- 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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有始无终
有始无终
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 。
He always leaves things unfinished once he starts them.
- 貳形adjective
lack of sticking power
- 。
He always starts things but never finishes them.
- 參形adjective
short attention span
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS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'.
有始无终
Traditional有始無終
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
to start but not finish (idiom); to fail to carry things through
- 。
He always leaves things unfinished once he starts them.
- 貳形adjective
lack of sticking power
- 。
He always starts things but never finishes them.
- 參形adjective
short attention span
STROKE ORDER
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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- 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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