- 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.
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比上不足，比下有余
比上不足，比下有余
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
- ，。
He always feels that he falls short compared to those above him, but has more than enough compared to those below him.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
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.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder (person standing under roof with excess))ASSOCIATIVE
A person inside a house with surplus is like "I"—the one remaining after giving away.
比上不足，比下有余
Traditional比上不足，比下有餘
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some
- ，。
He always feels that he falls short compared to those above him, but has more than enough compared to those below him.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 匕(kneeling person (pictograph); two people paired)ASSOCIATIVE
Two people standing beside each other to compare who is better or worse — that is the character Tỉ.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- ⺊(dot above; high position)ASSOCIATIVE
- 一(standard baseline; norm)ASSOCIATIVE
A dot mark sitting above a horizontal line represents the meaning 'above'.
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- 足(foot (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A footprint drawing represents a foot and the act of walking.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 一(horizontal line; boundary)RADICAL
- 卜(stroke descending downward)ASSOCIATIVE
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 月(moon; flesh (iconic representation))RADICAL
- 又(right hand; again)ASSOCIATIVE
A hand holding a piece of meat — that is 'to have'.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human; man)RADICAL
- 余(surplus; remainder (person standing under roof with excess))ASSOCIATIVE
A person inside a house with surplus is like "I"—the one remaining after giving away.
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