- 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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有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
- ，。
When you deliberately plant flowers, they fail to bloom; when you carelessly plant willows, they grow into shade.
- 貳名noun
fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
- ，。
You try hard to plant flowers but they won't bloom, yet by chance a willow you stuck in the ground grows into a shady tree.
- 參名noun
well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
- ，。
You try hard to plant flowers but they won't bloom, yet willows you casually stick in the ground grow into shade.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 戈(graft; cutting tool)ASSOCIATIVE
Planting a tree is like holding a farming tool, loosening the soil, and then inserting the tree into the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 化(change; transform)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A flower is grass and trees transformed into the most brilliant and beautiful appearance.
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- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
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- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(mound; region of earth)RADICAL
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴
Traditional有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
- ，。
When you deliberately plant flowers, they fail to bloom; when you carelessly plant willows, they grow into shade.
- 貳名noun
fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
- ，。
You try hard to plant flowers but they won't bloom, yet by chance a willow you stuck in the ground grows into a shady tree.
- 參名noun
well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it
- ，。
You try hard to plant flowers but they won't bloom, yet willows you casually stick in the ground grow into shade.
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- 木(tree; wood)RADICAL
- 戈(graft; cutting tool)ASSOCIATIVE
Planting a tree is like holding a farming tool, loosening the soil, and then inserting the tree into the ground.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 化(change; transform)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A flower is grass and trees transformed into the most brilliant and beautiful appearance.
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- 弓(bow; archer)RADICAL
- 癶(two legs step out)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(right hand)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand drawing a bow with two legs stepping forward is the action of 'shooting' an arrow.
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- 心(heart (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character depicts a heart shape with three strokes like heartbeats, symbolizing the soul and emotions.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 阝(mound; region of earth)RADICAL
- 月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
Dark shadows appear when the moon hides behind an earthen mound.
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