- 丨(vertical stick; marking stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 日(sun; day)RADICAL
Add another stroke to the sun to mark the days that have passed — that is what is old.
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旧的不去，新的不来
旧的不去，新的不来
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
- ，。
The old does not leave, the new does not come.
- 貳形adjective
You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
- ，。
The old does not go, the new does not come.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(private; personal)PHONETIC
Leaving your own plot of land is what the character Khứ means (go, depart).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
旧的不去，新的不来
Traditional舊的不去，新的不來
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. If the old doesn't go, the new will not come.
- ，。
The old does not leave, the new does not come.
- 貳形adjective
You can't make progress by clinging to old notions.
- ，。
The old does not go, the new does not come.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 丨(vertical stick; marking stroke)ASSOCIATIVE
- 日(sun; day)RADICAL
Add another stroke to the sun to mark the days that have passed — that is what is old.
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- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 厶(private; personal)PHONETIC
Leaving your own plot of land is what the character Khứ means (go, depart).
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亲(tree; timber; intimate companion)ASSOCIATIVE
- 斤(axe; hatchet)RADICAL
Using an axe to chop a freshly picked tree creates something completely new.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
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