- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
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河水不犯井水
河水不犯井水
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
- 。
Our river water does not offend well water.
- 貳形adjective
Mind your own business.
- 。
We mind our own business and don't interfere with each other.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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- 井(well (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
河水不犯井水
Traditional河
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
lit. river water does not interfere with well water (idiom); Do not interfere with one another.
- 。
Our river water does not offend well water.
- 貳形adjective
Mind your own business.
- 。
We mind our own business and don't interfere with each other.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 可(can; allow)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A river is where water flows long, and the sound 'hà' suggests 'khả,' evoking nature's permission for water to flow.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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- 井(well (pictograph))ASSOCIATIVE
A square well opening with a wooden bar across it depicts a water well.
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