- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
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天网恢恢，疏而不失
天网恢恢，疏而不失
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
- ，。
The net of heaven is vast and all-encompassing; though its mesh is wide, nothing escapes it.
- 貳
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 參名noun
you can't run from the long arm of the law
- ，。
The net of heaven is vast and all-encompassing; though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
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.
天网恢恢，疏而不失
Traditional天網恢恢，疏而不失
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. heaven's net has wide meshes, but nothing escapes it (idiom, from Laozi 73)
- ，。
The net of heaven is vast and all-encompassing; though its mesh is wide, nothing escapes it.
- 貳
fig. the way of Heaven is fair, but the guilty will not escape
- 參名noun
you can't run from the long arm of the law
- ，。
The net of heaven is vast and all-encompassing; though its meshes are wide, nothing escapes it.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(adult; large (pictographic))RADICAL
- 一(one; top)ASSOCIATIVE
The sky is the vast, boundless expanse that lies above human beings.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 糹(silk thread; filament)RADICAL
- 罔(net; without)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Silk threads woven together form a net to catch fish, just like a network that spreads everywhere.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
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.
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