- 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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无风三尺浪
无风三尺浪
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
- ，。
Even without wind there are waves three feet high, and with trouble comes a storm.
- 貳名noun
fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
- ，。
Even without wind, waves rise three feet high; when there is trouble, it comes naturally.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 尸(body lying down; prone body)RADICAL
- 乚(hook; curve)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler is imagined as a person lying straight with curved fingers marking the length.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 良(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Surging waves of water flow like a stream of goodness overflowing with strength.
无风三尺浪
Traditional無風三尺浪
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)
- ，。
Even without wind there are waves three feet high, and with trouble comes a storm.
- 貳名noun
fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
- ，。
Even without wind, waves rise three feet high; when there is trouble, it comes naturally.
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- 几(small table; frame surrounding)ASSOCIATIVE
- 虫(insect; worm)PHONETIC
Wind blows everywhere like insects and flies scattered in all directions through the air.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; horizontal stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 二(two (pictograph – two horizontal strokes))ASSOCIATIVE
Three horizontal strokes stacked on top of each other symbolize the number three.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 尸(body lying down; prone body)RADICAL
- 乚(hook; curve)ASSOCIATIVE
A ruler is imagined as a person lying straight with curved fingers marking the length.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 良(good; virtuous)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Surging waves of water flow like a stream of goodness overflowing with strength.
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