- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
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未雨绸缪
未雨绸缪
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
- ，。
We should plan ahead and prepare well for the future.
- 貳动verb
to prepare for a rainy day
- 。
We should prepare for rainy days while the sun is shining.
STROKE ORDER
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 雨 depicts drops of water falling from the sky, symbolizing rain.
未雨绸缪
Traditional未雨綢繆
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
- ，。
We should plan ahead and prepare well for the future.
- 貳动verb
to prepare for a rainy day
- 。
We should prepare for rainy days while the sun is shining.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(tip of tree; treetop)ASSOCIATIVE
A small horizontal stroke on top of a tree points to an immature peak, meaning "not yet."
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 雨(rain (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 雨 depicts drops of water falling from the sky, symbolizing rain.
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