- 羊(goat)ASSOCIATIVE
- 工(craftsman; work)PHONETIC
Each hair of a goat differs from the rest, just like differences that are uneven and varied.
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差之毫厘，失之千里
差之毫厘，失之千里
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- ，，。
A small difference leads to a huge mistake, so we must be careful.
- 貳形adjective
a miss is as good as a mile
- ，。
A small difference of a hair's breadth leads to a loss of a thousand miles.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
差之毫厘，失之千里
Traditional差之毫釐，失之千里
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
the slightest difference leads to a huge loss (idiom)
- ，，。
A small difference leads to a huge mistake, so we must be careful.
- 貳形adjective
a miss is as good as a mile
- ，。
A small difference of a hair's breadth leads to a loss of a thousand miles.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 羊(goat)ASSOCIATIVE
- 工(craftsman; work)PHONETIC
Each hair of a goat differs from the rest, just like differences that are uneven and varied.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丿(stroke; expansion; many)ASSOCIATIVE
- 十(ten)ASSOCIATIVE
Ten multiplied many times becomes a thousand — the stroke above the number ten symbolizes an enormous quantity.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 衣(clothes; garment)RADICAL
- 里(inside; lining)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The inner lining hidden inside a garment is the concealed inner face.
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