- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
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杞人之忧
杞人之忧
lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
- 。
"Anxiety of a person from Qi" is an idiom.
- 貳名noun
fig. groundless fears
- 。
The worry of the people of Qǐ is an idiom.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
杞人之忧
Traditional杞人之憂
lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. the fear held by a man of 杞[Qi3] that the sky would fall (idiom)
- 。
"Anxiety of a person from Qi" is an idiom.
- 貳名noun
fig. groundless fears
- 。
The worry of the people of Qǐ is an idiom.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 之(walk; arrive; step on ground)ASSOCIATIVE
A footstep moving forward on the ground represents "go to," which then becomes a grammatical particle.
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