- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
/
失之毫厘，谬以千里
失之毫厘，谬以千里
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
- ，。
A miss by a hair's breadth results in an error of a thousand miles.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
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- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
失之毫厘，谬以千里
Traditional失之毫厘，謬以千里
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
a tiny lapse can lead to a huge mistake (idiom); a minor discrepancy leading to enormous losses
- ，。
A miss by a hair's breadth results in an error of a thousand miles.
STROKE ORDER
Loading…
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- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
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- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
Explore more related entries to look up.