A river (江) is water flowing powerfully like a laborer working tirelessly without pause.
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春江水暖鸭先知
春江水暖鸭先知
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
- ，。
When spring waters warm, ducks know it first; myriad things revive.
- 貳名noun
fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
- 。
The duck is the first to know when the spring river water becomes warm.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
春江水暖鸭先知
Traditional春江水暖鴨先知
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
- ，。
When spring waters warm, ducks know it first; myriad things revive.
- 貳名noun
fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
- 。
The duck is the first to know when the spring river water becomes warm.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 土(earth; soil; land)ASSOCIATIVE
- 儿(person (variant))RADICAL
A person standing on the ground stepping forward represents going first or before.
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