- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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如临深渊
如临深渊
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
- 。
He felt as though standing at the edge of a deep abyss.
- 貳形adjective
fig. extremely cautious
- 。
He always approaches his work as if standing on the edge of an abyss.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
如临深渊
Traditional如臨深淵
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. as if on the brink of a deep abyss (idiom)
- 。
He felt as though standing at the edge of a deep abyss.
- 貳形adjective
fig. extremely cautious
- 。
He always approaches his work as if standing on the edge of an abyss.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 臣(downcast look; lowered gaze)RADICAL
- 品(many things/people; multitude)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(straight line down; vertical)ASSOCIATIVE
A person bending their eyes downward to look at many things below represents the meaning of "approach and look down."
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