- 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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来者不善，善者不来
来者不善，善者不来
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
- 貳名noun
Be careful not to trust foreigners.
- ，。
Those who come have no good intentions, and those with good intentions do not come.
- 參形adjective
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
- ，。
Those who come are not well-intentioned, and those who are well-intentioned do not come.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
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- 羊(goat; symbol of goodness)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
Sweet words spoken like a gentle goat represent true goodness.
来者不善，善者不来
Traditional來者不善，善者不來
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
He who comes is surely ill-intentioned, no-one well-meaning will come (idiom).
- 貳名noun
Be careful not to trust foreigners.
- ，。
Those who come have no good intentions, and those with good intentions do not come.
- 參形adjective
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts!
- ，。
Those who come are not well-intentioned, and those who are well-intentioned do not come.
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- 耂(old person; elder)RADICAL
- 日(sun; day)ASSOCIATIVE
An old person who has experienced countless days and months becomes someone with experience.
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- 羊(goat; symbol of goodness)ASSOCIATIVE
- 口(mouth; speech)ASSOCIATIVE
Sweet words spoken like a gentle goat represent true goodness.
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