- 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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无所作为
无所作为
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
- 。
He is a person who accomplishes nothing.
- 貳形adjective
feckless
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 乍(sudden; just beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person beginning to do something is the action of making or creating.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
RELATED
无所作为
Traditional無所作為
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
HSK 7 (3.0)2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
- 。
He is a person who accomplishes nothing.
- 貳形adjective
feckless
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- 亻(person; people)RADICAL
- 乍(sudden; just beginning)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person beginning to do something is the action of making or creating.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 為(do; act; work)ASSOCIATIVE
An ancient hand-drawn character depicts a hand leading an elephant to work, meaning 'to do' or 'for'.
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