- 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，挥之即去
呼之即来，挥之即去
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 comes when called and goes when waved away.
- 貳形adjective
always at sb's beck and call
- ，。
He always comes at a call and goes at a wave of the hand.
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'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 军(army; troops)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand waving to command the troops shows leadership.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(private; personal)PHONETIC
Leaving your own plot of land is what the character Khứ means (go, depart).
呼之即来，挥之即去
Traditional呼之即來，揮之即去
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 comes when called and goes when waved away.
- 貳形adjective
always at sb's beck and call
- ，。
He always comes at a call and goes at a wave of the hand.
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'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand; arm)RADICAL
- 军(army; troops)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hand waving to command the troops shows leadership.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(private; personal)PHONETIC
Leaving your own plot of land is what the character Khứ means (go, depart).
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