- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
- 夕(evening; evenings)ASSOCIATIVE
Two evening periods stacked together symbolize abundance and plenty.
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多一事不如少一事
多一事不如少一事
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
- ，。
It's better to have fewer troubles than more, so let's not get involved anymore.
- 貳形adjective
the less complications the better
- ，。
It's better to have one less problem than one more problem, so let's just not get involved.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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- ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE
Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
多一事不如少一事
Traditional多
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)
- ，。
It's better to have fewer troubles than more, so let's not get involved anymore.
- 貳形adjective
the less complications the better
- ，。
It's better to have one less problem than one more problem, so let's just not get involved.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
- 夕(evening; evenings)ASSOCIATIVE
Two evening periods stacked together symbolize abundance and plenty.
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- ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE
Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 小(small; tiny)RADICAL
- 丿(stroke; reduce)ASSOCIATIVE
Take the small character and remove one more stroke, and you get something scarce or meager.
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