- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
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杀一儆百
杀一儆百
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- ，。
Kill one to warn a hundred, to deter those who would follow bad examples.
- 貳动verb
pour encourager les autres
- ，。
Kill one to warn a hundred, to caution others against following suit.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
杀一儆百
Traditional殺一儆百
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
lit. kill one to warn a hundred (idiom); to punish an individual as an example to others
- ，。
Kill one to warn a hundred, to deter those who would follow bad examples.
- 貳动verb
pour encourager les autres
- ，。
Kill one to warn a hundred, to caution others against following suit.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 乂(cut; eliminate)PHONETIC
- 木(wood; tree)ASSOCIATIVE
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(first; number one (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A single horizontal stroke symbolizes the number one, the beginning of all things.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(one; chief)ASSOCIATIVE
- 白(white; bright; clear)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A hundred is the leading number, shining brightly like pure white light.
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