- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 寸(inch; palm of hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A vigilant hand guarding the roof means to protect and watch over.
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守株待兔
守株待兔
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#49002
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 。
We cannot sit idle and wait for things to fall into our laps.
- 貳动verb
to wait idly for opportunities
- 。
We cannot sit passively waiting for luck to come to us.
- 參动verb
to trust to chance rather than show initiative
- 。
We cannot sit and wait for good fortune to come to us.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 寺(temple; waiting place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing outside a temple stepping back and forth is waiting for someone.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 免(escape; remove)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; tail (rabbit))ASSOCIATIVE
A rabbit looks like the character for "exempt" but with an added dot representing its distinctive fluffy tail.
守株待兔
Traditional守
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
HSK 7 (3.0)3 meanings#49002
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
- 。
We cannot sit idle and wait for things to fall into our laps.
- 貳动verb
to wait idly for opportunities
- 。
We cannot sit passively waiting for luck to come to us.
- 參动verb
to trust to chance rather than show initiative
- 。
We cannot sit and wait for good fortune to come to us.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 宀(roof)RADICAL
- 寸(inch; palm of hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A vigilant hand guarding the roof means to protect and watch over.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 寺(temple; waiting place)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing outside a temple stepping back and forth is waiting for someone.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 免(escape; remove)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丶(small dot; tail (rabbit))ASSOCIATIVE
A rabbit looks like the character for "exempt" but with an added dot representing its distinctive fluffy tail.
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