- 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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天高皇帝远
天高皇帝远
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
- ，。
The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so no one is in charge.
- 貳形adjective
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
- ，。
The emperor is far away and heaven is high, so no one is in charge.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
天高皇帝远
Traditional天高皇帝遠
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. the sky is high and the emperor is far away (idiom)
- ，。
The sky is high and the emperor is far away, so no one is in charge.
- 貳形adjective
fig. remote places are beyond the reach of the central government
- ，。
The emperor is far away and heaven is high, so no one is in charge.
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- 高(tall; high; tower; tall building)ASSOCIATIVE
A tall tower reaching high is drawn with a roof, gate, and stacked foundation layers piled on top of each other.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 元(origin; beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Walking forever back to a distant ancestral source—that is separation.
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