- 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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无师自通
无师自通
self-taught
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
self-taught
- 。
He taught himself to play the piano without formal instruction.
- 貳动verb
to learn without a teacher (idiom)
- 。
He taught himself Chinese without a teacher.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 甬(passage; channel; path)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Following a clear pathway or passageway is the meaning of the character.
无师自通
Traditional無師自通
self-taught
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
self-taught
- 。
He taught himself to play the piano without formal instruction.
- 貳动verb
to learn without a teacher (idiom)
- 。
He taught himself Chinese without a teacher.
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- 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- 辶(step; move)RADICAL
- 甬(passage; channel; path)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Following a clear pathway or passageway is the meaning of the character.
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