- 止(foot; stop)RADICAL
- 匕(person kneeling; instruction)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stopping right here marks the very place where we stand.
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此消彼长
此消彼长
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- ，。
When one thing decreases, another increases; this is a law of nature.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 肖(resembling; diminishing)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Water gradually drips away and disappears, that is the meaning of the character tiêu.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
此消彼长
Traditional此消彼長
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) one declines while the other flourishes; one loses out when the other one gains (as in a trade-off or a zero-sum game)
- ，。
When one thing decreases, another increases; this is a law of nature.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 止(foot; stop)RADICAL
- 匕(person kneeling; instruction)ASSOCIATIVE
A foot stopping right here marks the very place where we stand.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 肖(resembling; diminishing)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Water gradually drips away and disappears, that is the meaning of the character tiêu.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 长(long hair; old person (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
An old person with long hair cascading down symbolizes something lasting a long time.
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