- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
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宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
Better broken jade than intact tile.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
Better broken jade than intact tile.
- ，。
It is better to be a jade vessel broken than an intact tile.
- 貳形adjective
Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
- ，。
Better to shatter like jade than remain whole like tile.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 卒(soldier; end)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A stone shattered into fragments is like a soldier collapsed at the end of battle.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓦(tile; brick (depicting form))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓦 pictures tiles stacked on top of each other on a roof.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; put in)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; precious jade)ASSOCIATIVE
Placing precious jade into the king's treasure vault symbolizes completeness and wholeness.
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
Traditional寧為玉碎，不為瓦全
Better broken jade than intact tile.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
Better broken jade than intact tile.
- ，。
It is better to be a jade vessel broken than an intact tile.
- 貳形adjective
Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
- ，。
Better to shatter like jade than remain whole like tile.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(shape of pearls strung on a thread)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(dot distinguishing from 王 (king))ASSOCIATIVE
Precious jewels strung like beads on a cord, with a dot to distinguish from the king character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 石(stone; rock)RADICAL
- 卒(soldier; end)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A stone shattered into fragments is like a soldier collapsed at the end of battle.
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 瓦(tile; brick (depicting form))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 瓦 pictures tiles stacked on top of each other on a roof.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 入(enter; put in)ASSOCIATIVE
- 王(king; precious jade)ASSOCIATIVE
Placing precious jade into the king's treasure vault symbolizes completeness and wholeness.
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