- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
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山中无老虎，猴子称大王
山中无老虎，猴子称大王
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
- ，。
In the mountains without a tiger, the monkey becomes king.
- 貳名noun
(depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[da4 wang2] or 大王[dai4 wang5])
- ，。
When there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkey becomes king.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog; canine)RADICAL
- 侯(marquis; earl)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A monkey lives in the forest as a marquis-like noble of the animal world.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(king; sovereign (represented as three realms—heaven, humanity, earth—connected by a vertical line))ASSOCIATIVE
A king is the only person who connects all three levels: heaven, people, and earth.
山中无老虎，猴子称大王
Traditional山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
in the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king (idiom)
- ，。
In the mountains without a tiger, the monkey becomes king.
- 貳名noun
(depending on the source, the last word is either 大王[da4 wang2] or 大王[dai4 wang5])
- ，。
When there are no tigers in the mountains, the monkey becomes king.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; rectangular frame)ASSOCIATIVE
- 丨(vertical line through the middle; axis)ASSOCIATIVE
An arrow hitting the center of a target frame is the bull's-eye—that's CENTER.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elderly (pictographic variant))RADICAL
- 匕(spoon; curved)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with a hunched back curved like a spoon is the image of this character.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 犭(dog; canine)RADICAL
- 侯(marquis; earl)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A monkey lives in the forest as a marquis-like noble of the animal world.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 子(child (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 子 depicts a newborn child with a large head and arms outstretched.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 大(person stretching limbs; figure of person with outstretched arms and legs)ASSOCIATIVE
A person standing with arms and legs spread wide symbolizes greatness and magnificence.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 王(king; sovereign (represented as three realms—heaven, humanity, earth—connected by a vertical line))ASSOCIATIVE
A king is the only person who connects all three levels: heaven, people, and earth.
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