- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
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故步自封
故步自封
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 。
We cannot remain complacent and stagnate.
- 貳形adjective
stagnating and conservative
- 。
We cannot rest on our laurels.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 圭(jade tablet; rectangular jade plaque)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm; hand (measure, control))RADICAL
A lord receives a jade tablet from the ruler's hand to grant him his fief.
故步自封
Traditional故
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
stuck in the old ways (idiom); refusing to acknowledge new ideas
- 。
We cannot remain complacent and stagnate.
- 貳形adjective
stagnating and conservative
- 。
We cannot rest on our laurels.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
- 攵(hand holding stick to strike)RADICAL
An old story remembered through the teacher's whip strokes is the reason and cause.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot (pictographic))RADICAL
- 止(second foot below)ASSOCIATIVE
A step is two feet, one above the other, following each other moving forward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 自(nose (pictographic) → self; body)ASSOCIATIVE
Ancient people pointed to their nose when saying "I," so the character for nose also means self.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 圭(jade tablet; rectangular jade plaque)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; palm; hand (measure, control))RADICAL
A lord receives a jade tablet from the ruler's hand to grant him his fief.
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