Two trees standing face to face in the forest are having a dialogue.
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树挪死，人挪活
树挪死，人挪活
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
- ，。
When a tree is moved it dies, but when a person moves they thrive.
- 貳
fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 那(that; there (demonstrative))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to move an object to another place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Living water flowing through a blade creates constant vitality and flexibility.
树挪死，人挪活
Traditional樹挪死，人挪活
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹名noun
lit. if moved to a new location, a tree will die, but a person will live (idiom)
- ，。
When a tree is moved it dies, but when a person moves they thrive.
- 貳
fig. human beings, unlike trees, thrive on change
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 那(that; there (demonstrative))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Use your hand to move an object to another place.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 歹(bone; death)RADICAL
- 匕(body; corpse)ASSOCIATIVE
Broken bones and a person collapsed together form the image of death.
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- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 舌(blade; tongue)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Living water flowing through a blade creates constant vitality and flexibility.
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