- 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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守株缘木
守株缘木
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
We cannot sit idle and wait for things to fall into our laps.
- 貳动verb
to wait idly for opportunities(inherited)
- 。
We cannot sit passively waiting for luck to come to us.
- 參动verb
to trust to chance rather than show initiative(inherited)
- 。
We cannot sit and wait for good fortune to come to us.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS守株缘木
Traditional守株緣木
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom)(inherited)
- 。
We cannot sit idle and wait for things to fall into our laps.
- 貳动verb
to wait idly for opportunities(inherited)
- 。
We cannot sit passively waiting for luck to come to us.
- 參动verb
to trust to chance rather than show initiative(inherited)
- 。
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.
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