A wooden cup or bowl that sounds like the character for "not."
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杯水车薪
杯水车薪
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 。
This is only a drop in the bucket.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
杯水车薪
Traditional杯水車薪
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure
- 。
This is only a drop in the bucket.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 車(vehicle; chariot)ASSOCIATIVE
The character 車 is an ancient picture of a vehicle viewed from above, showing its axle and wheels.
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