- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
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明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
- ，。
He knows perfectly well there are tigers in the mountains, yet deliberately goes toward them anyway.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
- ，，。
Knowing full well that the mountain has tigers, he still went toward the tiger mountain; he truly is a brave person.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man; human)RADICAL
- 扁(flat; small board)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person leaning to one side like a tilted flat board hanging askew.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 向(face toward; face outward)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth opening forward like a window of a house looking outward.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
明知山有虎，偏向虎山行
Traditional明
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹副adverb
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
- ，。
He knows perfectly well there are tigers in the mountains, yet deliberately goes toward them anyway.
- 貳形adjective
fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
- ，，。
Knowing full well that the mountain has tigers, he still went toward the tiger mountain; he truly is a brave person.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 山(mountain)ASSOCIATIVE
Three mountain peaks jutting upward resemble a majestic mountain range before your eyes.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 虍(tiger head (radical))RADICAL
- 几(small table; kneeling leg)ASSOCIATIVE
A tiger in majestic pose crouches on a low table, ready to pounce on its prey.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 亻(person; man; human)RADICAL
- 扁(flat; small board)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A person leaning to one side like a tilted flat board hanging askew.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 向(face toward; face outward)ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth opening forward like a window of a house looking outward.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(left foot step)RADICAL
- 亍(right foot; right step)ASSOCIATIVE
Left foot then right foot stepping forward is the very action of traveling down a road.
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