根
叶落归根
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
- ，。
Fallen leaves return to their roots; this is a law of nature.
- 貳名noun
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
- ，。
When leaves fall they return to their roots; he decided to go back to his country.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彐(broom (radical))RADICAL
- 刀(knife; blade)ASSOCIATIVE
Returning home with a broom and knife ready to clean and settle down.
叶落归根
Traditional葉落歸根
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
a falling leaf returns to the roots (idiom); everything has its ancestral home
- ，。
Fallen leaves return to their roots; this is a law of nature.
- 貳名noun
In old age, an expatriate longs to return home.
- ，。
When leaves fall they return to their roots; he decided to go back to his country.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 洛(Luo River (sound and meaning of falling into water))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Leaves falling from a tree like water flowing in a river expresses the meaning of the character for falling.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彐(broom (radical))RADICAL
- 刀(knife; blade)ASSOCIATIVE
Returning home with a broom and knife ready to clean and settle down.
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