- 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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如人饮水，冷暖自知
如人饮水，冷暖自知
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
- ，。
Like someone drinking water, only they themselves know whether it is cold or warm.
- 貳形adjective
to know best by personal experience
- ，。
Like a person drinking water, only they know whether it is cold or warm.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 令(command; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A command from ice and snow emanates to make everything cold and desolate.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
如人饮水，冷暖自知
Traditional如人飲水，冷暖自知
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
the person who drinks it knows best whether the water is hot or cold (Zen proverb); self-awareness comes from within
- ，。
Like someone drinking water, only they themselves know whether it is cold or warm.
- 貳形adjective
to know best by personal experience
- ，。
Like a person drinking water, only they know whether it is cold or warm.
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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- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 冫(ice; cold)RADICAL
- 令(command; order)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A command from ice and snow emanates to make everything cold and desolate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
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