- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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授人以鱼不如授人以渔
授人以鱼不如授人以渔
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
- 。
Giving someone a fish is not as good as teaching them how to fish.
- 貳名noun
knowledge is the best charity
- ，。
Giving someone a fish is not as good as teaching them how to fish; knowledge is the greatest charity.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 魚(fish (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A fish is drawn with its head, body, fins, and a flaming tail below.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
授人以鱼不如授人以渔
Traditional授人以魚不如授人以漁
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime
- 。
Giving someone a fish is not as good as teaching them how to fish.
- 貳名noun
knowledge is the best charity
- ，。
Giving someone a fish is not as good as teaching them how to fish; knowledge is the greatest charity.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))RADICAL
A person holding a tool means "to use" or "to take" in order to work.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 魚(fish (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A fish is drawn with its head, body, fins, and a flaming tail below.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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