- 一(one; initial)ASSOCIATIVE
- 尢(disabled person; insufficient)ASSOCIATIVE
From the beginning there was a shortage, so 無 means 'nothing at all'.
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无利不起早
无利不起早
(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
- ，。
He won't get up early without profit, so he must have his own plans.
- 貳形adjective
won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
- 。
He always won't get up early unless there's profit in it for him.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 禾(rice plant; grain)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade)RADICAL
Using a sickle to harvest ripe grain is how you obtain profit.
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- 走(run; go)RADICAL
- 己(self; body)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun)RADICAL
- 十(ten; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun just rising above a tree branch is when early dawn breaks.
无利不起早
Traditional無利不起早
(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
(saying) people don't get up early unless there is some benefit in doing so
- ，。
He won't get up early without profit, so he must have his own plans.
- 貳形adjective
won't lift a finger unless there's something in it for oneself
- 。
He always won't get up early unless there's profit in it for him.
STROKE ORDER
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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- 禾(rice plant; grain)ASSOCIATIVE
- 刂(knife; blade)RADICAL
Using a sickle to harvest ripe grain is how you obtain profit.
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- 走(run; go)RADICAL
- 己(self; body)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Standing up means moving your own two legs to walk.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun)RADICAL
- 十(ten; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun just rising above a tree branch is when early dawn breaks.
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