To exist is to cling tightly to the patch of earth beneath your feet.
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在家千日好，出门一时难
在家千日好，出门一时难
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
- ，。
It is good to stay home for a thousand days, but it is hard to go out for just one day.
- 貳名noun
fig. there's no place like home
- ，。
It is good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it is difficult to go out for even a moment.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
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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.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 日 is drawn as a round sun with light rays inside.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 子(child; offspring)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman standing beside her child represents the most beautiful and happy image.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
在家千日好，出门一时难
Traditional在家千日好，出門一時難
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. at home, one can spend a thousand days in comfort, but spending a day away from home can be challenging (idiom)
- ，。
It is good to stay home for a thousand days, but it is hard to go out for just one day.
- 貳名noun
fig. there's no place like home
- ，。
It is good to stay at home for a thousand days, but it is difficult to go out for even a moment.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; human)RADICAL
- 家(family; household)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person who specializes in making furniture is called a carpenter (house craftsman).
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- 日(sun (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 日 is drawn as a round sun with light rays inside.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 子(child; offspring)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman standing beside her child represents the most beautiful and happy image.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 屮(sprout; bud)ASSOCIATIVE
- 凵(hole; mouth of a hole)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprout reaching up out of the ground hole is the meaning of 'come out' or 'emerge'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 又(hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
- 隹(short-tailed bird)RADICAL
Catching a short-tailed bird in flight with bare hands is as difficult as the challenge this character represents.
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