- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 艹(grass; plant)ASSOCIATIVE
- 两(sea; ocean)PHONETIC
Water rising high to the grass tips means it is full and overflowing.
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满招损，谦受益
满招损，谦受益
(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
- ，。
Arrogance invites loss, humility brings gain.
- 貳形adjective
pride comes before a fall
- ，。
Arrogance invites loss, while humility receives benefit.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 召(summon; recall)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Waving your hand to call someone over is the meaning of the character Zhao.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爫(hand (from above))ASSOCIATIVE
- 冖(thing given; gift)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(hand (from below))RADICAL
The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.
满招损，谦受益
Traditional滿招損，謙受益
(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) complacency leads to loss, modesty brings profit
- ，。
Arrogance invites loss, humility brings gain.
- 貳形adjective
pride comes before a fall
- ，。
Arrogance invites loss, while humility receives benefit.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 艹(grass; plant)ASSOCIATIVE
- 两(sea; ocean)PHONETIC
Water rising high to the grass tips means it is full and overflowing.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 扌(hand)RADICAL
- 召(summon; recall)PHONO-SEMANTIC
Waving your hand to call someone over is the meaning of the character Zhao.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 爫(hand (from above))ASSOCIATIVE
- 冖(thing given; gift)ASSOCIATIVE
- 又(hand (from below))RADICAL
The upper hand gives an object while the lower hand receives it—that is the meaning of receiving or bearing.
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