- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
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来得早不如来得巧
来得早不如来得巧
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
- 。
Coming early is not as good as coming at just the right moment.
- 貳形adjective
perfect timing
- ，。
Coming early is not as good as coming at the right moment; you've arrived at just the right time.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun)RADICAL
- 十(ten; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun just rising above a tree branch is when early dawn breaks.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
来得早不如来得巧
Traditional來得早不如來得巧
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
arriving early can't beat coming at the right time
- 。
Coming early is not as good as coming at just the right moment.
- 貳形adjective
perfect timing
- ，。
Coming early is not as good as coming at the right moment; you've arrived at just the right time.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 木(tree; plant; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
- 从(follow; accompany)ASSOCIATIVE
Wheat (a plant with a person beneath it) is something people bring, so this character means 'to come' or 'to arrive'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 彳(step; walk)RADICAL
- 旦(dawn; morning)ASSOCIATIVE
- 寸(inch; hand grasp)ASSOCIATIVE
Walking out at dawn and reaching out your hand to grasp what you want — that is obtaining it.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 日(sun)RADICAL
- 十(ten; stick)ASSOCIATIVE
The sun just rising above a tree branch is when early dawn breaks.
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- 女(woman; female)RADICAL
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
A woman using words that comply with others' wishes is what 如 (like, as if) means.
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