- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.
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海水不可斗量
海水不可斗量
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
One cannot judge a person by appearance, nor can the sea be measured by the bushel.
- 貳形adjective
you can't judge a book by its cover(inherited)
- ，。
You cannot judge a person by their appearance, nor can you measure the sea's water with a peck.
- 參形adjective
often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2](inherited)
- 。
You cannot judge a person by their appearance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
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.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 斗(ladle for wine (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A ladle with a handle used for scooping wine or measuring grain in ancient times.
海水不可斗量
Traditional海
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)(inherited)
- ，。
One cannot judge a person by appearance, nor can the sea be measured by the bushel.
- 貳形adjective
you can't judge a book by its cover(inherited)
- ，。
You cannot judge a person by their appearance, nor can you measure the sea's water with a peck.
- 參形adjective
often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4 , hai3 shui3 bu4 ke3 dou3 liang2](inherited)
- 。
You cannot judge a person by their appearance.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 每(each; always)PHONO-SEMANTIC
The sea is a vast expanse of water that stretches boundlessly every day.
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- 斗(ladle for wine (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
A ladle with a handle used for scooping wine or measuring grain in ancient times.
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