- 已(finished; stopped; coiled (representing completion))ASSOCIATIVE
The character resembles a coiled snake curled up on itself, symbolizing something completed or finished.
fig. what is done cannot be undone
fig. what is done cannot be undone
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
The wood has already become a boat; it cannot be changed.
The character resembles a coiled snake curled up on itself, symbolizing something completed or finished.
fig. what is done cannot be undone
fig. what is done cannot be undone
lit. the timber has been turned into a boat already (idiom)
The wood has already become a boat; it cannot be changed.
The character resembles a coiled snake curled up on itself, symbolizing something completed or finished.
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