- 亻(person; man; human)RADICAL
- 故(old; cause)PHONO-SEMANTIC
People work in the old way, following habits established long ago.
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宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
- ，。
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
- ，。
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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.
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
Traditional寧做雞頭，不做鳳尾
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
- ，。
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
- ，。
It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man; human)RADICAL
- 故(old; cause)PHONO-SEMANTIC
People work in the old way, following habits established long ago.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(large; big)RADICAL
- ⺀(two dots indicating hair; top of head)ASSOCIATIVE
The head is the largest and most prominent part on the human body.
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.
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