- 干(trunk; stem (horizontal representation))ASSOCIATIVE
- 丷(two diverging strokes; balance)ASSOCIATIVE
An upright tree trunk with two branches spreading equally on both sides symbolizes flatness and fairness.
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平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
- ，。
If you live a life without wrongdoing, you won't be startled even if someone knocks on your door at midnight.
- 貳名noun
Rest with a clear conscience.
- ，。
If you have done no wrong in your life, you need not fear a knock on the door at midnight.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.
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.
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- 二(two; number two)RADICAL
- ？(curved stroke below indicating deficiency)ASSOCIATIVE
Two horizontal lines with a missing piece symbolize deficiency and loss.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE
Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high)ASSOCIATIVE
- 攴(hand holding stick; striking hand)RADICAL
A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 京(capital; grand)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The heart suddenly trembles violently like a bustling capital in turmoil—that is fear and alarm.
平生不做亏心事，半夜敲门心不惊
Traditional平生不做虧心事，半夜敲門心不驚
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
He who never wrongs others does not fear the knock in the night.
- ，。
If you live a life without wrongdoing, you won't be startled even if someone knocks on your door at midnight.
- 貳名noun
Rest with a clear conscience.
- ，。
If you have done no wrong in your life, you need not fear a knock on the door at midnight.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 干(trunk; stem (horizontal representation))ASSOCIATIVE
- 丷(two diverging strokes; balance)ASSOCIATIVE
An upright tree trunk with two branches spreading equally on both sides symbolizes flatness and fairness.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 生(life; sprouting)ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a sprout pushing up through the soil, symbolizing life and growth.
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.
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- 二(two; number two)RADICAL
- ？(curved stroke below indicating deficiency)ASSOCIATIVE
Two horizontal lines with a missing piece symbolize deficiency and loss.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⼅(hook; fishhook)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
- 彐(hand holding brush)ASSOCIATIVE
Using your hand to hold a brush and write down important spoken words from beginning to end is work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丷(two diagonal strokes; division in half)ASSOCIATIVE
- 牛(cow; cattle)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a knife to split a cow in half equally shows the meaning of 半 (half).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亠(roof; upper part)ASSOCIATIVE
- 亻(person; human)ASSOCIATIVE
- 夕(evening; crescent moon)RADICAL
Night is when people bow their heads to rest under the moonlight of evening.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 高(tall; high)ASSOCIATIVE
- 攴(hand holding stick; striking hand)RADICAL
A hand holding a stick tapping on something high creates a ringing sound—that is the action of tapping, tapping lightly.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 門(door leaf; wing (of a door))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 門 depicts two symmetrical door panels facing each other, symbolizing an entrance or gate.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 忄(heart; emotion)RADICAL
- 京(capital; grand)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The heart suddenly trembles violently like a bustling capital in turmoil—that is fear and alarm.
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