- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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呼之即来
呼之即来
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- 。
He always comes at the first call.
- 貳形adjective
always at sb's beck and call
- ，。
He always comes at a moment's notice and is available whenever called upon.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 卩(kneeling person)RADICAL
- 𠤎(bowl of rice full (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A person kneeling and bowing down to a full bowl of rice depicts the image of immediate approach.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
呼之即来
Traditional呼之即來
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- 。
He always comes at the first call.
- 貳形adjective
always at sb's beck and call
- ，。
He always comes at a moment's notice and is available whenever called upon.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 卩(kneeling person)RADICAL
- 𠤎(bowl of rice full (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A person kneeling and bowing down to a full bowl of rice depicts the image of immediate approach.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
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